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17 Best Baby Girl Names That Aren’t Super Popular

When it comes to baby girl names, you don’t want names that everyone else has, right? I don’t know about you, but when I was naming my daughters I wanted to make sure when I said their name that 10 other kids didn’t look at me. I also didn’t want to say their name and […]View post →

My Very Basic Hospital Bag Checklist

It can be stressful when you’re preparing to give birth to your baby. Especially if you’re a first time mom! There’s so many things that need to be done and it can become overwhelming. Packing your hospital bag shouldn’t be! When I had my first child, I way overpacked. Like I’m talking huge suitcase, filled […]View post →

4 Insanely Easy Things To Gift A New Mom When She Brings Home Her Baby

They say September is the most popular birth month. But I’m pretty sure May and June are close runner ups! I feel like so many women I know–personally and through Instagram– are having babies right now. And since I am about to be one of them as well, I figured I’d share some great things […]View post →

8 Mess Free Crafts for Young Kids

They say it’s all about the process over product when it comes to kids arts and crafts. But sometimes, us moms want mess-free crafts that are simple for our kids, right? These projects I’m going to share with you aren’t only simple, they will be forever-memories and create a wonderful keepsake for you, too. Enjoy […]View post →

How I Potty Trained My Toddler In 2 Weeks With No Books or Fancy Methods

I potty trained my second child recently and let me tell you, it was SO much easier than potty training my first. Maybe it was the second-time-mom experience or maybe it was because potty training a girl is a bit easier than a boy, either way I want to share my experience with you. Potty […]View post →

4 Extremely Helpful Tips for Work or Stay-At-Home-Moms To Get Household Chores Done

*This blog contains referral links. If you chose to buy anything it’s totally up to you. I only refer companies and items I truly believe in! Some days it can feel like your drowning in work, household chores, cooking, school stuff, extra activities, the list goes on. Mom life right? Well it doesn’t have to […]View post →

How To Make A New Year’s Resolution and Stick To It

Happy 2020, everyone! ‘Tis the season for a New Year’s Resolution, making them and breaking them all in a few weeks right? Not this year! Make this year, your year. Create one or two great resolutions and stick to it. In this blog I’m going to talk about the resolution I made for myself this […]View post →

Our Day At Edaville Family Theme Park For The Christmas Festival Of Lights

I recently had the opportunity to partner with Edaville Family Theme Park. Edaville is a small, kid-friendly theme park in Carver, MA. It offers lots of history of the area, facts about the cranberry bogs, (which are plentiful) and lots of family fun! Along with the new Thomas Land, there is Dino Land, and the […]View post →

A Fun and Relaxing Trip To Colorado For An Elegant Wedding

A couple weeks ago Tom and I took a mini-vacation to Colorado for my cousin’s wedding. We spent 4 short days there exploring, eating, and drinking in Denver and Boulder. And it was awesome! A much needed, although quick, vacation, just the 2 of us. We landed at Denver Airport Thursday morning around 9. We […]View post →