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5 At Home Date Night Ideas For Husband Appreciation Day

April 18 is Husband Appreciation Day! Since we’re all stuck at home, I thought some fun, at home date night ideas would make the most sense during these times. Side note, even though my husband deserves an appreciation day every day, I’ve never appreciated him more! While we are in self-isolation mode, my husband, Tom, […]View post →

20 Things To Do At Home With Your Kids During Quarantine

These are crazy, crazy times! There’s so much uncertainty and unknowns that come with the coronavirus. We’re all stressed and scared and anxious. I mean every time my kid’s cough I’m like why are you coughing? Do you feel OK? Can you breathe?!😳 One thing I’d like to try and do is bring a positive […]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 →

How To Make Slime Using Elmer’s Glue

Recently I’ve seen a lot of advertisements for Elmer’s Glue Slime. I’ve seen TV commercials and posts on Instagram, so I wanted to try it for myself. And I’m so glad I did. You only need 3 ingredients and you probably have them in your house. Elmer’s has a huge variety of glue you can […]View post →

Why Starting A Blog Is Scary and Why I’m So Ready!

I’ve been a mom now for almost 4 years. And for most of those 4 years I’ve thought about starting a blog. I love talking about kids, the ups and downs of motherhood, birth stories, etc. So why wouldn’t I share my stories and hear about others? Honestly, I was too scared. Scared that no […]View post →