Monthly Archives: March 2015
Celebrating National Craft Month With My Pinterest Fails
Let's just come out with it: I have crowned myself Queen of the Pinterest Fails. Because I so actively embrace that title (while never giving up...
6 Shows to Stream When You’re Feeding a Newborn
When my daughter was born, I was living in New Zealand and under the care of a midwife. Midwives visit you in your home...
Why Meditation Makes Me A Better Mom
Several months ago, I made a commitment to start meditating daily, with the intent of carving out sacred quiet time. Quiet time where I...
Goat Cheese Deviled Eggs
Spring is here (FINALLY!) and with it, the Easter holiday! It's true. Pastel colors, cheap chocolate, and large white bunnies are in your immediate...
How to Throw a Frugal Birthday Party in Columbia
Birthdays are very special events in our children's lives, and naturally we try our best to make it the most exciting day of the...
Beyond Clutter and Cavities :: Ideas for Easter Baskets
While grocery shopping a few weeks ago I perused the Easter aisles, with the vague notion that maybe I should start preparing some ideas...
3 Wonderful Recipes to Celebrate International Waffle Day
Whether you like your waffles with a side of chicken or ice cream, stacked high with powdered sugar, or traditional; there is something to...
40 Family-Friendly Things to do on Spring Break in the Midlands
The dogwood trees in my backyard are in full bloom! Aside from my allergies (achoo!), I love this time of year. And better yet,...
Suspecting a Learning Disability
Children grow and develop at different rates and we are stuck in a purgatory -- reassuring a friend their child is fine, telling her...
Nurser’s Neck (or reason 101 why breastfeeding can suck)
I’m from a long line of dairy queens — my grandmother breastfed all ten of her children. My mother nursed me and my three...
11 Books to Nurture Your Child’s Love of Poetry at Any...
I am a lover of words. I always have been, since I was nine and overjoyed that my parents bought me a typewriter for...
Lessons from Mama :: What I Learned About Being a Mom,...
My mom did not get her revenge...
Growing up, I was a high-maintenance, wild all day, willful girl. I definitely challenged my mother and made...
Trying to Conceive :: My Body is Teaching Me Patience
Thirty-nine days. This may seem like a random, rather simple number, but when one is trying to conceive, it seems like slllllowwwww-motion time. Thirty-nine...
Find the Perfect Babysitter {Free Printable!}
So you found yourself in a new city with kids and no family or friends in a 50-mile radius. To be specific, you know...