*Beginners Guide to Moving with Children is a guest post. If you are interested in writing for A Modern Mom’s Life, please visit my Guest Posting page.* Moving is difficult as it is. Add kids into the formula and the task becomes ten times harder. The move entails a stressful time for the children and consequently for […]
Ways to Invite People on Short Notice (Without Trying Too Hard!)
Life is hectic, am I right? I know ours sure is. Sometimes staying on top of your to-do list feels impossible! Often that means your social life stays pretty quiet. But I’m here to give you ways to throw together a party at the last minute. Sometimes I do this for my kids and their […]
Meal Planning Tips and Tricks
Meal Planning. I suck at it. I want desperately to have this be a successful area of my life. But I haven’t yet learned the quick and easy tips to make meal planning work for us. Most nights end up being: pick up from after school care and go directly to dance classes. That means […]
How We Reduce our Waste as a Family
Being environmentally conscious is very important to me. And it’s a cause I hope my children will hold close to their hearts. If we’re not looking after the Earth it won’t look after us. Growing up my parents were also very forward thinking, environmentally. We had a big garden, a compost heap, and we reused […]
5 Ways Being A Bad Mom Makes Me A Good Parent
Tell me I’m not the only out there who sometimes feels like a bad mom. Sometimes I have no idea what I’m doing as a parent, and I make decisions based on what needs to be done in-the-moment. Sure, maybe that’s not the best thing long term, but often I just need to get some […]