Sometimes I enjoy a day when I have to stay home with a sick kid. (Does that make me a bad mom?) Last week Emma threw up at school and I had to leave work to pick her up. That day, she helped me around the house (she’s hosting a party on the weekend), we […]
Our Family Schedule Fall 2017 – Too Busy?
Now that the 2017-2018 school year is back in full swing, I thought I’d share with you our family schedule. I’ve talked about us having a busy life in the past. I’ve also shared how I feel about being a 2 working parent household. Time just flies by. Before we know it, it’s Christmas, then […]
We Have So Much Stuff! (& Tips To Get Kids Organized)
We have too much stuff. I’m not going to sugar coat it. People come to visit me and I have to excavate a chair for them to sit down in. I wish I was exaggerating. *This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase through my link I will receive a small commission […]
I’m So Glad My Kids Are Older
Kids are a lot of work. Let’s not sugar coat it. I’m sure most of us parents had no idea what we were really in for before we had our first babies. I was completely unprepared for the neediness of my first baby. I’m sure you’ve heard the term “mombie” – that was me. No […]
Why We Don’t Reward Chores
Personally, I hate doing chores. If someone paid me to do chores I don’t think it would make me any more likely to do them. Sadly, chores are a necessary, if annoying, part of life. Many families enlist things like chore charts, or other reward systems, to encourage children to do more chores. We used […]