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 […]
5 Steps for Talking to Your Daughter About Puberty
*5 Steps for Talking to your Daughter About Puberty is a guest post. If you are interested in writing for A Modern Mom’s Life, please visit my Guest Posting page.* Adolescence is a very significant time in every girl’s life. What happens at this stage could possibly impact them for the rest of their life. As a parent, […]
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 […]
How to Survive Travelling with Kids and Tweens
As a family we do a lot of car travelling. Sometimes long distances, usually only an hour or two at a time. But no matter how much time you spend travelling with kids, you will inevitably hear, “Are we there yet?!?” I’m here to tell you that there are some ways you can (hopefully) […]