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 […]
4 Ways Working Parents Can Save Big on Home Bills
*4 Ways Working Parents can Save Big on Home Bills is a guest post. If you are interested in writing for A Modern Mom’s Life, please visit my Guest Posting page.* It’s an understatement to say that being a parent is hard – you have to juggle your career, household work, bills, and your family, all with […]
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) […]
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 […]