Special Thanks to Tiffany for sharing her story with us. As a migraine sufferer and dealing with chronic pain after having shingles twice I have some experience with chronic pain, but not to the extent that I know some mamas do. Thank you so much, Tiffany, for sharing your experience. I know it would be… Read More
by Christina Furnival I feel it, again. Heck, I feel it all the time, really. I’m talking about guilt — of the mothering variety. Mom guilt. And I bet you feel it too. You and I are not alone. There is not a mom out there who does not, at least sometimes, question her choices,… Read More
by Danielle Deen As I have mentioned in other posts, our path to children was destined to be with a fertility doctor and eventually IVF. We were very lucky to conceive on the first round of IVF both times, but there was a lot of uncertainty leading into it. Being subtly diagnosed with unexplained infertility… Read More
by Erika of Erika’s Not So Secret Diary Have you ever suffered from stress while your children are around? Have you ever experienced yourself being extremely stressed? Let me give you some tips that you can use as a tool to reduce the stress. Whether you are a working mom, or a stay at home… Read More
I am a women who loves paper. Thinks there is beauty in the tangible. However, I am also a mom to two young children. All over the internet you can read about the “Mental load of motherhood“. Not in every relationship, but certainly in mine invitations, announcements, holiday cards all fall under my prevue. Maybe… Read More
One of my favorite things to do is to observe the beauty in which different women in my life mother their children. So often, we are focused on how different we all are as mothers, that we fail to notice the similarities of our loving hearts. In honor of Mother’s Day, a holiday filled with… Read More
This post contains affiliate links. For more information see disclaimers. Are you like me? Do you shower at night after you kids go to bed? Sleep on it wet only to awaken to an electric socket do straight out of Back to the Future? Or do you hop in the shower (every three or so… Read More
Social media gets a bad wrap for causing isolation and competition, and a lot of that can be true. However, I have also found that as a mama and a blogger having a community to bounce ideas off of at your finger tips is an amazing resource! When I was offered the chance to be… Read More
My pantry had become a dumping ground for all things I wanted off my kitchen counters. If the counters are clear the kitchen is clean, right? Well sort of. The day my son grew tall enough to open the pantry door it was game over. My natural aversion to natural tidiness seems to be hereditary.… Read More
I adore buying baby gifts for friends. There are few things more exciting than the birth of a new baby. Now that I’m a two time mama my gift giving has gone from the precious to the practical. Another trend that I fully embrace is not forgetting about mama in the gift giving. After my… Read More
