Road trips can be trying for anyone’s patience and sanity. Now try doing it on your own… with two kids. Well I have. More times than I can count at this point. My family and I moved from Southern New Jersey to Vermont one year ago. That’s approximately 300+ miles and 6 hours with no…
Category: Holidays
Cinco de Mayo Tacos & Margaritas Recipes
I’ll be honest with you… this is only the second thing I have made in my Instant Pot. I have always been intrigued by the Instant Pot craze, but never wanted to spend that amount of money on one. And then one day a contest was going on at work and I knew that…
Mother’s Day Gift Guide
Hello All! Jillian here from the Jillian Rosado Blog, back again this month for your Mother’s Day Gift Guide! Like most people (not just men!), the search begins for the perfect gift for Mom! Today I’m rounding up some of my top picks for every type of Mom so you won’t be sitting there the…
Easter T-Shirt Craft
Growing up, every summer I would make summer fun shirts with my cousin. My Grandmother always had a box full of foam stamps to make these shirts plus all the fabric paint that we would need. I always loved doing them and wore them proudly. When I had kids, I knew that we would have…
Love Never Fails Pallet Board Craft
I spend a lot of time on Pinterest; what Mom doesn’t? Around the holidays I look for new items I could craft up and make my own. I found something similar to this Love Never Fails Pallet and I decided to make it my own.
Mother-Daughter, Mother-Son Date Ideas For Valentine’s Day
Kids grow up quick! When I think about how fast it all goes by, it honestly makes me one big ball of mush and I get quite emotional. Life is busy and full of toddler meltdowns, but one thing I strive to do is intentionally make one-on-one bonding time for them. One of the best…
A Realistic Guide to Date Night this Valentine’s Day
When we first started dating, my husband and I went on a lot of date nights. We were young(er), childless, and could do whatever we wanted, whenever we wanted, wherever we wanted. From classics like dinner + a movie to weekends away in exciting cities – we had the time of our lives together. Fast…
What She Really Wants For Valentine’s Day
Valentine’s Day: The ONE day of the year that you can totally blow it as a husband, boyfriend or significant other. Yes, it’s a “Hallmark Holiday” for some and I totally subscribe to the fact that you should show your partner how much you love them every day, not just on February 14th; BUT it’s a…
6 Ways to Show Your Kids “Love” this Month
Valentine’s day is almost here and I started to reminisce about what this day meant to me as a child. I remember every year my mom, a single parent, would walk through the door after a long day of work with a gift for my sister and me. It would always be something small and…
Creating Family Traditions when you Can’t be “Home” for the Holidays
This Christmas, we found ourselves 300+ miles from our family and friends and the only area we’ve ever (until this year) called home. It was a conscious decision we’d made in the summer; shortly after having moved to Vermont. We wanted our kids to wake up on Christmas morning in their own home. I wanted…