Basic, Never Boring
We’ve had quite the year! We launched Ur Basic Mom just one year ago as a collaborative blog about the daily struggles and laughs in momming. Since then, we’ve grown to a team of 20 and we’ve had posts shared all over the country. Our incredible reach and impact is a real testament to both…
Towards the end of every summer, it’s inevitable to hear, “I can’t believe the summer is already over.” I’ve never given much thought to this phrase (even though I hear it at least 25 times every single year), but this year it rings true more than ever. This has been the busiest summer of my…
What’s better than reading a good book on the beach, at the pool, or at the lake? Just kidding! You’re a parent. You can’t do that! When you’re a parent if you find time to actually read a book… it better be worth it. Better yet, follow Jessica’s advice and listen to an audiobook! Either…
Reading. It’s just one of those things we are expected to know how to do. When I was young it was more the Kindergarten teacher’s job than the parents (at least where I grew up). My mom read to us all of the time which lead us memorizing books and essentially learning to read over…
It’s… summer, summer, summertime… so we’ve got vacations on the mind. Whether you are currently planning a trip, looking for ideas, or daydreaming about an already planned trip; you are going to enjoy this list. We asked our moms to share the best vacation spot they’ve visited. Read on for some major vacay inspo. Holly’s…
When I look back at my childhood some of my fondest memories center around my parents’ social life. I have incredible memories of them hosting their friends at our house. They would have game night, Trivial Pursuit night, sit around the piano and sing night, and even “let’s sample all of the frozen yogurt in…
There are so many successful ways to parent. Personally, I don’t feel one is better than another. You just need to find out what works for your family and go for it. One of the biggest decisions my husband and I have made is to involve our son in nearly everything we do. We want…
My daughter was born when I was 21-years old and I had all the energy in the world. The lack of sleep was bad, but didn’t throw me into the zombie-like trance I found myself in constantly when I had my son at 35. I had never felt my age until then. I was fortunate…
Throughout my entire pregnancy, the plan was for me to go back to work around the 8-week mark after delivering our son. He arrived and the countdown began. A few weeks before I was set to return; a job presented itself which allowed me to work from home. I count my blessings every day that…
Since the dawn of my days of adulthood, I have prided myself on being punctual. I don’t know if it’s out of respect for whomever we are meeting or if it’s to avoid the total panic attack I usually have when we are even 5-minutes late. I was a band kid in High School and…