Basic, Never Boring
Jessica is a Chicago-based Italian mamma to two little kings, Leo and Pietro. She’s a pop culture addict and reality television fiend.
Follow Jessica on Instagram at @MessHotJess for reflections on mom life, realizations of parenting toddlers, and FML moments.
Summer is here and I, for one, am panicked. Summer is not my season. I’m more of an autumn gal—3/4 sleeves, dark hair, and nail polish, boots, scarves. To me, autumn is chic AF. When summer rolls around, I set the bar very, very low, knowing my glow up is a mere three months away….
What we’re thinking about… Summer & Bathing Suits I know, I know, most people dread this, but the idea of shopping for warmer weather is exciting! With that said… Have you heard of Cupshe? If you’re looking for cute, good quality, reasonably priced bathing suits… you gotta check out Cupshe. You can also score some…
Spring has sprung and it’s time to get rid of all the useless crap taking up space in your home. Yes, people, it’s time for that age-old, anxiety-releasing spring tradition: Spring Cleaning. While you’re digging through full closets, toy rooms and old boxes, you might stumble across some treasures that you may no longer need,…
What we’re thankful for… Waterproof mattress protectors… My son was sick this week. He got sick in his bed. We woke up at 3am and had to do the whole clean up routine. He even needed a shower. It was bad. The one saving grace, his waterproof mattress pad. For that, today, I am so…
Whether you’d like to admit it or not, we’ve all judged other moms at least once in our lifetimes. Maybe you were single and nowhere near having children, or a new mom, or pregnant when you did it. In any case, we’ve all been a judgy mom at one time or another. I’ve done it….
Dax Shepard and Kristen Bell, the comedy power couple, recently launched an all-natural, plant-based baby products line at Walmart called “Hello Bello.” We were able to grab some of the products in-store and order others online (Ebates currently has 5% cash back too). The online shipping took quite a bit longer than you might expect…
What we’re reading… Any and all articles about Tristan Thompson and Jordyn Woods. Seriously, I just can’t stop following this debacle. Did they? Didn’t they? I don’t know for sure, but I want allllllll the details. My main two sources of info on this rapidly unfolding sitch have been Betches and Comment By Celebs. What…
There are some working moms who view going to the office as “me time,” an escape from the overwhelming responsibility of running a household and raising a family. There are stay-at-home moms who work just as hard, but whose families don’t need two incomes. And then, there are the rest of us: work-from-home moms. Work…
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…
That crisp chill in the air means two things: You can finally cover up your arms for winter and your seasonal affective disorder is rearing its ugly head. So, grab your blankie, wine and slippers and sink into your couch for some much-needed Netflix binge marathons. Netflix is killing the series game these days. Everyone…