**DISCLAIMER: I originally wrote this article months ago…** So, my friend and I were discussing being moms in a new town. She was telling me how she would meet these extremely nice women. They would warmly welcome her to the town, and ask her how she was enjoying the move, so far. And then, just…
Category: Kids
When Happily Ever After Ends
When you get married, you don’t stand in front of all of your family and friends expecting your relationship to end. Unfortunately for half of us, that’s exactly where our lives take us. As if a break-up wasn’t hard enough; it’s not always just the dissolution of a marriage, but also, sharing kids. I don’t…
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…
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…
5 Easy Ways To Dress Your Kids For Less
Let’s face it. Clothes are expensive and kids grow fast! It’s hard for me to fathom the thought of purchasing expensive clothes that will be too small a few months down the road. For me, that’s a waste of money. I’m a frugal mama and I like to save money where it counts and saving…
Sneaky & Leaky: A Tale of Balance
I vaguely remember a time when silence meant peaceful relaxation, a comfort of sorts, a time when the world either needed nothing from me or my responsibilities were able to be ignored. There was something so magical about being able to collect my thoughts and listen to my soul. How did something so precious become…
Waiting for Words
We’ve all been there: it’s midnight and you just got laundry done, dishes put away and caught 10 minutes of one of last season’s episode of “Scandal” before your eyelids start shutting on their own. You go to bed, and you’re asleep about 20 minutes when your toddler walks in. “Mom! Can I have some…
How Our Family Has Stayed Flu Free This Winter
Our family was hit hard by illness back in October. We all had sinus and respiratory issues and kept passing it around between the three of us. Now with everyone coming down with the flu, and it affects people so badly, I’ve made it my personal mission to make sure no one in our house…
A New Spin on New Years Resolutions
On the first day of the year, every single year, social media becomes littered with “new year, new me” posts. Resolutions to lose weight, exercise, quit smoking or drinking, go to the gym, stop procrastinating, etc. If you can think of it, someone out there is promising not to do it anymore this year. Everyone…
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…