Basic, Never Boring
Erin is mom 1st, farm wife and full-time student on the side. A little cat crazy, a little corgi loving. Enjoys bubble baths and tacos in the brief moments of sanity.
What we’re reading… Different: The Story of an Outside-the-Box Kid and the Mom Who Loved Him by Sally Clarkson and Nathan Clarkson. I just started this book a few days ago. It is told by both the mother and the son (who is now an adult). They each give their own perspective on how they…
My kids each have a special place in my heart. Skylar is my oldest. She is stubborn to the core. She is very sure of her likes and dislikes and changing her mind is like controlling the weather. While it can make her difficult to parent, I’ve found ways to work with her. She’s taught…
Winter birthdays in Michigan. I traded the horrible suffering of a summer pregnancy for the endless agony of never getting to have a birthday party outside. The real kicker? We have a pool. Unfortunately for my kids and their water loving friends, with birthdays in October, December, and February, no pool party birthdays are to…
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…
Tomorrow, we celebrate Thanksgiving. We will likely gather around a table filled with food, surrounded by our large extended family, immediate family, or friends who’ve become family. So, what better time to reflect on all of the things for which we are grateful. We asked out contributors to share a little bit about what they…
It’s still October as I’m writing my November blog. Many are enjoying pumpkin patches and apple picking. Cider, donuts, cozy sweaters, and hayrides fill the weekends and crisp mornings become the new normal. Harvest is also here and boy do the farmers work endlessly to get it done. While the work is so important to…
Happy Halloween, everyone, from the Ur Basic Mom team! In honor of the most fun (well maybe second most fun) holiday for kids, we’ve asked our contributors to share their best Halloween costumes, EVER. Check out the Ur Basic Mom team’s best Halloween costumes… in no particular order: Annie- Ur Basic ‘Pooh’ Mom My mom…
Isaac is my third born. He was a game changer. Terrifying and incredibly profound to my life since day one of conception. You see, life has a funny way of giving you everything you could have ever dreamed of in the least ideal of ways. From the end of my life as I knew it…
I recently read an article about how many hugs a day our kids need to thrive. Admittedly, when I really thought about my own parenting style, I realized my own physically cold approach is not a helpful parenting tool. It isn’t that I dislike my kids, I just dislike being touched. I am a stay-at-home-parent…
Let’s be honest. It is July. As a stay-at-home mom of three and the significant other of a farmer, I am BURNT OUT. It has taken all of my motivation to get the kids outside daily and not let the TV raise them until September. Unfortunately, on top of making sure the kids don’t just…