When I Didn’t Think I Had it In Me I was diagnosed with significant endometriosis at a young age. At the time of my diagnosis, I was told that I would have a really hard time conceiving, especially if I was older than 30. At that time, becoming a parent was the farthest thing from…
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How to Sell Your Used Stuff Online
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,…
Let Us Eat: Planning Our Easter Supper
Easter Memories Growing up in the South I learned there were three things that emphasis was put on for Easter: Jesus, the Easter Bunny, and a family meal. It didn’t matter how crazy the day was or what the distance, a trip to Grandma’s was always on the schedule for lunch. And almost as important…
Keep Calm, it’s Almost 4/20
Back in December, the state of Michigan legalized marijuana. And, with the upcoming stoner holiday 4/20 on April 20 (get it?), I will be channeling my high-school-self. I’m going to dust off my KoRn shirts and JNCO jeans, sit on my buddy’s back porch and smoke some weed out of a pop bottle while listening…
What We’re Into This Week… Vol. 14
What we’re thankful for… I am so thankful for Spring. The days are getting longer, the sun is getting brighter, and here, the snow is FINALLY melting! I’m so happy to be playing outside with my kids on weekdays after school and hiking with my family on weekends. Earth day is just around the corner,…
8 Ways to Celebrate Earth Day with Your Kids
Do you ever just think that you could do something better for the planet? Now, I’m definitely not perfect, but I am conscious about my actions when it comes to waste and recycling. After all, Earth is the only place we have to live, so we need to take care of it! Earth Day has…
5 Ways to Positive Parenting
These last couple of weeks I have had a serious case of cabin fever. Actual fevers, snots galore, less sleep than normal and not as much time outside has led to me being a bit of a shit mom. I could tell myself those are all excuses for not being the mom I want to…
Little House on the Prairie is Still Awesome
On September 11, 1974, NBC premiered “Little House on the Prairie®,” the TV adaptation of Laura Ingalls Wilder’s infamous book series, The Little House. At that time, there were only three TV networks: NBC, CBS and ABC, and therefore much of America tuned in each week to watch the Ingalls family’s westward pioneer journey in…
The Devil Wears Leggings
Are leggings pants? There have been many off the cuff arguments about whether or not leggings qualify as pants, even to the point that some schools have banned them altogether. More recently, one mom has decided to pen a short commentary explaining, “I’m just a Catholic mother of four sons with a problem that only…
My Epic April Fools’ Day Fail
April Fools’ Day goes back fairly long ago in history. It’s speculated that it originated in the 1580s in France when they switched from the Julian calendar to the Gregorian calendar. Those who didn’t “get the memo” or failed to recognize that the start of the new year had moved to January 1 and continued…