My Decision to Say Yes to Loading Up and Heading Out on a Road Trip!! 2022 – The Year of Finding You Spring Break this year was initially supposed to be a week for the family to chill at the house and do nothing in particular. Boy, did our plans change. Why give in? I…
Spring Cleaning to Find Happiness
2022 – The Year of Finding You Have you ever had those moments where you feel like the camera crew for Hoarders will be knocking on your door at any moment? Okay, okay, maybe my house is not that bad. But as someone who always lived by the mantra, “A place for everything and everything…
See You Later Tater: Five Great Recipes to Celebrate National Tater Day
Why not celebrate Taters?? I am sure some people are reading this right now asking why in the world am I making such a deal about a potato or National Tater Day? My question to them is this, WHY NOT? With national days out there for everything from Flip a Coin Day to National Feral…
Meal Planning: If You Fail to Plan, You Plan to Fail
2022 – The Year of Finding You What I’ve Accomplished So Far So here I am. In January, I said that I would start working on two things that I felt would make me feel more like my old self and find more internal happiness: journaling and using a planner. A month into 2022 and…
Introducing, Tell Me More: A Deep Dive On…
Episode 1, Coming Tuesday February 15! Have you ever wondered about something that led you down a blackhole on Google & learning about the entire history of that topic? Julie is that person who watches a TV show, or reads a book, or listens to podcasts with her phone out with Google, IMDB, and maps…
Group Therapy by BB Easton: Book Review Alert!
When Sex/Life came out on Netflix last year, we read B.B. Easton’s 44 Chapters About 4 Men books over in our Mom Chat – by The Basic Moms group book club style. I immediately fell in love with her writing style, and her struggles with parenting and relationships were all too relatable, which left me…
Super Bowl Munchies
Photo Cred: Hidden Valley Ranch Regardless of who you are rooting for, there are two constants when it comes to the Super Bowl. First, the commercials are just as much of a draw as the big game itself. And second, your snack options (aka Super Bowl munchies) better be on point. That is where I…
Introducing Whose Kid is That?!? with Julie and Val
Here at The Basic Moms, we’re excited to announce Whose Kid is THAT?!? with Julie and Val. They’re both experts in imperfect parenting. Between these two moms, they have four kids ranging in age from two and nine. They’ve seen it all, hopefully. Episode 1 Coming on Thursday February 3rd! Julie here. I’m a mom…
Have I Lost Myself? Realizing That You’ve Strayed From Your Path
2022 – The Year of Finding You Who Am I? Do you ever feel like you have completely lost sight of who you once were? Like once upon a time, many years ago, you had this thought of who you were going to be and what you would accomplish along the way. And then slowly…
Top 10 Posts of 2021
And just like that, 2021 is in the past and now we’re already 3 days into the new year. We thought it would be fun to share our top 10 posts of 2021. As you’ll see, we cover a range of topics and just about any mom will find something they can relate to. Shout…