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Holy crap. Less than ten days until Christmas. Where did that come from?? Thank goodness for Amazon Prime and virtual gifts! Here are some goodies I would love to get, plus some I love so much that I’ll be gifting them to others. Hope you love this holiday gift guide! Here’s my top 10 picks…
Oh hey holiday season… where did you come from? If you, like me, are way behind on shopping (for yourself) or the other special ladies in your life, I’m here to help with this handy holiday gift guide. It’s the top ten gifts I’d love to receive this holiday season (and some I’ll be gifting…
I want to take a sec to remind my readers that there are three sides to this divorce story. My side. His side. And what really happened. (Which is likely somewhere in between the two.) This is my side of things. I don’t wish Wasband any ill will. I want him to be happy. And…
As a working mom, I know first-hand the struggles of keeping it all together. Of staying on top of the needs of my family, household, business and myself. But, I also know that my togetherness will crumble and I will break if I don’t first take care of myself. I’d like to share a secret…
Our Family’s Terrifying Experience with SARS-CoV-2 Delta Variant Photo Credit: Froedtert by Heather at The Basic Moms Heather here – you may know me as the resident Cooking Queen here at The Basic Moms. But what you probably don’t know is that for the past two months, my family has been living an absolute nightmare….
So many things invoke that feeling of slowing down and enjoying life that comes every Autumn. One of the biggest things that bring those feelings right home for me is a warm, ooey, gooey dessert. Here are the sweet endings that make my FALL feel perfect. Our Fall Dessert Roundup: S’mores Cups If you…
We love a good book club meeting! And, our meeting to discuss 44 Chapters About 4 Men by BB Easton is just around the corner. For all the deets on our August book club, check out this post. We’d like to invite you to join us for our monthly meeting! When? Wednesday, August 25 at…
I discovered a whole new genre of books thanks to #booktok and #momswhoread on TikTok. Also, if you read the hashtag as MOMS WHORE AD, you are not alone. *Fair warning, these are pretty steamy books with lots of explicit scenes and multiple partners. These books follow a woman who ends up in a Reverse…
Trigger warning. This is part 2 of a 2 part piece on anger. This piece contains descriptions trauma and abuse that may be upsetting. You can read part 1 here. I kind of hate myself for always prioritizing others above myself. I put my exes future above my own. And I supported him through his undergrad and…
Trigger warning. This is part 1 of a 2 part piece on anger. This piece contains descriptions trauma and abuse that may be upsetting. You can read part 2 here (coming soon). When Kamala Harris said, “Mr. Vice President, I’m speaking,” I felt that. In that moment an old white, cowardly, and useless figurehead talked…