Basic, Never Boring
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…
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…
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…
I’m a huge fan of the Bachelor franchise. I’ve watched it since Trista and Ryan for goodness sake. But, I’m going to call a spade a spade here and point out that the intentions of these dudes are no longer genuine. Nick Viall has admitted to doing the show because he wanted to become an…
Hey, gals! My name is Jillian and I run the blog www.jillianrosado.com! I am SO excited for my first post on UR Basic Mom and hope you love it too! If you read my bio over on the Meet Our Moms page, you will know that I’m 37, married with two tween boys, i.e. my life is…
I have been searching for years for the perfect planner/journal/organizer. I don’t know about any of you, but I am a worrier and I have an anxious personality. Having order in my life truly makes me feel better about life overall **I mean this also may be the sentiment of mothers everywhere, but for me…
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…
The new year is finally here although many of us don’t want to believe it. That means another year older and new goals that must be set. But I think one goal that is always consistent, is to have better health. I know, I know, you don’t want to think about getting healthier, but none…
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…
One morning, last October, I ordered a Venti instead of a Grande and decided to spend the entire afternoon sorting through my son’s 10 cubby boxes, closet, and train table drawers. My plan was to rid our home of any toy that hadn’t been touched in at least 10 months. As I picked up each…