While being a working mom is becoming more acceptable there are some working mom taboos you should break. Unfortunately in this day of social media there is a lot of mom shaming going on and it occurs to someone no matter what they are doing. You have a right to work if you want, and Read More
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Toddler Carry-on Checklist
Here my checklist for my toddler’s carry-on bag to give you an idea of what to include. Bag: If you don’t already have one you might consider a backpack diaper bag (such as this Fisher Price Backpack Diaper Bag) for this trip. This way you can put it on your back and have one less thing Read More
What are Confused Chip Cookies? ~ Cookie Recipe
So I don’t do a lot of baking but I do enjoy making my favorite cookie recipe. Now when I bake I like to do it “old school”. So I don’t use electric mixers or anything like that. I do all my mixing by hand. My signature item to bake are Confused Chip Cookies. You Read More
Toddler Mess or Something Else?
On November 30, 2018 I learned a new definition of mess and fear 🙁 Anchorage, Alaska had a big earthquake that was enough to do damage to many buildings and make a mess out of everything. Earthquakes and kids don’t mix for me. The earthquake occurred at 8:29 am and while most people where already Read More
Holiday and Seasonal Traditions for Kids
What are some holiday and seasonal traditions for kids? This was a hot topic of conversation for many of my mom friends when we had kids. I asked my mom friends from all over what are some of the holiday traditions they have in their family for their kids. I wanted to share their responses Read More
Holiday Gifts for Kids
Finding holiday gifts for kids can be fun but also difficult. Every family has their own traditions and ideas for gifts when it comes to kids. Some do a set $$ amount, others do a specific number and others have no limits what so ever. We are still trying to deiced how we want to Read More
How to Build a Basic Emergency Go Bag
How to build a basic emergency go bag: A go bag again is just that, it is a bag to grab if you have to evacuate quickly. You want at least a 3 day supply of stuff for everyone in the family. Try to find lightweight options since you might have to carry the bag a Read More
How to Prepare for an Emergency with a Kid
How to prepare for an emergency? Figuring out what your essentials are and start planning. There are additional things to think about when you have kids. In 2016 when all the storms hit we really looked and realized that we did not have supplies for an emergency like that. Also in our town we had Read More
Newborn Life Part 2
Newborn life was quiet with Ashlyn, which really surprised me. I had heard about quiet babies but did not expect to have one. Ashlyn never really fussed a lot and we got lucky, she only ever spit up like twice. We are not into any form of cry it out, so she never really had Read More
Newborn life part 1
So, we got home with our newborn and started to get settled in. My mom was helping me because my husband was out filling my prescriptions. Unfortunately, my first issue had nothing to do with my newborn. As I was trying to crawl into bed I moved wrong and ended up with some really bad Read More