Mom Life
As a five year old girl, you could spot me in a crowd of 200 hundred people in about 1.7 seconds flat. I mostly looked just like every other child in my community. Until you caught a glimpse of my hair. Oh, my hair. My hair was bright fiery red, and it was my nemesis. That bright fiery red hair caused me a lot of grief throughout my [...]
Archives for November 2015
Raising Kids4 Important Words to Help End Power Struggles
As a child, I spent idyllic summers at my family’s secluded lake cabin in the woods of Northern Wisconsin. My fondest memories include swimming with my cousins, cooking with my grandmother, and fishing with my dad. Hello nostalgia. Last Summer I returned that tiny lake cabin to share a week-long vacation with my dad, cousins, and this [...]
My Dirty Little DIY Holiday Gift Secret
I’m a frugal mom. We are a military family stationed overseas and I am a work-from-home-mom, making a part-time income. When the holiday season rolls around, I get nervous. I love the holidays, of course, but my husband gets wide-eyes and likes to spend money. Spending money makes me nervous. Good news is you can create beautiful [...]
Schedule / RoutineWhy You Should Absolutely Wake a Sleeping Baby
Please note this is not prescriptive for something you must do with your baby. Each baby and family is different. If this works for you, I'm glad to share our experience. If this isn't something that will work for your family, I completely understand that as well. A friend of my came over for coffee last week. We were chatting and [...]
The Busy Moms Guide to Looking Great in 10 Minutes or Less
At 6:30 am I peeled my tired body from the pillow-top mattress and walked into the bathroom. I caught a glimpse of a stranger in the mirror, and it scared the goldfish crumbs right out of my hair. Then I realized it was me in the mirror, except I looked a heck of a lot scarier than I remembered. Dang. My eyes look like I painted black [...]
Military ResourcesMilitary Families: Take Your Dream Vacation With Armed Forces Vacation Club®
A huge thank you to Armed Forces Vacation Club® for sponsoring this post! For the first time in years the kids are with a babysitter and my husband and I are on vacation—alone. It’s almost like we forgot how to enjoy ourselves without the constant interruption of little voices shouting our names and little hands tugging at our [...]
MilSpouse LifeI Married “Old” in Military Life, and I’m So Glad I Waited
It had been 6 years. 6 years of a committed relationship filled with love and happiness. 6 years of us growing up from teenagers to young adults. 6 years of a relationship most thought was destined for marriage. And today that relationship was ending. I remember standing inside the garage of the apartment my boyfriend and I [...]
5 Awesome Tips for Leaving the House on Time with Kids
You are on your third attempt to run errands with two kids. Two kids. That’s it. Everyone makes it seem so easy, then you actually try it first hand and it feels like you’re on minute to win it—except the minute takes more like an hour. It goes something like this… You fed the baby, changed the diaper, asked your toddler to go [...]
