Raising Kids
Inside: Learn simple tools to help your perfectionist child learn to try again without nagging or fighting. Many approaches to helping a child with perfectionism don't work, but THIS does. Post may contain affiliate links which means if you make a purchase I may receive a small commission at no extra cost to you. It started when he was [...]
Military Resources4 Crazy-Simple Ways to Live Off One Income After a Military Move
Your spouse can find ways to maybe delay a PCS move or stay a little longer at a certain location, but moving is simply inevitable. Despite the inevitable, moving is never easy. Whether you loved the place you were located at or hated it with all your heart and soul, a PCS move is never a smooth process. Part of the process [...]
How to Help a Child Focus in the Classroom
Inside: Unsure about how to help a child focus in the classroom? Help your child focus and learn to concentrate better using these five core strategies at home. Post may contain affiliate links, which means at no extra cost to you I may earn a small commission if you make a purchase. I often hear from concerned parents that their [...]
Schedule / RoutineBest Summer Schedule for Kids That You Can Print and Use Daily
You know how the summer schedule for kids goes right? In the beginning, you're all Mary Poppins coming up with fun and exciting ways to entertain the kids while keeping firm boundaries. By the end, you've got a serious eye twitch and back-to-school couldn't come fast enough! This summer will be the first one in a couple of [...]
Mom LifeTop 18 Bath Toys for Toddlers That Bring FUN in the Tub
Inside: My all-time favorite bath toys for toddlers that will last through the ages and stages. In this list, you'll find lots of open-ended bath toys that work great for older kids too. We've gone through a lot of seasons with bathing the kids in our home. There were times when we bathed the kids every single day. That was a [...]
My All-Time Favorite Mother’s Day Gift
Mother's Day...I wanted to be prepared. I wanted to take the day into my own hands, and make it magical in my own way. I decided it was time to make even more big changes in our home with oils and the products we were using. For Mother's Day, I was going to take a seriously deep dive into my own health and wellness. I was [...]
The Reality of Surviving a Surprise PCS Move
Two words: Curve balls. Military life throws lots of curve balls. And I learned to be a slugger early on in my hubby's career. I'm talking about handling it like I hit a walk-off home run! YES! Honey YES! I've got this. Well, that was until our last PCS. Leading up to the bombshell, we were living it up during our [...]
5 Military Wedding Traditions That Will Make Your Celebration Unforgettable
When I married my Marine, I never attended another service member’s wedding. But he had already been in the military for seven years, so he heard a lot about military wedding traditions. He was very proud of his uniform, his service, and his country, so his only requests for the wedding planning were that we incorporate some military [...]
4 Year Old Not Listening? How to Ditch Defiance and Nurture Cooperation
Inside: Explore 7 common challenges with a 4 year old not listening. Learn simple solutions and resources to deal with 4 year old behavior. I sat curled up in the oversized yellow chair. A blanket separated my legs from the cool surface of my laptop. The kids were asleep - finally. And after the wildly chaotic day filled with rapid [...]
Deployment7 Weird Things That Happen When Your Service Member Stops Deploying
Moving from overseas back to the US, we knew we were in for more than just reverse culture shock. For the better part of ten years – the entire time we knew each other – my husband and I were apart about fifty percent of the time. It something military couples and families know all too well. Whether it be TAD assignments [...]
