Cheers to the exhaustingly beautiful journey of motherhood
We are covered in amoxicillin. Me, the kids, the dogs… all of us reek of that distinct smell of that ever-popular antibiotic after wrestling the two-year-old to get a dose in him. He was just diagnosed with a double ear infection, and influenza A, accompanied by many other lovely symptoms and our household has turned […]
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The following is a piece by guest blogger, Stephanie Frese. Interested in guest blogging? Visit us here. Kids. They’re so picky. My 9 year old is the pickiest eater ever. He’s always been like that. For a long time I ate what he would eat. Fast forward through many years of gross, processed food and […]
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Right now, I’m tucked away in a make shift office, chowing down on junk food. My phone is no where in sight and I’m pretty happily secluded. I feel crummy and I’m not exactly sure why-I guess it could be my fabulous nutrition, as I’m slaying my Raspberry Pop Tart… Who knows? But one there […]
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Yup. It happened. I got the “mom cut.” I cut my long locks and traded them in for a “lob” otherwise known as a long bob. This all happened shortly after I got my mom car, which, just so happened to be my dream car, a Honda Pilot-can you say living the dream?? As moms, […]
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I think it is safe to say that January 2020 was the longest month ever known to man. Meme’s were flying all around social media highlighting that it felt like January 74th. But, now here we are and just like that it’s Valentine’s Day. For as slow as January moved, February seemed to pick us […]
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Think back to that very first moment that you found out you were expecting… What were you doing? What were you thinking? How did you feel? Was the pregnancy planned or a surprise? Were you ready to be a parent or did the thought give you anxiety? Did you have worries? Did you tell people […]
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Since becoming a mother, one of my biggest challenges is figuring out how to accept that I don’t have this figured out. There is no way to be a master at parenting and despite my best efforts, a lot of the time I just suck at mamahood. What’s more is that just when I think […]
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Motherhood is beautiful, wonderful, and gives us all the feels. Still, there is no denying just how hard these days can be. We try to live in the moment and hear all too often just how quickly time passes, but man, the exhaustion is real and that defeated feeling has become somewhat of a norm. […]
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I have a “mom” group text with some of my best friends. Typically we start chatting as early as 6 am (sometimes even earlier, because, you know… kids) and continue talking throughout the day. We talk about everything under the sun. While a lot of our conversation is centered on “moming,” other things come up […]
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Parenting is exhausting. There is no denying the endless second guessing and guilt that comes with the territory. In my best attempts at being the perfect parent (I know, ha ha), my knowledge as an early childhood educator often gets in the way. I struggle with the fine line between my teacher skills and parenting. […]
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