toddler_car

10 tips for car-tripping with toddlers

I’m getting ready to stab out both my eyes. From the thought of spending ad infinitum hours in the car with two small children. Yes, I want to go to the beach. No, I don’t want to travel to the...

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working_women

Working mother hacks

So you had a fabulous maternity leave. You followed my advice and turned off your damn work email and created a maternity leave manifesto. You’re rocking this new-mom thing! Well, sleep deprivation may just win the battle when you return...

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girl on shore

12 simple tips for better sleep on vacation

You’ve waited months for vacation. You’ve saved for it. You’ve planned for it. You’ve off-loaded all your work projects so you can actually enjoy it. Then you spend the first night tossing and turning. Even though you’re sleeping on the...

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messy_kid

Children should be seen and not heard

You know the expression: Children should be seen and not heard. It’s total bunk. Do not build your parenting around this concept! You will live to regret it. Your kid will draw horses on the wall behind her bed. Or...

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boy_with_dog

What to do when your kiddo fights the midday nap

I fondly remember the days when both boys napped midday – at the same time. The family that naps together, stays together. Those halcyon days of yore. They ended when my eldest learned to escape from his crib-cage. This post...

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sleeping_mom

Sleep when the baby sleeps

Ah, the old “sleep when the baby sleeps” advice. Who does that? Can you find 10 minutes in your day when sweetness is snoozing to catch up on some zzzzz’s? Can you commit to dropping everything to hit the hay?...

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boys_playing

Nap time died its horrible death

Any of you mommas crying big alligator tears right now because little cuteness just gave up nap time? It’s definitely a game changer. I mean, what happened to our mid-day break? Now instead of sitting around eating bon bons for...

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