Guess what, ladies? Alcohol is a POISON. Because, well, it’s ethanol – which people put into their cars. What the what? For real? I don’t know, but it sounds disgusting anyway. This is just one of the many things I’ve...
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Need an excuse for a girly wine date?
It’s that most wonderful time of the year. But shouldn’t EVERY DAY be the most wonderful time of the year? And shouldn’t we view life as the most wonderful present we get to open EVERY DAY? Especially if that present...
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Here’s why your kiddo needs chores
Raise your hand if you LOVE CHORES! Okay, okay, you hated them as a kid and you hate them as an adult. Also, you wanna give your kids a magical childhood free from drudgery. If you’re lucky enough to have...
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5 ways to simplify the Holidays for the kids and you
It's OK to not put up ALL the decorations or buy ALL the gifts. Here are 5 tips to help the kids - AND YOU - balance cozy and simple this Christmas.
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I’m sorry-not-sorry my kid is too busy for you
My boy is ALL BOY. He has no patience to sit and be still. He is into everything. So please do not judge my parenting style. What I need from you is grace.
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Motherhood keeps closing doors for me. And that’s a beautiful thing.
When possibilities are endless, life can get overwhelming. Here's one mom's story about how she learned to make decisions and stop waffling. All thanks to her children.
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To my husband on the 19th anniversary of our engagement
He read Proverbs 31 and bought me a ring. He drove home and stuffed it safely into his shoe in the back of the closet in his ghetto apartment. Because shoes are the proper deterrent within a complex where many...
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Listen to your inner Yoda: Sleep you must
It’s the most wonderful time of the year! The new Star Wars movie is here! (I’m going Friday if you want to join me.) I will probably cry through it. Because, hello, female lead AGAIN. And, because, hello, it’s the...
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Momma, do you know who you are anymore?
When motherhood makes you feel like a train wreck, it is time to rediscover what makes YOU tick. What brings YOU joy.
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Sleep training for yo mommas
7 tips to help you conquer insomnia and achieve your sleep goals. So you can actually get some sleep.
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The one-week happy challenge
What keeps you up at night? Other than your teething baby or the neighbor’s cat? Like, what’s the soundtrack in your head that will not stop? Bills? Your Mother-In-Law? That first-world crisis where you can’t figure out which heels to...
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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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Use your words, my darling rage-child
My child is destined to be a sociopath. How often does that cross your mind? Never? I don’t believe you. How about when the bear lovie turns into a projectile aimed at #RockStarDad’s crotch? Or when the dog is pummeled...
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30 tips to make you smile (when lack of sleep’s got you down)
Why, hello there, tired momma. Life got you down? Exhausted all the way to your bones, wandering around in that Mommy Brain fog? Trying to kick the raging, grouchy Mommy Dearest out of your life? Um, good luck with that....
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