A very dear friend of mine recently lost someone she was close with. Just like everyone who has to deal with a death of someone they care about, she went through the motions of the shoulda, woulda, coulda, and the what if’s. As we were talking about this, the mention of wishing for one more…
Category: Lifestyle
Strong Willed Children and How to Survive with them
1 in 4 families have a strong willed child. How do I know this? Well I just made it up, but I’m pretty sure the statistics are correct. I am a sufferer of a strong willed child. There’s no known cure for this, but I think I have some suggestions that will help you manage…
First Year Of Marriage: Navigating While Parenting
In this day and age it’s not uncommon for people to get married after having kids. While that comes with it’s own struggles, what about the ones who bring a child into the new marriage? Those are the struggles no one likes to talk about and ones I want to talk about today. Parenting Alone…
Co-Parenting: A Mother’s Perspective
“Co-parenting, just because your relationship didn’t jive, doesn’t mean your kids can’t thrive!” RaisingRidges When two people fall in love (or lust, just saying) things start to happen. After things start happening sometimes there comes a baby… Hold on, before you go anywhere I promise I’m not about to give you “The Talk”. No, what…
I Got the Stay At Home Mom Blues!
When you think of a stay at home mom, you are probably picturing this woman who has all the time in the world. I mean she doesn’t have a normal 9-5 job, so her life should be pretty perfect right? I really wish that was the case and for some women it may be. However…
Goodbye and Good Riddance 2018!
Time to say goodbye to 2018 and I don’t know about you, but I’m happy to see it go.
Dear Elf On the Stupid Shelf
Dear Elf, The Elf on the damn Shelf It’s that time of year again. That time where you make your presence known. The time that I have to add one more thing to my to do list for the day. I get it, you bring magic and whimsy You make my children smile when they…
Taking Care of You!
Taking Care of You! Self care is vital to your well-being. A little louder for the people in the back…. Self Care is vital to your well-being!! As moms we constantly give our all for our families. If you think about it we are the first ones up and the last ones to go to…
That Mom Anxiety
That Mom Anxiety Family time is something I always look forward to. It’s the time where we have nothing going on (school, work, extra curricular) and can really have fun and relax. However some of the time it’s not relaxing for me. It brings out my anxiety. Some Back Story I’m not really sure when…
Living with Food Allergies: A Parent’s Perspective
Living with Food Allergies I’m going to come right out and say it, food allergies suck. It really does. And that’s coming from a parent who has a child with food allergies. Can you imagine what it’s like for the child? Our back story We started to notice our daughter may have food allergies when…