Well before you ever get pregnant with your beloved first child, the unsolicited parenting advice begins. We’ve all heard it. The ‘sleep now because once you have a baby you’ll never sleep again’ or the ‘wait a little longer to have a baby. Enjoy being married because a baby changes everything’ or the most obnoxious ‘Enjoy it now, the time goes so fast.’ Yea, thanks for all of that. The ... View Post
Mom Friends
Making friends is tricky business. While we worry about sending our littles off to school or daycare, hoping they make friends, hoping they choose kindness and hoping that others are kind to them, we never really consider that as adults, we’re in the same position. Making mom-friends is really tricky business. Interacting with a mom you’ve never met is like the first day of high school all over ... View Post
Picking Battles
Have you ever been arguing with your toddler and suddenly realize ‘I’m literally fighting with a 3-year-old?’ I have, many times. It’s a realization that brings you back down to earth pretty quickly. This person is 3-years-old and I’m arguing with her about what shoes she’s going to wear today? Umm, no. This will not be my life. This is where picking battles comes into play. Not every battle is ... View Post
The Motherhood Miss List
Motherhood is all consuming. The worry, the heartache, the bliss, the good and the bad of it all. It will literally take over your entire life if you allow it. So, what do we miss about our pre-baby lives? Well, the list is long but for good reason. Check out the Miss List… We miss sleep. We miss restful, REM, sleep. Sleeping next to baby monitors? Not restful but stressful. As contradictory as ... View Post
THAT Mom
You know THAT mom, right? The mom who just doesn’t seem to have her sh*t together and isn’t even hiding it. The mom who is visibly and physically struggling with multiple children and not winning. The mom who may or may not have showered in a few days and doesn’t even care. The mom whose kids are better dressed and put together than she is. The mom who has zero control. THAT mom is fighting a ... View Post