Friends, I’m going to get real in this post. A sweet friend of mine posted on facebook recently that when she goes on Pinterest she sees bloggers so upset that they only ran 5 miles that day, or they were having a “lazy day” so their kids only got pancakes for breakfast. For non-pinterest moms, […]
If you’re a special needs mama, I really and truly wish I could send you a nice caffeinated latte every morning, but unfortunately I can’t. But I am sending you virtual hugs and head nods and yawns. So many yawns. Getting any child to sleep can be a challenge, but the challenge grows when your […]
You can find information on homeschooling everywhere. You’ll get tips on schedules, routines, curriculum, book lists, projects, and everything else. That said, the information gets crazy overwhelming! Sometimes it’s easier if your research is a bit more specific. With my little kids, I often find so many projects that are for older kids that it’s […]
Around this time each year is when many homeschoolers start facing homeschooling burn out. You start just “going through the motions” and it seems like the spring weather is just calling to you to give up your lessons for the day. Almost like something’s in the water making you and your kiddos lose their focus. […]
All moms who work have felt it before. Working mom guilt. You know that you’re working for a purpose and that you aren’t ruining your kids lives, but it seems to always kick you in the gut on the worst day possible. When you were up all night last night with the baby and you […]
We are definitely not of the belief that every child should have their own room. My oldest boys Mr. C and A-Man have shared a room from the second A-Man was sleeping in a crib. I keep them in my room when they’re babies for sanity reasons, [read: I am not walking down the hall […]
