I had an ah-ha moment today. My mother-in-law has offered to watch Grace for a couple of hours every Monday so I can use that alone time to get things done before the baby comes. Â It has been super helpful. Â In the past I used those hours to work on transforming the guest bedroom into…
Over a year ago I wrote about why we choose to rear face our car seat beyond the traditional 1 year and 20 pounds milestone. Shortly after writing that post I found out that the recommendation changed to keeping your child rear facing until the age of two. Â That became my new goal for Grace….
Eating fast food every single day. Letting the water run unnecessarily the entire time you brush your teeth. Always eating off of paper plates. Those things just seem wrong. In my opinion, using disposable diapers could also be added to that list, but I do it anyway. When I was pregnant with my daughter I thought about…
It was 11:00 AM, a little too soon for lunch. Â I was hungry. Â I decided to be a “good mom” and enjoy a snack of carrots and dip with Grace. We went outside and sat on the front porch to enjoy our healthy snack. Â Oh what a good mom I was. Â Fresh air and she…
I learned an important mommy lesson the other day. I was cleaning Grace’s high chair when I decided to take a little peak under her seat cover. Oh.  My.  Word.  What is under there? *GASP* Oh that is just gross.  What is that? It looks like we have some bread, peas, a lima bean, a piece of…
I have read tons of articles about balancing time and priorities, but what my friend Sarah posted on Facebook the other day really made me stop and think. It is an important message to all parents. She focuses on her daily duties as a stay-at-home mom, but where she says cleaning and cooking she could just…