This post contains affiliate links. I’m not handling my stress well. Â I can literally feel the tension in my body. Â My shoulders are sore and my jaw is tight. Â At times I can feel the anxiety squeezing my chest. Today has been one of those days. I gathered my jewelry out of Grace’s room and…
I don’t mind toy clutter. Â I really don’t. Â Learning through play is my kids’ main job right now. Â However, I can’t stand clutter from toys that my kids aren’t even playing with. Even worse is when my kids try to see how many toys they can dump all over the floor and then they don’t…
This post contains affiliate links. I first noticed the white stuff when Noah was nursing. Â I thought it was some milk that had dribbled out onto his lips. Â Then later when I buckled him into his carseat I saw it again. Â I tried to wipe off the “white skin” on his lip, but it didn’t…
This post was originally published on September 16, 2011 as a guest post on Audra Michelle’s blog, Rediscovering Domesticity. Â Audra has closed that blog and is starting over at AudraMichelle.com. Â She has graciously allowed me to republish my guest post here. Â Enjoy! We all know those moms who seem to have it all together all….
When I became a mom, I had no idea how hard it would be to come up with birthday and Christmas gift ideas for my kids. Â At times I struggle trying to think of what my husband and I want to give them, let alone a whole wish list to hand out to grandparents, aunts,…
I breastfed my daughter for 23 months. Â Looking back, I am so glad that my husband and I made the choice to do extended breastfeeding in our family, but it wasn’t always easy. There were many times I felt insecure and embarrassed. How was I suppose to wean this precious little girl? Â How was I…