Who else agrees that one pot dishes are the best? The less dishes the better, which is why one pot meals are my favorite! And I mean true one pot recipes – not recipes that call for “cooked” rice or…
An Open Letter to My Daughter
This is an open letter that I wrote for my daughter just before her second birthday. To my sweet Stella, I can’t believe it’s been almost two years since the day you came into our lives. Now, I can’t imagine…
My Real Life Stay At Home Mom Schedule
My Current Stay At Home Mom Schedule with a Toddler and a Preschooler If you’ve been following along, you know that it’s taken me a while to adjust to life with two kids instead of one. My oldest daughter was…
The Best Apps for Toddlers
Screen time – two words we hear a lot about now. I think it’s one of the biggest challenges our generation faces when it comes to raising our kids. If you’re a parent raising a child in today’s world, then…
Easy Rainbow Art Project for Preschoolers
Living in Southern California, we’re used to playing outside a lot more often than we’ve been able to recently. Lately, we’ve had lots of rainy days which has left me trying to think of fun projects for my oldest daughter…
30 Fun Facts About Myself
Wow! It’s been a while since I sat down to write! I’ve been wanting to write for a while now and I keep getting all these ideas, but when I sit down to do it, I just can’t focus. Welcome…
A Fun and Easy Outdoor Toddler Activity
This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #PlayWithPlaymobil #CollectiveBias Once my second daughter was born, I relied even more on toys and activities that would keep my toddler occupied for…
The Absolute Coolest Christmas Gifts for Teens in 2018
Awesome Christmas Gifts for Teens (that they actually want!) Teens can be one of the hardest age groups to buy a gift for. Personally, I’m horrible at buying gifts for all ages. I’m just not very creative and always overthink…
How To Throw a Stress-Free Kid’s Birthday Party
HOW TO THROW A STRESS FREE KID’S BIRTHDAY PARTY My oldest daughter turns four in two months, so we’ve been through three children’s birthday parties so far – and by parties, I mean events. My in-laws have hosted all of…
How to Get Through Those Bad Mom Days
How to Get Through Those “Bad Mom” Days We’ve all had them. The days where we feel like all we do is yell at our kids, where we don’t spend any time playing with them, where we snap and take…