20 Questions to Ask instead of “How Was Your Day?”
Good. Fine. Awesome. Great. Okay. What do these words have in common? They are the single word answers my kids give to the question, “How was your day?” My husband drops off and picks up…
Why Every Mom Should Start A Journal {And the Important Benefits It Has}
Do you have a journal? If not, you should start a journal. Since I was young, I’ve always enjoyed keeping a diary, journal, whatever you want to call it. I would write in it nearly…
20 Things You Should Stop Doing For Your Teenager
Unpopular Opinion: You don’t need to stop doing anything for your teenager that you don’t want to stop doing. I’m not talking about the important things, such as continuing to treat them like a baby…
A Parent’s Guide to Baby Monitor Sleep Settings
Parents will do just about anything for a few extra hours or even minutes of sleep at night. Gadgets like baby monitors? Lifesavers. Some folks even go the extra mile with a fancy video baby…
20 Awesome Ice Breaker Questions for Kids
Confession: I am super awkward around kids. I say the F word a lot. Sometimes, I don’t know what to say. I don’t have a lot in common with them. Yet, here I am, the…
The Benefits of Sweating and Exercises To Help You Stay Healthy
There are many benefits of sweating and a variety of different exercises to help you stay healthy. Sweating is a way that our body regulates its own temperature. When we exercise or do a lot…
What is the Ferber Method and Should You Bother?
Ahhh…sleep. It’s a glorious thing, yet many of us get nowhere near enough. WebMD provides a comprehensive list of how much sleep people need by age (I, personally, require 8 hours of sleep every night…
20 Great Gifts for Homeschool Moms
No more coffee cups. Or slippers. Or robes, wine bottle toppers or Yeti cups or stemless wineglasses with cute sayings. Please. I am begging you. I’m not a homeschool mom – but I was a…
Family Movie Night Movies and Homemade Snacks for Movie Night
We’ve been in kind of a slump with it comes to choosing family movie night movies. We have some of our favorite homemade snacks for movie nights, but we’ve been through so many different movies…
