Life after loss with autism, preemies and a rainbow baby
My kids have yet to ask for the famous Elf on the Shelf. I debated over whether we should begin the tradition or not and of course consulted my favorite parenting resource, Facebook. I dreamt of Pinterest-esque plans of elf snowball fights and Cheerios disguised as elf-sized donuts. Then, I remembered who I was talking to […]
I have been searching for ways to find one activity that meets the learning needs of all my kids. I know motherhood comes with a multitasking requirement but my mind sort of starts spinning when someone is saying “how do you spell happy?” while someone else is asking me to draw a circle and someone […]
McKenna has reached full-on American Girl obsession. She went from having no interest in them to wanting all of the American Girl® dolls and all of their accessories. She just needs parents with a much larger bank account to make her dreams come true. Her first major request was the McKenna doll because how could I […]
I have been trying to talk everyone and their brother (or maybe sister) into trying Pinterest. I truly think it is my most worthwhile internet addiction hobby. What is Pinterest? Remember when we were young and had cork boards? We would tear out a picture of our favorite New Kid on the Block or of […]
Did I ever mention two of my children cannot have dairy? Have you ever clicked on every pretty recipe on Pinterest tried to find good recipes that do not include dairy? I mean really good recipes, not, oh-for-not-having-milk-butter-or-cream-in-it-this-is-not-bad recipes. They are rare, almost as rare as my creativity in the kitchen prior to having children with food […]
I am notorious for not having all of the ingredients I need for a recipe. And then I wing it. And I substitute this for that. And then the pizza man arrives with dinner. But this is one recipe I am always prepared for because it only takes three ingredients (or four if you want […]
I am in love with Pinterest. Shocking, I know. But did you know you could use it to drive traffic to your blog? Pinterest has become my number one source of traffic, more than tripling my current pageviews in the last month. Today, I’m over at Business 2 Blogger sharing my tips on how to increase […]
Not long ago I was blogging five to seven days a week. Just the thought of it now makes me want coffee, or wine, or both. After a major case of blogging burnout, I decided the first thing I needed to do was blog less. I began posting three to four days a week and […]
I had big goals for today. It is my husband’s birthday and since I never have anything done ahead of time I had to work on his birthday gift with three small children who are banned from most shopping malls in tow. Putting my hours on Pinterest to good use, I picked a few cute […]
Disclosure: There’s a good chance this post contains affiliate links. I have to justify my time spent on this site somehow and earning a little bit of money when you click on my affiliate links definitely helps! Art is one subject I don’t follow a curriculum for or even plan week to week (did you […]
