This guest post is from my friend Bethany, mom of 2 adorable kids and fellow blogger. Check out her blog to see the latest and greatest kitchen gear, recipes, kitchen tips and more! 6:15am, I open my eyes. Both sets of those big blue eyes are right in front of me. My daughter wants to …
Becoming Mom
I decided to share the story of my daughter's birth I wrote when she was a few weeks old. After all, this is a mom blog and this is about how I became a mom. Plus, she is turning 2 in 2 days and I am feeling extra sentimental. It's also a nice reminder after …
How I Get Free (Or Super Cheap) Health & Beauty Products
I have recently delved into the world of Amazon reviews. I started it when I saw a Facebook ad offering a huge discount on some probiotics. I had been randomly breaking out in hives, and I was desperate for a natural solution. I clicked the link and gave my email address and soon I was …
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Saying No to a Full-Time Job
It’s only Tuesday and I am already tired. Mostly from a billion thoughts I can’t get out of my head. I am a little scatter-brained right now. As much as I love writing freelance, sometimes it’s hard for me to keep track of what is what. Technically, I am working contract for 5 different companies, …
How I make $24 an Hour Photographing Houses
As a freelance writer and WAHM, I am always looking for extra gigs, especially easy, creative ones that allow me to take my kiddo with me. I recently found this ad on Craigslist looking for people to take real estate photos. I am not a photographer, but they said no experience was needed. I did …
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I’m Not Famous and That’s Ok
Today I am 31. It’s a place I’ve never been before, obviously. I’ve mostly stopped having all these high expectations about where my life will be at a certain age, but a few of them I still cling on to. Like, I honestly thought I would be a successful writer by now. What is successful? …
How To Avoid Scams When Looking for Work at Home
“Oh my God, he’s like, into weird fetishes!” I said out loud as I re-read the email and realized what I had almost walked into. No, this isn’t an online dating story gone wrong. This is me attempting to find an innocent special needs care job on Craigslist. I have worked with people of different …
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Friendship > Opinions
Dear Mamas, I love being alive in 2016. I really do. I know the world is messy and screwed up and confusing. But can we just stop for a second and acknowledge what an amazing thing it is to be alive, right now, today? We have so many options. So much potential and so many …
Goodbye George (Thoughts on Motherhood, Guilt & Dreams)
My husband text me to tell me that PBS pulled Curious George from Netflix. My first thought was panic. It’s like the one thing my daughter can watch without getting bored. That and Winnie the Pooh, but I can only handle so much of the same two Pooh movies. At least, the annoying monkey brings …
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Learning To Swim
My 20-month-old daughter is in a baby water safety class. It’s something I have always wanted to do, since before I even thought about getting pregnant. I saw a video of a young toddler waddling outside alone and falling into the pool. Every parent’s nightmare, right? But the toddler quickly turned on her back, floating …
The Stay At Home Something 