Knowing what to expect during labor can be hard! Labor is scary and every labor is different. So when someone tells you what happened to them, chances are it probably won’t happen to you. There are so many birth stories out there. Some are crazy, like when that lady gave birth in a cab, and…
Not knowing ways for storing your kids’ artwork can be tricky. Those pictures will always hold a special place in your heart but it can cause a lot of clutter when you run out of places to put them. You don’t want to throw them away but you don’t know what to do with all…
If you’re an overwhelmed mom, this is your permission slip To the overwhelmed mom who feels like she’s a hot mess and can’t do it all… I see you.I am you. A hot mess mom. You’re always running around frantic, not totally sure what day it is, trying to keep all the plates spinning (and…
Deciding what to put on your baby registry can be stressful. Everyone is always giving you advice. “You’ll need this.” “No, you won’t.” “My baby hated that, don’t get it.” “Get it because my baby loved it.” (All about the same thing.) And with all the advice you still have no idea what you’re going…
Part of being a mom is giving things up. You give up things like going to the bathroom alone or a clean house (heaven knows it’s almost impossible to keep a room clean when you have a toddler). Because being a mom is about service. You are always serving other people before yourself. And when,…
When I was pregnant no one told me about what really happens during postpartum healing. Not the nitty-gritty details anyway. I understand that no one told me because they didn’t want to scare me but I’m a worry wart. I needed to know what to expect so I wasn’t always wondering if something was normal….
When it came to packing my hospital bag for when I was going to have a baby I had a plan. But plans don’t always go as planned. When my baby came my bag wasn’t packed, the car seat wasn’t in the car, and my mental state was a mess. I was expecting my baby…
Making sure you pack your diaper bag is the most important thing you have to do to get out the door when you have kids. And not realizing that you left something at home can be detrimental when you realize you don’t have it. I have done this plenty of times! One of the most…
So you just had a baby. Congratulations! After I got the all clear from the doctor to start working out again I felt this guilt because I didn’t want to go back to the gym yet. I didn’t want to workout after having a baby. I mean I worked out before I was pregnant shouldn’t…