Category: A Mommy’s Life

Not only is today National Housewife’s Day (which I celebrated last year), National Sandwich Day (here’s my favorite recipe) and National Men Cook dinner Day (ha!), it’s also my birthday. Today I’m 33. It’s weird. …

You’re probably guessing this post is going to be about preparing for Hurricane Matthew, and you’re partially right. But this storm has been building much longer than Matthew has been a concern. Over a week …

If you’re not familiar with the Kid’s Halloween book Inside a House that is Haunted (by Alyssa Satin Capucilli and illustrated by Tedd Arnold), you’re missing out! I first encountered this sweet little gem when …

It’s said that a good breakfast sets you up for your entire day. And along those lines, it could be assumed a good Monday morning sets you up for the week. In which case, we’re …

We lived in Dublin, Ireland for 2 1/2 years with 2 little girls and no car. The city is so easy to navigate by foot, bus, train or tram that a car was an expense …

My Sweet Little Pipsqueak, Today you turn one, my big boy! And while I know you are not much different today than you were yesterday, you’ll one day understand how life is about firsts and …

Us mommies know that our children’s health is our number one concern. That’s why we pay such close attention to what we feed them. Sometimes after a long day, we need a quick meal, but we …

As parents, it seems like we spend all day, every day talking to our kids but within all those words, are we saying the things they really need to hear? Are we bothering to take the …

It takes me about 10 minutes to nurse the baby to sleep (yes, I still nurse my 11 month old to sleep pretty much every nap and bed time. Put your judgy pants away, I’ll …

Breastfeeding can seem overwhelming at first, there is so much information out there and so many stories of mommies struggling with breastfeeding or giving up on their breastfeeding goals. And while all you really need …