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Kids Holiday Gift Guide and GIVEAWAY from UncommonGoods
Update: The giveaway has ended, but please enjoy the holiday shopping guide. Need inspiration for your holiday shopping? How about a free gift to get you started? Read on! UncommonGoods is one of my favorite online stores, especially when I'm looking for a Christmas...
Preschool Separation Anxiety Was Hell Until We Made This One Change
A few weeks ago, I posted a picture of my daughter Chloe, age 2 1/2, on her first day of preschool. She was smiling so proudly in her navy top and striped skirt—a schoolgirl ready to take on the world. But 20 minutes later, when I attempted to drop her off and say...
6 Things Kids Hate That Make ZERO Sense
If you're old enough to remember a bath product called Calgon, then you definitely remember their commercials. A frazzled mom yells, "Calgon, take me away!" and is transported into a luxurious bubble bath, where, presumably, she can no longer hear her kids arguing....
8 Ways My Kids Are Total Self-Care Blockers
Have you heard? The buzz word of the day is "self-care," moms. This means we’re all supposed to do a better job putting ourselves first, or at least not putting ourselves last. Sounds good, right? Every day, I read articles touting essential self-care practices for...
Sh*t Happens
It was a big day in a mom's life, so I decided to dust off my blog. Thank you for reading it! As of this morning, I have two kids attending school: a first grader and a preschooler. I'm used to my big girl being at school by now, but I have mixed feelings about...
Quiz: Has Your Baby Turned into a Toddler?
Babies supposedly become toddlers at one year, but that's nonsense if you ask me. At 12 months, my daughter was still crawling, babbling and mostly bald. That’s a baby, right? Also, she was super easy-going back then—open-minded towards whatever books, meals or plans...
Dear World, Stop Calling Me “Ma’am”
The other day, I found 15 extra minutes in the morning and used it to blow dry my hair and dab on some concealer and gloss. I also managed to squeeze into a pair of my pre-pregnancy jeans. So I was feeling F-I-N-E fine when I strode into my coffee place, only to have...
8 Reasons Why I’ll Never Be a Perfect Mom
If you’d met me before I became I mom, you would have been impressed. Not only had I earned a masters degree and become the boss at my job, but I wore stylish outfits and blow dried my hair every time I took a shower, which was daily. I really had it going on. So when...
7 Things I Want My Daughter to Know About Being the Short Girl
Throughout grade school, I was the second shortest kid in my class. The shortest kid was an actual little person, yet I remember her being way more confident in her stature than I was. I hated being short. It made me feel powerless and insignificant. I hated being at...