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One of the skills I prided myself on in my son's early years was mental multitasking. I remember planning his entire first birthday party months ahead of time during middle of the night rocking sessions while also researching sleep...

Busy busy busy. Everyone seems to be so busy this time of year. I mean, it’s not just us, right? Between all the activities that back-to-school brings (not to mention homeschooling itself), practices and games for the kids’ fall...

Do you ever have one of those days where you somehow don’t have any deadlines pressing in on you, nothing urgent on your to-do list, and you can just sit down on the couch for a little bit, relax...

I’m typing this post at 9:30 p.m. I was up at 3:30 a.m. because my two-year-old wanted to party. I couldn’t get back to sleep after that. I went to work just after 8 a.m. I plugged away at...

Nine hundred seven. The number of square feet of living space in our house. My husband and I called it cozy before we had our first baby in August 2012. It has quickly become something more akin to snug....

This post is sponsored by Ingrid Williams Real Estate. Ingrid is a wealth of knowledge and can answer your questions on anything from finding the right Realtor to moving strategies to house hunting with kids. This month Ingrid's goal is to help families understand the...

Slow down, you move too fast You got to make the morning last Just kicking down the cobblestones Looking for fun and feelin’ groovy Ba da da da da da da, feelin’ groovy  - Simon & Garfunkel Slow + Summer = UNHEARD OF… until now. After...

Multitasking. It’s an ability we mothers pride ourselves on. That we can carry on two conversations while changing the baby's diaper AND fixing the toddler’s broken toy makes us feel like some sort of superhero. (And it should, right?) We’re already...

In my fantasy world, these products would truly exist: The Time Stopper: This product would stop the time on the world clock and allow you to restart it when you are ready. This would allow you to finish putting on your...

The goal of most parents is to produce happy, likable, well-rounded children. They dream of children who are well-adjusted and can speak knowledgably about different cultures and have an interest in the world outside of their neighborhood. This is...