Since day one with my eldest boy, I’ve cared about appearance. If he spit up on his onesie, it didn’t matter if there was nobody else home – I’d change his clothes. I didn’t spend a fortune on outfits or anything, but I always wanted him to look cute. Fortunately he’d wear whatever I bought […]
Cultivating Family Holiday Traditions When You Feel Like You Don’t Have Any
My husband and I have been married for almost 7 years. Our anniversary is at the end of the month, followed up three days later by Thanksgiving and then our son’s sixth birthday two days after that. Exactly two weeks later my eldest son turns 14 and two weeks after that is Christmas Day. And […]
5 Ways to Encourage Your Family Towards Healthier Living
This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #NatureMadeFamily #CollectiveBias Growing up, I was a very active kid. I played soccer, took dance lessons and was always outside playing with friends, roller skating or riding my bike. While I was very active physically, my nutrition was […]
Confessions of a First Time Soccer Coach
Did the call go out for a volunteer soccer coach and you thought, why not? I coached for the first time a few years ago and these are a few of the tips I came up with for coaching a soccer team for the first time including getting your body in shape and how to […]
When Did We Stop Rooting for Ourselves?
This post originally appeared on my blog Painted Butterfly Studio on Sept 28th, 2010. I reread it this week and find that topic of accepting compliments and cheering for ourselves to be relevant. Kids are great at sharing their accomplishments but how can adults be better at accepting compliments? Please note that I include affiliate links […]
Undercover Mama Nursing Tank Review and GIVEAWAY!
The little Mouseketeer is my third baby so she has three siblings in our blended family. With so many kiddos, we are always on the go and that means I’m often nursing her while out and about. As a nursing mom, I want to be able to modestly breastfeed my baby in public and not […]