What do you picture when you think about spring cleaning? Maybe you picture family members gathering around with trash bags, mops, and brooms in their hands. Yes, springtime is a good time to make your home and workspaces sparkling clean and clutter free. However, there's something else you should be paying attention to as well, and that's keeping a clear and happy mindset. Do you know how to ... Read the Post
7 Tips for Spring Cleaning your Mind
How are you protecting your child from Child Identity Theft?
*This post is sponsored by IdentityProtectionPlanning.com Child identity theft is the fastest growing crime in the US From the time kids start school, sports, and camps, parents are filling out form after form with Junior’s social security number on it. Aside from that, a new “data breach” is daily news these days. It is occurring so often that the severity of what actual data breached is not ... Read the Post
Fabulous Productivity Tips for Working Moms to Run Your Schedule Like a Boss!
Motherhood is a busy, whirlwind of a life. Working moms, well we're on double duty for mental load, schedule constraints, and wearing all the hats. Here are some productivity tips to help hone our skills and rock our schedules like the bosses of our lives that we are! Enjoying this series? Subscribe for more great working mom content! Fabulous Productivity Tips for ... Read the Post
Enjoy All Things Snow with This Roundup
Hurray for Winter and all things snow. Well, even if I don't get to experience snow on a regular basis, we took a special trip to enjoy true winter this year. I feel like snow is super stressful but also super exciting. It definitely depends on the amount of snow, and what it keeps you from being able to do. It can be so enjoyable to play in, such a sensory experience when there's just the ... Read the Post
Valentine’s Day Activities your Toddlers and Preschoolers will Love
Valentine's day is about love in general. It can be shared with your spouse (I did get proposed to around Valentine's day). It is called Galentine's for the single ladies who get together and have a girl's night. And it can also be a fun way to teach a young child about love and caring for each other. There's something about calendar holidays that make us want to do fun activities with our ... Read the Post
5 Practical Ways to Limit Your Child’s Screen Time
Modern life means having technology surround us nearly everywhere we go. This information explosion leads to distractions, wasted productivity and a sense of disconnection from friends and family. Finding the right balance between harnessing the positive power of technological innovation and becoming too dependent on machines as our sole source of entertainment presents quite the ... Read the Post
15 Non-Candy Valentine’s Day Ideas for School
Do you dread Valentine's day goodie bags at school? I know I do as a working mom of a preschooler, since the duties really fall on me to stuff the envelopes, sign my son's name, get the items. But I dislike it for another reason, too. What is Valentines' day but yet another candy-filled holiday? Didn't we just finish the Christmas holidays? And wasn't Halloween just a few months ago? Why does ... Read the Post
Nature Ice Treasures Winter Activity for Preschoolers
While we don't get true winter weather here in Texas, we have had a couple of days where it touches freezing temperatures. So I thought I'd take advantage and try this nature treasures icy activity. Nature Ice Treasures Winter Activity We started this activity by taking one of our afternoon family walks around the neighborhood. While we were on our walk, we collected nature treasures. We got ... Read the Post
Planning the Ultimate Winter Vacation
When you live in Texas, you don't really get to experience winter. This year we decided to plan the ultimate winter vacation, which resulted in family travel to Winter Park, Colorado. I picked the word Adventure for my Word of the Year, because I need to be more open to new experiences, and say yes to more things. Now that the kiddo is older and we can do more with him, we should. Because ... Read the Post
5 at home workouts all busy moms can do
*This is a sponsored post Being a mom is tireless. There is never a moment of rest. Often, health is one of the first things to be neglected after becoming a mother. We no longer have the time or energy to pack up, get ready and spend an hour at the gym then come home. Children need our attention every minute of the day. Getting away to cook a 15-minute meal can be a daunting ... Read the Post
How to Support Your Health this Winter
This post was sponsored by Proctor & Gamble as part of an Influencer Activation and all opinions expressed in my post are my own. The winter season is in full swing, and that means cold and flu season is all around us. It's vital to keep healthy habits at the forefront of our minds to be proactive in keeping germs at bay. What are some ways you proactively support your health, especially ... Read the Post
How To Organize a Kids Room With Too Many Toys
In case you didn’t know it, kids accumulate stuff like nobody’s business. Kids’ meal toys, gifts from the grandparents, birthdays, Christmas… the list goes on and on. They also spread said “stuff” from one end of the house to the other faster than you can blink, but that’s another story for another day. As much as I dread it, the pile of toys has to be dealt with. Now, I’m not a neat person by ... Read the Post