Finding a sitter that you and your kids adore can be a daunting task. In a world that is growing more and more distrustful by the hour, how do you find someone that will love and care for your kids like you do? My husband and I were in a really hard place a few years ago. We had just moved and left all our reliable and amazing friends and sitters behind. Both of my parents still worked full time and my sisters worked and were in school. My ... Read More
Summer Activities for Kids
Last day of school!!! Awesome! Oh wait... what do I do with these kids now? This is our first year with a kid in school, and with Summer looming my first thought was, "What in the hell am I going to do with him not in school or daycare?" Luckily, we registered E with some amazing camps to keep his body and mind active, but I know there are a ton of stay at home mom's that are looking at today with both excitement and dread... "I'm ... Read More
Motherhood is Lonely
I think I’ve felt this way about every season of motherhood I’ve been in. I feel like I have no real-life friends, like no one understands, and those that understand aren’t in my vicinity. I’m a full-time working mom. I’m not the mom in the cul-de-sac at 3:30 watching my kids play, I’m the mom getting home at 5:30, walking my dog and cooking dinner. I don’t have time for bullshit or cliques, either you like me or you don’t, but it’s still hard ... Read More
Mom Guilt
The mom guilt is so real right now. It has rained 17 out of the last 20 days here in SC, or it’s been too cold and windy to send the kids out to play. We’ve done crafts, emptied every bin in the toy room, and built more forts than I know what to do with. But when my energy is gone and I’m over it - I resort to screen time, and oh if there hasn’t been an overload of screen time in our house because of the weather. I was talking with some ... Read More
Mom of the Constant No
How many times do we say no to our kids? I know for me it’s at least a million times a week. “No, you cannot have a cookie for breakfast.”“No, you cannot jump off the 5thstep of the stairs.”“No, we are not having mac n cheese for dinner again.” And on and on it goes. Breaking up fights, telling them it’s too cold for shorts and crocs, telling them crocs and socks are not acceptable fashion wear. But how often do I say no to the ... Read More