Do you ever feel angry and have no idea why you are angry? You feel like if your child keeps talking or someone leaves a mess or asks one more question, you are going to lose it. It's true that we all have days like that but what if those days are coming more and more often? What if you start your days already feeling over it and done? You might have irrational mama anger. What is irrational mama anger? It is just what I've already described. It's feeling like you are about to lose it all the … [Read more...]
The Perfect Family Size
Do you ever wonder what the perfect family size is? Is it one kid? Two five? Maybe it's two parents, three kids, one dog, and a goldfish. Maybe it's only two kids so that each parent has one kid when you go places. Or maybe it is only one kid so that you only have to do the potty training thing once. Maybe it's four kids because that is what your family was growing up. Well, I'm here to take the guess work out for you. Are you ready to find out the perfect family size? Scroll down to find out … [Read more...]
Stay at Home Mom Tips to Stay Sane
I can't be the only stay at home mom who sometimes feels like they are holding on to sanity by a thin thread. Some days are so great. The kids don't fight (much). You get your chores done. You even drink your coffee while it's still hot. Then other days are just the opposite. The kids fight the entire day. You don't even know what you got done during the day, if you did anything. It's 3pm and you realize you've heated your coffee up four times and still haven't finished it. You feel like if one … [Read more...]
Surviving Car Trips with Little Kids
Car trips can be a ton of fun! Junk food, radio karaoke, seeing new sights. But once you have kids, car trips change a little bit. Diaper change breaks, crying, snacks, thrown toys, breastfeeding/bottle time...it all adds up to make for a stressful adventure. As my husband does lumberjack competitions all over New England from July-October, I am no stranger to car trips with little kids. An average trip for us is 2.5-4 hours one way and we do 16-19 of these a summer. That's a lot of car time for … [Read more...]
Navigating Your Homeschool Schedule
Homeschooling is so great! You get to decide your books, your curriculum, your schedule. But homeschooling is also a challenge for the very same reasons. You need to decide on your curriculum, what method you are going to use, and figure out your schedule, among every other decision. It's that schedule one that often proves problematic. You have so much flexibility with homeschooling but you also need to make sure that there is some sort of homeschool schedule. As you are setting up your … [Read more...]
6 Easy Rainy Day Activities for Kids
There's not much harder than a rainy summer day when you have kids. Well, multiple rainy days in a row definitely is harder. What's a mama to do? You want to help your kids not go stir crazy but you also want them to use their own imagination and not just plop in front of the TV all day. On top of that, you don't want a ton of set-up or mess. These easy rainy day activities definitely fit all the criteria. Most ideas are great for kids 2-5 years old but can be adapted for older or younger … [Read more...]
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