Soooooooo.....this summer we opted out of camps and organized sports to simplify our summer. Insert your own personal scream of horror here...somedays I concur! :):):) It was a personal choice because we are so scheduled during the year that we (maybe a little selfishly) just wanted to get back to the basics of a simple … Continue reading Kid-Friendly Summer Activities Series #1
Five minutes of acknowledgement can be worth 24 hours of misunderstanding and meltdowns. What do we mean by that? Well, it's pretty simple. Even at a very, very young age our children want to be heard. They want the same respect we wish for as adults. And what are we teaching them if we constantly … Continue reading Mom Chat: Acknowledging Our Children
Raise your hand if you wish you could take an hour to view your life under a microscope and see what was working and what wasn't. Just to step away and have a "big picture" view could change so much!! Why do we find ourselves wanting to do this? Because this time of year especially … Continue reading Mom Chat: It’s Okay To Say No
I am terrible at making New Year's resolutions and even more terrible at keeping them. So here we are at the beginning of February, and I wanted to share my one resolution and what I'm doing to keep it. It is one that so many of us moms make and strive for daily. Heck! Scratch … Continue reading Time Keeps on Slipping….