Rainy days can affect our motherhood moods and be challenging when we find ourselves trapped indoors with kids. When we wake up in the morning my toddler asks "What are we doing today, mommy?" and this particular day it was forecasted to rain but I decided we would not let a dreary forecast, rain on ... View Post
A Letter to the Strangers Who Stared
Dear Strangers Who Stared at My Child Having a Meltdown, Maybe you are a parenting perfectionist and you surely wouldn't have a child acting like mine and you know everything there is to know about parenting and children. I'm sure your judgement regarding my situation after a thorough observation ... View Post
Packing for Vacation Mommy Style
We are preparing for our first family vacation as a family of four. I'm not usually one for comparing things but I will at least say packing now even with a toddler and a baby is easier than when I travelled for the first time ever as a mother. I was clueless how to differentiate needs vs wants with ... View Post
June Goals
I've been inspired after reading Life with Rosie's goals for the month so I've joined a link-up setting monthly goals! How awesome?!? I'm excited to take the plunge and write my goals down instead of having them all jumbled up in my head. My June goals include both blog goals and personal life ... View Post
Hero to Zero Days
So I'm realizing part of motherhood is just like my experience as a teacher - stay flexible. Flexibility is a huge, monumental part of surviving the day because one thing is for sure, when dealing with kids there's not always predictability. The day might start calmly, following the flow of a ... View Post
World Clubfoot Day
Clubfoot is the most common birth defect in the world, affecting 200,000 newborn children each year, 80 percent in developing countries. There are also hundreds of thousands of children and young adults who are living with this debilitating condition worldwide. World Clubfoot Day is celebrated ... View Post