I kiss my daughter on the forehead, she is still busy chatting about something that has happened earlier today. Something I am not sure that really happened, just part of her overly active toddler imagination. I whisper “good night, I love you.”
She is still busy chatting when I hit the doorway, looking back at her one more time. I am unsure if she is talking to me or the small animal shelter of plush pets on her bed.
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I sat there, in a puddle of my own self-doubt and frustration. Tears pouring from my eyes as I watched the baby monitor as my kids played in their play room. I just could not keep up this façade that I had it all together anymore. I could not keep up appearances anymore, I was breaking. How was motherhood so hard for me and for others- it was just so easy.
It’s so important to get away from the laundry, the endless to-do lists, the cluttered toy filled floors, and the emails to spend time with our kids. We will never get these years back with them, and we need to make them count!
We will never regret taking the time to make those memories with them. However, there are sometimes where the budget won’t allow a big family vacation. (learn here how you can save money for a getaway). Here are a few simple getaways for the family. All of which are packed full of memory making opportunities.
Let face it, as moms we love summer time! Long days in the sunshine and tired tiny humans at the end of the day. We are finally free of being stuck within the same four walls all winter and we can let those kids run wild outside! Free at last!!
Here are a few of my hacks to make your summer even better! It will save you time and energy. Plus, you will have more time to make memories with your kids!
Let face it, as moms we love summer time! Long days in the sunshine and tired tiny humans at the end of the day. We are finally free of being stuck within the same four walls all winter and we can let those kids run wild outside! Free at last!!
Here are a few of my hacks to make your summer even better! It will save you time and energy. Plus, you will have more time to make memories with your kids!
I recently was checking out at Costco. The woman in front of me was buying the normal mom items. Whole milk, yogurt by the gallon, pounds of apples and sugar-coated cereal. The items you would normally find in most moms’ Costco carts.
With the official first sunshine filled day, and the green buds out on the trees… its times to start thinking about our summer bucket list. Weekends start to book up, the summer time activities/sports start soon, and before we know, it will be fall again.
There is no limit to the amount challenges that a mom faces in a day. The constant highs and lows of motherhood whip us around, chews us up, and spits us out. To some it can be hard to understand why moms always seem burnt out and exhausted in every way possible. Here are just a few of the common issues moms face daily.
I will make you a deal…
It’s a little game in our house, “I will make you a deal” I will say to my husband with a smile on my face. “I will take the bath time if you change the dirty diaper”, “I will wash the floors, if you put them to bed”. Its our way of bargaining with one another, laying our chips on the table.
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