I don't know about you, but I am not here for adding on unnecessary tasks to my to do list along with feelings of guilt or shame for not living up to societal expectations. I'm talking, of course, about the tradition of Elf on the Shelf where parents (*cough* moms *cough*) buy a tiny elf (branded of ...
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Refuel Your Wait: Find Hope and Overcome Fear While Adopting | Book Review
If you've been around for a while here, you'll remember the days when I started this little blog in a different era of life. I was in Mobile, and was just tinkering with sharing about our life while I was home following my surgery, and prior to our move to Birmingham. One of my favorite things ...
COVID-19 Pandemic | Education & Homeschool Resources
If you're like me, on Monday you got thrown into this idea of homeschool, likely on top of your 9-5 job, with little to no preparation. While I am very fortunate to have a background in behavior analysis and teaching tiny humans all sorts of things - it's still such an overwhelming place to start ...
Animal Crackers in My Soup | EK’s First Dance Recital
Well, it happened. I'm officially a dance mom. And I love it! Emma started dance through her daycare this year and she has been obsessed since day one. They have class once a week and then the big recital at the end of the year. They danced to the song 'Animal Crackers in My Soup', and Emma nailed ...
Simple Family Meal Out | Panda Express
This post is brought to you by Panda Express, however as always, all opinions are my own. With a 3 year old, eating out needs to incorporate a few things for us – quickness, healthy options, and a bit of noise to keep it kid friendly. While we don’t always eat out, having a good option that isn’t ...
All the Things They DON’T Tell You About Being Pregnant
As we approach the tiny diva’s third birthday, I’m sitting over here reminiscing about every moment since we found out we were expecting. It has been such a crazy, amazing, beautiful experience becoming a mother, but it has also come with so many unknowns. And while that certainly includes every ...