I’m that weirdo who has always wanted a natural, unmedicated childbirth. Don’t ask me why. I’m not usually all that crunchy. I don’t even make it through an ordinary day without a Zyrtec, and I’m not one to use all-natural cleaning supplies. As an elementary school teacher, I’m a bleach and more bleach kinda girl….
5 Powerful Tips For Parenting With Chronic Pain
Parenting is HARD but parenting with chronic pain is HARDER. It doesn’t matter how much you wanted to be a parent it is still definitely one of the hardest things I have ever done and I’m sure most of you will agree! Sometimes stuff comes along to make it harder (how is that even possible?)…
5 Awesome Ways You Can Model Creativity For Kids
When you think about teaching healthy eating to young children, people emphasize modeling good nutrition by letting them see you eat healthy foods. If you want your child to love literacy, they should see you writing store lists and reading novels. If we want to raise children rich in creative ideas and skilled with self-expression,…
5 Great Tips To Lose Weight Naturally After Birth
After you’ve had your baby you might feel too tired and overwhelmed to think about healthy eating or exercising. So how do you lose weight naturally after birth? If you’re anything like me, working out after birth to lose postpartum weight is unrealistic for two reasons. First of all, your body needs to recover from…
Top 5 Tips for Meal Planning for Toddlers
Congratulations, your baby is now a toddler! They are walking, talking, and getting into all sorts of trouble, and oh yeah, they now need to eat 3 meals and 2 snacks a day to meet their nutritional needs. Gone are the days of just preparing one meal for them. Their main source of nutrition has…
10 Super Helpful Breastfeeding Tips for Brand New C-section Moms
That tiny Human Being was pushing her mother with so much power, while the mother was trying to pull her in, forcefully. The baby was just a few days old but just like her mother she was so strong willed. Baby was crying and pushing and the mommy was pulling her in. Intense? Huh? It…
5 Tips For A Smooth C-Section Recovery
Are you scheduled for a c-section and worried? Are you wondering how you can have a smooth c-section recovery? Don’t let fear get the best of you. It’s really not as terrible as you might imagine. And if the outcome is a healthy mama and healthy baby, that’s what you want, right? I had a…
4 Huge Reasons Why Your Child Needs You To Be Repetitive
Have you ever been your child’s horse? When my oldest daughter was young, there was nothing that delighted her more than having my now-husband get down on all fours and let her ride on his back, as if he were her horse. My daughter loved horses at the time, and so having a child-sized horse at…
4 Great Tips To Stay Encouraged As A Stay at Home Mom
“I mean where do you begin to remain encouraged as a stay at home mom?” I mean think about it. Every day is mostly the same thing. You wake up and feed the kids. If you have smaller kids, you have to get your kids dressed. Toddler moms then have to find a way to…
4 Simple And Healthy Meal Planning Tips That Will Save You Time
A busy mom equals late nights chauffeuring kids from school to sports to work and back home. It also means mom has little time for getting healthy meals on the table to keep everyone nourished. I feel you, ladies! I have two very active boys and a busy husband alongside a full-time job, a wellness…