When I found out I was pregnant with my daughter, I suddenly felt like I should have already been doing something more with my life by that point. While I had some certifications and a two-year degree from earlier on, I suddenly had a burning desire to go back to school and get a full […]
The life of a stay at home mother is one that I have dreamed about since I was a little girl. Raising the perfect children in the perfect home surrounded by the perfect family. This word seems to echo through my mind as I question… why am I so stressed? I’m achieving my personal goals. […]
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My days are pretty busy. From the moment my alarm goes off at 6 AM and my feet hit the floor 30 minutes later, I oftentimes don’t sit down to relax until 9 PM. I know, I know…I can hear moms everywhere saying, “Same!” Especially after my second child was born, I found myself trying […]
Last month, I was running late, per usual to get to my son’s speech at the living rosary. I briefly got a glimpse in the rearview mirror of my minivan and had a startling revelation. My baby is growing up. It seems like just yesterday I was chasing his wild self all over Julifs park, […]
When my daughter was first born, I was on top of making a will, recording all of my financial information and obligations, and ensuring my father had access to my safety deposit box where everything was kept. However, things change. Life changes. What I recorded in my original will is so outdated after just eight […]
Due to unfortunate circumstances that were not his fault, my husband lost his job twice in one year. Yep. Two different jobs and two different losses. The first one was detrimental to us. It was the end of January 2017, and about a week and a half before our daughter’s first birthday party. I had just brought him […]
In a not-too-recent post, I wrote of the issues we were having with our daughter and a severe case of negative attention-seeking behavior. As promised, I set out on a mission to test out a hypothesis that more focused time with her one-on-one would help decrease the negative attention-seeking behavior and replace it with choices and […]
Choosing to work from home can mean that you value being present in your child’s life as much as possible. The opportunity to be there for every milestone is amazing! But trying to balance mom life and work life under the same roof is…..well, less amazing. It’s been six months now since I took the […]
I’m sure my kid thinks I’m a “mean” mom. My husband can be tough when he needs to be, but he’s definitely the fun parent, and I feel like I just spend 90% of my time staying on my daughter about something. “Lean over. Don’t get crumbs anywhere. Get in the shower. Are your chores […]
