Valentine’s Day: I love it and I hate it. I’m not the craftiest person in the world, but I do enjoy helping my kids make fun, creative, personal Valentine’s to give to all their friends. However, there are a couple of things I DON’T like about the holiday.For one thing, it’s starting to become just another one of those holidays designed to make busy moms feel bad, because they didn’t have time to take cute photos or make a fancy cake and matching table setting or arrange a Pinterest-worthy candy . . .

In our latest series of videos, Sarah and I took question from our readers, and one wanted use to share our opinion on vaccinations. And because we love nothing more than to stir up controversy, we decided to wade in. (Actually, I don’t love stirring up controversy, and recognize this is a very heated topic right now. And we almost skipped it entirely.) I wrote more about my stance on vaccines here.   What are your thoughts about vaccinating? Please keep it respectful!   . . .

I’m typically not really a crafty person, but I do like making photo Valentines for the kids. I feel like they are more personal and a fun thing to save in their scrapbook, and I’ve managed to figure out how to make them on the cheap and without leaving my house. But on a more practical level, they tend to be easier to assemble than the store-bought variety, it allows me to avoid standing over 4 kids signing 25 valentines each. In past years I’ve done optical illusion Valentines using a closet . . .

As a blogger, I try to present my best self online. I think it’s common for everyone to do this, not just for bloggers. We are probably all intentional about how we present ourselves on Facebook and Twitter, editing out the photos that are not so flattering, and gleefully posting the ones that make our lives look idyllic. But behind the highlight reels, many of us are holding back secrets that we don’t tend to share in photos or blog posts. I am about to share one today: I struggle to get . . .