Next month our family is heading to Disney World for the Social Media Moms Celebration. I haven't told the kids yet. I like to really build-up excitement about our vacations and announce them as a big surprise, but I also like to wait until just a couple weeks out. The concept of time is tough for kids and telling them too soon just means they are constantly asking and bummed it's so far away. Surprise are fun but they can also go really, really wrong. Last year I did a round-up of some of . . .
What I want you to know about being the mother of a kid with severe food allergies
What I Want You to Know is a series of reader submissions. It is an attempt to allow people to tell their personal stories, in the hopes of bringing greater compassion to the unique issues each of us face. If you would like to submit a story to this series, click here. Today’s guest post is by Mandi. When my son was 9 months old I casually gave him a spoonful of scrambled eggs from his big sister’s breakfast plate. He had an anaphylactic reaction and we almost lost him. . . .
He is alive (and he is alive, too)
Easter Sunday was a little different for us this year. It's the one holiday we usually host at our house along with Mark's extended family. But Mark is currently in Peru on his mid-life motorcycle bromance adventure with these guys: (cue joke about the movie Wild Hogs) Mark's family is out of town, so it was just me and the kids . . . all weekend. With lots and lots of expectations. And lots and lots of things needing to be decided and purchased for the new house. I actually . . .
Tips for taking a solo road trip with your kids
This post is written by my husband Mark! A few weeks ago, Kristen had a traveling obligation and I found myself alone with the kids for a week. In the past, whenever that happens, I typically use it as an opportunity to do a mini-vacation with kids. If I can make it happen with my work schedule, it is a lot easier to be out of the house doing some fun local traveling than staying home and trying to keep my sanity amd the kids entertained. There is also the added benefit of not having to keep . . .
That’s what SHE said: experiences over things, Christian bakers, the Lone Bellow, and more . . .
I loved this post from Chookooloonks about choosing experiences over material things and couldn't agree more . . . The truth is that buying or owning high end or name brand stuff has never been something that has turned me on — honestly, I’m pretty tight with my money. Tight, that is, until we’re talking about spending it on an experience with people I love — then you don’t have to try too hard to convince me to part with my cash. As it turns out, that there’s some logic to this: . . .
Friday Finds: Best Eye Shadow Sets
1. MAC Eyes 9 Palette | Bloomingdales 2. Lancôme Spring Multipalette - My French Palette | Net A Porter 3. Almay Intense-I Bold Nudes Shadows | Target 4. Sonia Kashuk ® Eye Shadow Duos | Target 5. Clarins Eye Quartet Mineral Palette | Nordstroms 6. Urban Decay - Naked Basics Palette | Sephora 7. Maybelline® Eye Studio® Color Plush® Silk Eyeshadow Quad | Target 8. Burberry Beauty Complete Eye Palette | Norstroms 9. Viseart . . .
What I want you to know about choosing not to breastfeed
What I Want You to Know is a series of reader submissions. It is an attempt to allow people to tell their personal stories, in the hopes of bringing greater compassion to the unique issues each of us face. If you would like to submit a story to this series, click here. Today’s guest post is by Bailey. From the moment those two blue lines showed up on that pregnancy test with my first child I knew I was not going to breastfeed. I knew in my heart that it was . . .
That time we got a new house while Mark was out of town (also, HELP. Fireplace dilemma.)
So . . . funny story. A couple weeks ago we put an offer on a fixer house in a neighborhood we’ve been trying to buy in for the better part of a year. We love our current street but the houses are very small, and we wanted a bit more space and an extra bedroom. We’ve been looking for a fixer because we really love the process of making over a house. So when we found this particular house, we jumped. Things seemed sketchy – it was an estate sale, there were permitting issues, there were feuding . . .
Wednesday’s Child: Kim
Every Wednesday I feature a child recently highlighted by a local Wednesday's Child newscast to share the stories of children from around the country who are waiting for a family. My hope is that this can broaden exposure for the children highlighted, but also serve as a reminder that these children represent thousands of children currently in the foster-care system. Perhaps their stories will inspire you to consider opening your home to a child needing a family. For more information and to . . .
What I want you to know about being blind
What I Want You to Know is a series of reader submissions. It is an attempt to allow people to tell their personal stories, in the hopes of bringing greater compassion to the unique issues each of us face. If you would like to submit a story to this series, click here. Today’s guest post is by Anjelina. Our society has labeled me and anyone who is different in some way as “disabled” or having a “disability.” I understand the concept of the words, however I actively . . .
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