This is a sponsored post written in partnership with Friendship Dairies® As a mother I know my every move is being carefully recorded and dissected by my daughter; my mini-me, my living, breathing shadow. Whereas when she was younger, and more easily distracted by shiny objects; i.e. her attention could be diverted by a candy necklace or a new video, I wasn't as concerned that my every action … [Read more...]
Roto-Rooter is the House Genie Every Busy Parent Needs
This post is sponsored by Roto-Rooter Products Some days I wish for a genie... really I do. Someone I could just summon out of a bottle who could "get stuff done". Because in between my multi-tasking, juggling- I probably forget 80 percent of the things I was supposed to do-- and end up focusing on those pressing ones like-- oh the dog just peed all over our wood floors, my daughter calls me … [Read more...]
All I really want for my Birthday is a tiny Carvel Cake
I've been told that I'm missing that girly gene. The one that makes grown women lust after Louboutins and cash in their kid's birthday check from grandma for a pair? And when my birthday rolls around and those too cutesy, rose-petal filled commercials with doe-eyed women getting diamond necklaces clasped around their swan-like necks by adoring men dance across TV screens all I can think of … [Read more...]
Because All of Us MOMS Need a #FunMomDinner in Our Lives… the next best thing is THE MOVIE!
It starts out as Toni Collette a mother to four little boys and plays the character of Kate is “mommed out” by all the play dates, school meetings, and coffee gatherings. She has her own ways to cope with the stresses of motherhood. She is at odds with Bridget Everett who plays Melanie a volunteer "traffic safety person" at her children's pre-school who is the quintessentially … [Read more...]
5 Parenting Shortcuts I’m not Ashamed to Share!
This post is sponsored by Mott's While I had always imagined that I would NEVER, ever cut corners when it came to taking care of my kids, I have to confess the truth of the matter is that I could not parent my kids without relying on a few shortcuts- or as I like to call them- “parenting hacks”. Of course in an ideal world, I would never serve my kids take-out dinners, I would make sure we played … [Read more...]