At one point or another, each of our kid's stomachs have hurt before school. Usually it starts the night before, when they are lying in bed, thinking about school in the morning. I know that they don't realize it and would never admit it, but it boils down to one thing: anxiety. Every year ...
Staying Healthy!
The daily schedule of a stay at home mom
I first shared this post a few years ago and since then, it has been one of my most requested posts so I wanted to re-share it with today, as it hasn't changed much over the years (it works well for us). What is the daily schedule of a stay at home mom? Well... I am a stay at home mom of four ...
Back to School Germ Survival
I’m proud to be working with CVS Pharmacy to help spread the word about #BetterHealthMadeEasy and how to #FindYourHealthy. All opinions expressed are my own, and all product claims or program details shared should be verified at CVS.com or with the appropriate manufacturers. On average, ...
The beauty secret passed down from my grandma
My grandma lived at the beach. She spent her days in the sun... hours and hours a day in the sun. She never feared it, yet she never looked like she lived in the sun. She would joke that her skin was leather from all of the sun, but it just never looked that way. In college, my roomate, Julia, and ...
10 speech therapy ideas to do at home (support your therapy with at-home practice)
NOTE: BEFORE YOU DIVE INTO THIS LIST of 10 speech therapy ideas to do at home: If your child has speech delays, call a local speech pathologist to have your child assessed. Work on a plan to help your child reach success. You can find a speech pathologist through your pediatrician or your ...
What I keep at home to keep the kids healthy in the summer
I’m proud to be working with CVS Pharmacy to help spread the word about #BetterHealthMadeEasy and how to #FindYourHealthy. All opinions expressed are my own, and all product claims or program details shared should be verified at CVS.com or with the appropriate manufacturers. We LOVE summer break. ...
33 Skills Cooking as a Family Teaches Your Children
33 Skills Cooking as a Family Teaches Your Children Cooking together is a fun (and free!) family activity that can teach your kids skills that they can carry on with them as they continue to grow and mature. Below are 33 of the most important life-lessons making a home-cooked meal can teach ...
How to start running (when you don’t like to run!)
I'm not the running type... well, let me rephrase that: I am not the running type, anymore. I used to run. I used to enjoy it (what?!). Lately, I've found that the reason I dislike it is because I get bored. Well, I've found a solution and had to share it with you! The solution is Audible. If ...
A proper fitting helmet makes all the difference…
My family loves to travel to the south… Hilton Head Island, to be exact. We don't go for the ocean (sometimes we will spend the whole week there and never play in the water at all), but we do go for the biking. We love to bike along the many winding paths… we love to bike along the beach and look at ...
Stop a cold from spreading
This is a sponsored post by Healthy Essentials. All opinions are my own. Four weeks ago, I caught it- my first cold this year. I rarely get sick (I usually say it’s because I was a teacher, so I was around different germs from thirty kids 5 days a week… I’ve built up a pretty good immunity to ...
5 PRACTICAL ways to get your kids to be more active
It's really important to me that my kids are physically active. I want them to develop habits now that will translate into lifelong fitness. Whether it's finding a sport or sports that they love or just learning to love exercise, it doesn't really matter to me as long as they're moving. In today's ...
How I learned to drink more water with 50 Strong
Everyone knows that drinking water is a struggle for me. It's not just me... it's kind of a genetic thing. hahaha! My mom doesn't drink much water and I can't remember seeing my grandma with anything other than a can of Diet Coke in her hand, either. So, it came as no surprise that I didn't ...
Using Essential Oils for the First Time
I wanted to tell you about using essential oils for the first time because I'm not going to lie... I was pretty skeptical of using essential oils. They reminded me of the 70's (no offense to the 7o's). When I heard of people using oils to treat illnesses, I thought that they were... just really ...
25 Tips to Help Reduce the Overwhelm
Life as a mom is a beautiful gift but it also can tend to fill your life with overwhelm. No matter how hard we try, chaos happens and in enters the overwhelming feel of stress. However, there are some practical things that you can do to reduce the overwhelm in your life. 1 As simple as it sounds, ...
How I started using oils (when I didn’t think I would)
As a teacher, a play therapist and a mom of four, I am around children a lot. I see how their moods change, their energy changes and their behavior changes by the things that are around them. I've also noticed that certain foods and chemicals bother certain kids. Now, in all honesty, I'll say ...
out of the box – 10 ideas for lent … #4 is my favorite!
If you are looking for out of the box ideas for Lent, you've come to the right place. Do you celebrate Lent every year, the season leading up to to Easter? My husband and I were both raised Catholic and we both celebrate Lent and we teach our kids to take part in it, as well. These 10 ideas for ...
Eating healthy doesn’t have to cost a fortune
I am being compensated by LifeSupplemented by participating in this campaign with the Mom It Forward Blogger Network. Eating healthy is what most of us want, but high costs of fresh, organic and otherwise nutritious food deters most families from making it a reality. In fact, a few weeks ago, ...
10 simple homemade juice recipes for beginners
These 10 simple homemade juice recipes will get you going on the road to better health for you and your children. Our kids LOVE to make juice! (ps- this is the juicer that we have although I kind of wish that we had this one! haha! ) Either way- you can make these juice recipes and I think ...
5 go-to hair styles for the busy mom
This content was sponsored by Head & Shoulders but all thoughts and opinions are my own. I hope you enjoy following along! #ad Mornings are rushed. Four kids. One dog. One Cat. Two hands. That's how it goes, right.. fun, but rushed. Most of you know that I go to the gym in the morning and ...
5 magical ways moms make boo-boos vanish
*This post was sponsored by Pfizer Consumer Healthcare. All opinions are my own. “Mom! Mom! My boo-boo!” Allie cries as she comes running into the room with no “boo-boo” in sight. She proceeds to point out her invisible “boo-boo” that she got on her leg. I’m not surprised that it hurts because ...
