I've always felt that urge to keep my space neat and tidy, but until recently didn't fully understand the link between clutter and depression. It's not for your friends... it's not for the health of your family. No, the reason is a lot Read More
One Thing Parents Can Do To Strengthen The Relationship with Their Child
If you could add one thing to your day that would make your child feel loved and valued... would you do it? One thing to make your child feel important while also helping you connect with your child - no matter their age? It all boils down to you Read More
Ten Reasons Daddy Is More Fun Than Mommy
Last night as I listened to my husband play with our children, I easily thought of ten reasons Daddy is more fun than Mommy! Most of boils down to the simple fact that Mom is timed— we just can't do it all!My friend Hillary wrote today's Read More
The 10 most important lessons from my mom
I read a quote once that said, "If I can turn into my mother, I'll consider my life a success." I couldn't agree more. My mom is happy, helpful, generous, loving, and kind-hearted. On top of that, her children and grandchildren think the world Read More
9 Habits of Happy Moms
What do you think of when someone says "happy mom?" Do you think of yourself with a smile on your face - laughing with the kids, playing with them, enjoying your time with them? We are the busy-mom, the run-you-everywhere mom, the homework-helper Read More
Stressed parent to relaxed parent (yes, really!)
If you ever feel stressed out, as a parent, as a mother, you are not alone. You might feel like you are on edge or yell more than you want to... it usually stems from something. Maybe it's the clutter in the house, worry about your child's Read More
The 10 Things Happy Moms Do (that others aren’t doing!) to be stress-free!
These 10 secrets of a happy mom are ones that I have realized over the years... with four young kids, I have come to understand that being a happy, stress-free parent boils down to how I perceive things. Today I am sharing these secrets with Read More
Self-Care isn’t luxurious … with salt baths & chocolate cake
Self-care is not 'salt baths and chocolate cake' The topic of self-care is everywhere: trending on Instagram when people post their coffee mugs as they overlook a beautiful lake with the caption, "away for my self-care weekend.” It's on Read More
Second time mom…
When I was about 30 weeks pregnant with our second child, I started to panic just a bit: what if I don't love this one as much? What if I don't give my first baby the time he deserves because I am busy with my second? What if they don't end up Read More
Mom, look at my eyes
It's been several years since I first told this story, but it feels like it was yesterday. The 'life lessons' will do that to you - stick with you... Our then 6-year-old came into the kitchen, carrying his new "invention." He had made it out of a Read More
Savor the Moments
In the past couple months, I have had this overwhelming desire to savor this season with my little ones. As we inch closer to the summer, I sense how fast the little years go. Flash forward a couple years and all of my children will be in school for Read More
How to play with your kids instead of just watching
It is time to stop watching our kids play, and really get in there and play with our kids. As a play therapist, I feel like I see parents sitting back and watching their kids play more and more. I support that, too, because I think that kids should Read More
Parenting on the hard days
Let's be honest- being a mom is a hard job. Yes, parenting is full of rewards but it is also full of many challenges. Parenting on the hard days is real. Not every day is filled with smiles, bubbles & pillow-forts, but that doesn't mean that we Read More
Burnt out Mom – Keeping up when you feel burnt out after having kids…
We all seem to get to this place at some point - we become the burnt-out mom … where we have to wonder how to keep up when you feel burnt out after having kids. it is just an exhausting (fun, but exhausting) time in our lives, while Read More
Stop hacking your way through their childhood…
Today I want to talk about how we need to stop 'hacking' our way through their childhood (and motherhood), because I catch myself finding ways to make things easier/quicker/better. There are many hacks in life. We have hacks for packing lunches, Read More
Why more kids makes me more carefree
Today I am talking about why more kids make me carefree, because it was really on my mind to figure out why I feel like more kids = less stress. Last year, I went to NYC to do an interview with Kelly Ripa & she asked me "How do you do it Read More
Babies pretend to sleep when mom talks to them on monitor
How adorable! These babies pretend to be asleep when mom, Judy, talks to them on the monitor! I love it! Last year, when I went to NYC, for a sponsored blog trip (for J&J), I started hanging out with vlogger, Judy and her husband, Benji Read More
5 makeover ideas for mom #MoreForMom
Mothers Day has a whole new meaning for me now that I have our four children. While they are busy trying to make things for me, I am just happy to be a mother and have them to love. I have always wanted four children and to spend time with each Read More
How to Thrive as a Mom
I love to read, learn, and see what others are doing in their role as a mama… because I want to thrive as a mom. I want to be a great mom! There are so many amazing moms out there who are doing incredible things. I see these ideas and want to Read More
10 hardest things about being a work at home parent
I had to write about the 10 hardest things about being a work at home parent, because I work from home part time. I find it hilarious (& ironic) that you are "always working and never working" as my mom used to put it when she worked from Read More
