This post is sponsored by P&G. Ideas and opinions are my own. If you are a parent of younger children I am sure you have spent some time childproofing your home. We all make sure that the stairs are blocked. We all keep small items off the floor….
Schools out for summer! Raise your hand if you are so excited to get started making amazing summer memories! When I think back to my childhood some of my most favorite memories are from our annual summer road trip. We lived in Arizona, but our family all lived…
When I became a mother, I was incredibly overwhelmed, with love, with gratitude, with joy, and with responsibility. When you become a parent, grandparent, or caregiver, you take on the responsibility for a child. This includes the safety of the environment they live and play in. This post…
This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of CORT for IZEA. All opinions are 100% mine. My husband and I started our little family almost ten years ago. We were both 21 and still in college. Since then we have both become college graduates, my…
Just about seven months ago, my husband and I purchased our first home. Wanting to add my own personal touches, I decided to try and find some inexpensive ways to really make my living space unique. I’ve found that it really doesn’t take a lot of money to…
This past week, I got the itch to start my spring cleaning. While cleaning out cubbies, under beds, and shelves, I realized that my “clean house” wasn’t so clean after all. Thinking about all of the places that my family frequently touches throughout the day made me realize…
The holidays with children are just magical. I adore their faces on Christmas morning as they unwrap their gifts. I have kids who love to play with toys, I mean REALLY play, our toys get a ton of use. They let their imaginations take over and they play…
As a child, I have so many wonderful memories visiting my grandma. Every time I arrived at her house, I knew one thing was certain: a warm batch of soft homemade Play-Doh would be waiting for me. Just as my grandma’s homemade Play-Doh was one of my very favorite…
This post is sponsored by Dreft. All opinions are my own. Brand new babies are so much fun. They just eat, sleep, and let you drink in their newness. Then they start smiling and laughing and just when you think they can’t get any cuter, they graduate from…
Every year I spend days and days baking cookies and gifts for friends and neighbors. This year I wanted to try something new. This gift is easy to throw together, is super affordable, and it is made possible with my two favorite kitchen appliances. I received compensation and…
Having two children under the age of three, we go through a lot of laundry at my house. Among the spit-up, blowouts, and the mischievous acts of my toddler son, almost every article of my children’s clothing needs a little extra TLC before laundering. Tired of obnoxious stains…
Last year I was the room assistant in my son’s preschool. This meant that I went with him to school each day and helped the teacher out with whatever she needed during the school day. Because of this his little sister got to attend as well, even though…