Growing up, my mom was the Queen of Birthdays and always made me feel like the most important person. My sweet Milo is turning five this month and I want to make him feel just as awesome. For his ... [Read More]

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Some of us have family Christmas traditions passed down from generations before, and others of us are looking to create new traditions of our own. Either way, I think we can all agree that we would like to create special memories with our children that they can carry on. As a first time mama, it… Keep Reading
It’s Christmas time and many Elf scouts are arriving at their new homes! We have made this list of over 100 fun girl and boy Elf on the Shelf names to help you decide what your new family member will be called. Our family has had a ton of fun with our Elf on the… Keep Reading
Love it or hate it, one thing is for sure, Elf on the Shelf has become a holiday tradition. Children of all ages love waking up each morning to see what trouble the elves have gotten into overnight. But, why stress when you can have someone do the work for you? With these Elf on… Keep Reading
Growing up, my mom was the Queen of Birthdays and always made me feel like the most important person. My sweet Milo is turning five this month and I want to make him feel just as awesome. For his ... [Read More]
Recently, I've been confused by my peers who call themselves stay-at-home parents while they publish essays or even books, and run businesses from home. Is it because they are able to do those things ... [Read More]
We're excited to share our first guest post for Makin' it this week (or, as she strongly prefers, "Making it") from longtime reader, Laura Case. She is the mom of twin boys and a talented photographer ... [Read More]
For many years I drove around with a gold chain license plate frame. It was an ironic hipster purchase made in my mid-twenties which later became a convenient way for my husband and me to recognize ... [Read More]
One of the few fights Whitney and I have had in recent memory was over a dress: she was showing me her new sassy little black dress from Shabby Apple and I wanted to borrow it before she even took the ... [Read More]
If I had the chops to write a cookbook, this is exactly the one I'd want to write. It has chapters for one-handed meals (that you can eat with one hand, sadly not cook with one hand), slow cooker ... [Read More]