Thank you Walmart for sponsoring this post on a topic I'm passionate about! I became car-seat obsessed when I was pregnant with Harper. I had worked on a few news stories related to car seat safety at my day job as a public relations specialist at a children's hospital, and conversing with certified car seat techs made me realize that car seats ...
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My All-Time Favorite & Must-Have Baby Products
Thank you Walmart for sponsoring this post! Though my children are now 6 and almost 4, I get asked quite a bit about favorite baby products. There are so many brands and items to choose from and every baby is different, so selecting the items that work best for your baby and lifestyle can feel overwhelming. I’m putting ...
My Motherhood Story: So Much Love to Give by Karen
Karen and I met in fifth grade at our weekly gymnastics class. Though we went to different schools, we soon realized our homes were walking distance from each other and we would often meet at the library (the halfway point) to hang out. Soon, we were inseparable. We had sleepovers all the time, hung out nearly every weekend and shared all of our ...
A Day In My Life As a Working Mom
“A day in the life” is one of my most requested posts! I get it - I’ve seen other bloggers do these posts and I’m always so intrigued by how people schedule their days, whether they work from home, in an office or stay at home. It’s always interesting to get a peek into other people’s lives, routines and schedules. My workday is different every ...
Overcoming Challenges As a Working Mom
This is a sponsored conversation written by me on behalf of Olay. The opinions and text are all mine. I'm proud to partner with Olay on this content. All thoughts and opinions are my own. One of the questions I'm asked most is how I find "balance" as a working mom of two. As you know, I work both outside of the home full-time and run ...
What I’ve Learned About Facing Adversity in Blogging & How It Taught Me An Important Parenting Lesson
This post is written in partnership with Olay. I’m so grateful for brands like Olay that help support me in creating this content. "Wait...so you take pictures of your outfits in the mirror and then post them the Internet?" That was not an uncommon question in the early days of blogging. Well, that’s how it all began. Nearly ten years ago, I ...
Motherhood Confessions: Parenting When You Had a Toxic Parent
This is a post that was difficult to write, but one I have always kept in my drafts to share when the moment felt right. Sometimes I wonder what value there is in sharing such personal and challenging things about myself online, but then I remember a time I read a blog post or article by another woman that made me feel supported, understood and ...
Friday Five – Motherhood Edition
Hello and happy Friday! This week’s Friday Five is about all things motherhood and family. I’ve been working on some motherhood content to share with you – but they’re the types of posts that take a long time to write, that I read 30 times over, and feel my heart race as I hit publish. Even though I’m always nervous to publish such personal ...
7 Things That Make Me a Better Mom
This post is sponsored by Ivory. All thoughts and opinions are my own. It's no secret being a mom these days comes with a lot of things many of us were never prepared for. The constant influx of articles on social media about the latest and greatest parenting philosophies and what we're doing wrong can feel totally overwhelming. We're living in a ...
