If you are anything like me, your “mom brain” is always going 1,000 miles per hour. The holidays, especially Christmas, bring that number to about 172,468 miles per hour.

Over the years, I’ve seen different ideas of where to hide the gifts.  Attics, trunks of cars (this doesn’t work with a van or SUV), cleaning or kitchen closets, and more.

We live in a world where people often hide behind computers and their smartphones, and often spreading love isn’t at the forefront of our daily interactions. This Thanksgiving season, take some time to pass on your gratitude to others. Everybody could use a kind word, and smiles are contagious.

February 14th.  To some, it brings flowers.  To others, candy and a beautiful card.  To me, it brings 23 rambunctious, sugar-filled darlings that I’m trying to still teach math to! That’s why I opt for candy-free valentines. 

While I know that my house can't look like it did before the kids, I decided to make some changes. During the last few weeks, I have scoured the internet for tips and tricks on how to organize my home despite living with two tiny humans who, even on their best days, are always working OVERTIME to keep our house the opposite of clean.

Christmas is a fun and magical time for many families, and it’s also a stressful time and trigger for others, step-parents included!

We chose a random Sunday to do it – I did not want to give her the cell phone as a gift or reward. We want her to know that while we let her use it, it really belongs to us, and she should treat it as something she is borrowing.

Fred “Mister” Rogers was more than an American television personality. He was more than a father and husband. He was and still is an inspiration to many, even to this day, over 16 years after his death.  There are many lessons from Mister Rogers that we can use while raising our children.  Here are a few of my favorites.  

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Giving Tuesday is the first Tuesday after Thanksgiving. #GivingTuesday is a global day of giving, started in 2012, that has continued to grow thanks to the power of social media.