I am going to age myself here, but I feel compelled to share another memory. When I was a kid, eight or nine years old, I was in a bowling league (at a second-hand-smoke-wafting bowling alley that now serves as a parking lot for a home improvement store) on the west side of Green Bay.

To list our house as a vacation rental, we had to empty closets and cabinets of 16+ years of clothes, toys, games, and other accumulated possessions. I assumed that getting rid of our personal things would be emotionally difficult for this sappy mom, but decluttering actually got easier as we went along.

I am not one for research, but recently I experienced something not a lot of my friends have had to experience: the loss of my mom. This forced me to move outside the norm and seek advice elsewhere.

Winter in Wisconsin is the time of year for comfort food. When it is cold outside, bring me all the savory soups, rich casseroles, hearty sauces, and cheesy pasta dishes. Oooooohh, is your mouth watering yet? If only these homemade meals didn’t require spending hours in the kitchen! Enter my “cook once, eat twice” meal prep solution.

But with so much to accomplish and only so many hours in a day, how in the world do we stop multitasking?

Our Martial Arts journey began with a movie. While binging on old-but-great movies with my family, in the year that shall not be named, during the beginnings of a global pandemic, we watched “The Karate Kid” (the original from the 80s).

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.

The good news is there are things we can do to make going to the doctor a better experience for our children and ourselves!  Here are 13 tips to help your child if they’re scared at the doctor.  

Because my life is busy, and we haven't been able to hit the salon, I was looking for options to learn how to style my kids’ hair.  Luckily, we had the opportunity to try out an online course called Barber Mom.

In some households, “leftovers” is a dirty word, but not mine. In fact, my people prefer some of my dishes on the second or even third day. That’s because I’ve mastered the art of second-day suppers.