I’ve heard these words countless times from friends, co-workers, family, and on social media. And each time I heard them, I grimaced, biting my tongue as the sarcastic rebuttals were screaming to come out. “It gets easier!” they all would say when I posted about the terrible two’s. “It gets easier, I promise”, they encouraged when Read Post
5 Summer Saving Beach Hacks For Parents
With temperatures soaring and the summer season upon us, I’ve made a promise to our girls. We are going to the beach every Friday this summer to soak up some sun, swim in the therapeutic salty sea, and have some fun with friends. Unfortunately, with a daughter with sensory issues, sand can sometimes be a Read Post
20 Things You REALLY Need on Your Baby Registry
I was scrolling through Twitter recently and saw a Tweet that had me literally LOL! A local sports radio guy and soon to be dad (and blogger) was complaining about the fours hours it took to fill out a baby registry. @kristenhewitt I’ll love it a lot more when this registry is filled out. I began sweating looking at Read Post
2-Minute Drill James Bates
An All-SEC linebacker and team captain, James Bates led the Florida Gators to the 1996 National Championship. But that was just the beginning. He’s now a three-time Emmy Award winning television announcer, an artist, a comedian, and a dad of three. Check out what transpired when we connected recently to talk about parenting teens and tweens in Read Post
How to REALLY Manage Nighttime Wetting
[dropshadowbox align=”none” effect=”raised” width=”auto” height=”” background_color=”#ffffff” border_width=”1″ border_color=”#dddddd” ]This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #RestEasySolutions #CollectiveBias[/dropshadowbox] Nighttime wetting can be one of the toughest challenges for parents during potty training. Once you’ve made it through the initial training, and finally have your children out Read Post
Hoping to Beat the Odds: My IVF Story
Hope is defined as: (noun) grounds for believing that something good may happen. And even after everything we’d been through, we still believed. Hope was all we had. Sure there were the laparoscopic surgeries, and the ovarian torsion which took away most of my left ovary. And then there were inseminations, acupuncture, strict diets, and years Read Post
Immune Boosting Smoothie Recipe
Admit it – we all rely sometimes on Goldfish crackers and chicken nuggets to get through the day. It’s hard to constantly create new, fresh, organic, whole food meals, and sometimes we just need to keep it simple. But we’ve had some pretty constant and chronic sickness in our home, as I call preschool the Read Post
5 Ways to Find Balance as a Working Mom
It’s NBA Playoff season, which means for us life is pure chaos. We are living by the Miami HEAT’s schedule (as we always do), but things tend to get just a bit more hectic and out of balance this time of year. There are more last minute promos to shoot, more practices between games to Read Post
Tips for Living with Autism
Since April is Autism Awareness month, I thought it was a good time to share an interview I did with Shannell Mouland for The Mom Interviews. Shannell is the author of the blog goteamkate.com, and shares candid, emotional, and real stories of living with two daughters, one of whom is autistic. One of her recent blog posts I Read Post
Why We Haven’t Told the Truth About the Easter Bunny
As we were getting dressed to go the Easter Egg Hunt and children’s festival at our daughter’s preschool and church, the question came blazing at me far too early on a Saturday morning. Carrying her Easter basket and dressed like a pre-tween, she walked into my bathroom with the blow dryer running and demanded, “Is the Read Post
Teach with Love
It had been an incredibly long day. Late to bed the night before due to work, and then the little one woke me at 2:00AM with an upset tummy. Two hours later I was back in bed and I knew I would just need to get through this day. After school, hoping for an easy play Read Post
Spring Forward – Daylight Savings Sleep Tips
Can you feel it? Spring is almost in the air, and with it comes Daylight Savings Time! This Sunday at 2:00AM our clocks will spring forward, meaning we lose an hour of sleep. The good news? The glorious sunshine will return in the afternoons and evenings signaling warmer weather and fun summer days ahead! For Read Post
