Surviving Potty Training

I've been there, three times now! Potty training is one of those things that every parent dreads, and for good reason. It's not easy. It's stressful, time-consuming, messy, gross, smelly,

Who Do Greeting Cards Think They Are?

I know you’ve been there. You’re running out the door to yet another child’s birthday party, and you realize that you forgot to buy a greeting card. How will Johnny

Changes for the New Year

A new year seems to be synonymous with change, doesn't it? It's a chance to make an improvement, start something new, or ditch a bad habit (or all of the

Surviving Potty Training

I’ve been there, three times now! Potty training is one of those things that every parent dreads, and for good reason. It’s not easy. It’s stressful, time-consuming, messy, gross, smelly, and usually s-l-o-w going. After potty training three children, I have learned a lot about the process. I have made Continue Reading

Who Do Greeting Cards Think They Are?

I know you’ve been there. You’re running out the door to yet another child’s birthday party, and you realize that you forgot to buy a greeting card. How will Johnny know that this re-gifted set of play-doh is from you without a card? You zip over to CVS, grab the Continue Reading

My Chore Reward System

Did you receive allowance money as a child? Or any type of reward? I did not. My parents apparently had the same policy as Childish Sadbino’s parents; if I completed my chores, I was allowed to continue living there. I am the youngest of four children, so this was already Continue Reading

Bryce’s Nursery

This post contains affiliate links. For more information, click here. I don’t think I enjoy decorating anything as much as I enjoy decorating a nursery. It is such a special project because it makes the baby’s imminent arrival so much more real, doesn’t it? You are creating something for a Continue Reading

Undoing a Lifetime of Bad Eating Habits

It was time for me to face it—I had to change my eating habits. It was quite a run, but my body was finally telling me, “no more”.  A year ago, if someone asked me to describe my diet, I could easily sum it up—picture the eating habits of a Continue Reading

Perfect Baked French Fries

This post contains affiliate links. For more information, click here. I have tried about a thousand baked french fry recipes, and as a self-proclaimed fry connoisseur, I hated them all. All one thousand were terrible and left me wondering why anyone on planet earth eats baked fries. That’s an oxymoron, Continue Reading