Fall decorating is one of my favorite things to do! It can be so cheap and easy to decorate for the season. Here is a quick fall centerpiece idea I’ve used to spruce up my front porch! Quick and Easy Fall Centerpiece Mums are my go-to Fall decor piece. Hit a store sale at the […]
A last minute dinner with friends left me looking for a quick and easy dessert last week. I happened to have a couple of cake mixes on hand thanks to a recent sale so that was my easy fix. I had a carrot cake mix and a can of cream cheese frosting. I know, I […]
This post was underwritten by BMO Harris Bank, which offers a matching $25 on a new savings account opened for your child through their Helpful Steps for Parents program. Learn more at bmoharris.com/parents. I’ve been wanting to write about kids and allowances for awhile now so I was super excited to be asked by the […]
I have been reading and re-reading these super helpful tips from a Love and Logic Insider’s Club email I’ve had in my inbox for weeks now. It’s such good information, I knew you would want to read it! How can we make sure that our kids are doing their fair share of the thinking? How […]
I received my Insider’s Club email from Love and Logic and the title was, “You’re Grounded From Your Mom”. I was so excited to read what that meant! Could I ground my kids from me and take a night off? I think this is such an innovative way to get kids to think and appreciate […]
I think it’s one of the most dreaded statements a parent can hear come out of their child’s mouth. YOU CAN’T MAKE ME! It sends shivers up your spine, no? I think the reason the shivers appear at the sound of it is because we know….they are right! We can’t make our kids do anything […]
So I have been working really hard on overcoming my Mommy Guilt. Then I came across a blog post from MckMama about why they decided to homeschool. And it all came flooding back. I have thought about homeschooling before, and I certainly agree with many of the reasons why so many people do. I mean, […]
The wonderful people at Love and Logic sent me their book Parenting with Love & Logic by Foster Cline and Jim Fay. The book is all about teaching children responsibility and in the mean time, if I might I add, saving your life! I dove right into the book as soon as it came in […]