 P is for Party Planning: 12 Tips for Planning a Perfect Birthday Party Spring and summer mean birthday party planning time in our house.  I have to admit that I really love planning birthday parties for my girls.  I get really in to the details and like to put a fair amount of time into being Continue reading
F is for Father’s Day: 15 Golf Themed Father’s Day Ideas This post may contain affiliate links; find my full disclosure here. Father’s Day will be here before we know it. I don’t know about you, but my husband is very hard to buy for. I struggle to come up with meaningful ideas at every holiday. He Continue reading
S is for Self Care: 101 Ways to Manage Stress Stress! We all experience it.  Even good things in our lives can create stress – has anyone ever planned a wedding or had a new baby?!? So much stress. Sometimes we feel like it is too much work or like we have to make grand plans to Continue reading
P is for Parenting: 5 Ways Using a Timer Makes Me a Better Mother What comes to mind when you see a timer? Â Cooking or baking? Â The dreaded time out chair? Â A race? I find myself using a timer for all of these things plus some. Â Sometimes it is the timer on the microwave and Continue reading
P is for Parenting: The Curse of the Picky Eater Anyone who has been around a toddler can tell you that they are notoriously picky eaters. Tiny, stubborn, insanely frustrating eaters.  What they will eat one day, they will turn their nose up at the next day. And try something new? Forget about it.  My Continue reading
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