When you become a Mom, you begin looking at the world through a magnifying glass. What ingredients are in this jar of baby food? Has this toy been disinfected? Does my baby’s laundry soap leave residue on his clothes? I’m pretty much relaxed when I take care of myself, but when it comes to my […] Read more…
Archive of ‘Tips and Tricks’ category
The Brush Your Teeth Song
Want to make life easier for a toddler? Sing a song. Sing a song while he poops, while he dresses for school. Sing a song while he bathes, sing a song while he brushes his teeth! Here is my 3-year-old’s favorite song to brush his teeth to. What’s great about the Brush Your Teeth song: […] Read more…
How to fold a fitted sheet
Folding a fitted sheet is so dang hard. Pinterest shows you how it’s done, though not without much trial and error! Still, it was a success to convert a huge crumpled ball into a flat square of a sheet. Read more…
Have Yourself a Bookish Little Christmas Tree
Every Christmas we go for themed decorations at home. They’ve mostly centered around colors, and once we went Victorian. We wanted something different this year though without having to spend on new decorations. One thing our family enjoys doing (individually and together) is read. And so the theme “Bookish Christmas” was born! Here’s our Christmas […] Read more…
Use toy bins to organize children’s books
This shelf of toy bins was a present from Timmy’s grandparents, and we originally used it to organize his toys. After a few weeks though, we found it was an even better way to organize his books. Each bin can hold up to a dozen books depending on size. The bins hold his small- to […] Read more…
New year’s resolutions of a work-at-home Mom
It’s been a year since I stopped working corporate and embraced work-at-home motherhood. Has it been everything I ever dreamed of? Almost. Has it been more difficult than I thought it would be? Definitely. My career path for 2012 still has WAHM written all over it, but to make it is more productive and efficient, […] Read more…
Sound effects for your New Year from the DOH
Firecrackers scare the hell out of me. I think it goes back to seeing an uncle almost getting burned by a fireworks fountain that wouldn’t light. The cone kept toppling over, and he would keep reaching forward to make it stand. On his last attempt to make the cone stable, the fountain shot fireworks into […] Read more…