“Just” a Stay-at-Home Mom

  • How to make easy thank you cards for a child’s birthday

    How to make easy thank you cards for a child’s birthday

    I have always enjoyed sending Thank You cards.  Mainly, I enjoy the excuse to relive my childhood memories or writing hand-written letters. * I had 3 long-distance pen pals I wrote to throughout grades school. I miss the excitement of getting an envelope in the mail. The only thing I don’t like about sending cards…

  • Top 5 best things about having a 1-year-old

    Top 5 best things about having a 1-year-old

    I’ve recently written about how it can be hard to embrace my job as a stay-at-home mom, ALL the time.  But this week there has had so many wonderful moments in parenting that I thought I’d share my Top 5 favorite things about having a 1-year-old.:-)

  • Confession #2: I may never be happy

    Confession #2: I may never be happy

    Confession #2 – I may never be happy. Actually, I think the better way to look at it is that I can always find a way to be happy.  Both are true.  Here’s what I mean… I had great conversations with a few mom friends this week, and I’ve decided no mom (or parent) has…

  • Life Hack: How to prep chicken without a mess

    Life Hack: How to prep chicken without a mess

    I just learned this trick from my mother-in-law over the Christmas break and it has changed my life! (Sorry.  That might seem a bit dramatic, but I swear I mean it genuinely).  Why? 1. It is a “green” solution because it involves reusing something that would otherwise be thrown away. 2. It makes NO MESS…

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