The holidays are coming up unbelievably quickly. A part of me isn’t concerned. I know what our three-year-old likes, and our one-year-old has eight million hand-me-down toys, not including whatever gift we get him… and our toddler isn’t a picky guy, but what worries me is the speed at which Read more…
Its back to school season and time for all of the first day of schools photos. I love seeing them, they’re always adorable. I posted a bluefish photo of our three-year-old a day after the photo was taken, and said I was posting even though I don’t like to post Read more…
I want my kids to aim for the sky in life, but I don’t want them to aim for perfection. Perfection isn’t real, its an illusion. Maybe it drives some people, but I feel like it will always amount to disappointment. Instead, I want to be encouraging and promote improving. Read more…
So the List, The ‘Dirty Dozen’, refers to the most contaminated produce. These are the items that you should buy organic. It can be hard, because of the cost difference, and especially with berries, sometimes the deal for the inorganic just seems so good its hard to turn down, but Read more…
My apartment was always clean…. Like ALWAYS. I used to enjoy pulling everything from where it was, cleaning everything, and then putting it back. Sometimes I would change my entire organization methods. THAT was my spare time fun. If I wanted a craft beer, I’d call a friend and I’d Read more…
I’m ready to work a day job other than being a Mom. I LOVE being a Mom, but Alex has an art degree and I have an MBA, and it may make more sense to have me dialing for dollars in corporate America than to have Alex at an IT Read more…
10 Ways to Take Advantage of Summer as a Family (or even solo) Buy your produce at the farmer’s market – leave the recycled air and flash-frozen produce behind, and support your local farmers. I actually save a ton by buying produce from the farmer’s market too. You get fresh Read more…
After we delivered our first baby, I was only 15-20 lbs more than my pre-pregnancy weight right after I had him. I had a lot of trauma at delivery and was restricted with TONS of physical therapy for the five months following, and ended up putting back on the weight Read more…
20 Things I Do that my Young Kids Think are Hilarious Make animal noises. Its not always the same noise that they think is hilarious, so I keep plenty of animal noises in my repertoire I do Silly dances. I twirl the boys around, and they don’t seem to think Read more…
First, a little tiny bit of back-story I think of myself as a pretty motivated person. I have some lazy attributes, but I try and put my best foot forward consistently. I am someone in the middle of a ten-kid family, and was raised in a home with three Read more…
So, anyone who follows this blog knows that not yelling has become our primary objective as parents. I felt like I was breaking our toddlers will and joy every time my volume went up, and I didn’t like it when he screamed in response. I’ve always said nice things to Read more…
I’ve never been an asshole to our two-year on….. on purpose… that’s not to say I never asked him what the hell he was doing? It’s called Pottymouth Parents for a reason, our kids will be fine… chill. I found, however, that I was hurting my child’s feelings. Not Read more…
We want our toddler to have some autonomy, so there are a few activities we let him do on his own. Things that I honestly feels he enjoys largely because we let him do them on his own. Brushing his teeth – Cole loves brushing his teeth, but I Read more…
So, I’m not a single Mom, but I am a solo Mom. When Alex goes to work, he’s working, but he’s also free from his child-rearing responsibilities for a few hours. As a solo parent, which is easier than being a single parent who stays at home, I’m on lockdown Read more…
Here is a brief list to help you inspire acts of kindness in your children. You may read and think of your own, feel free to comment with anything you do, or want to do to motivate your own kids to be kind. Pick up trash around town. Call Read more…
We bought a leash for our child. The doctor and the behavioral evaluators that came to the house said Cole was behind in speech. What he’s not behind on is his physical aptitude. He basically plays at the physical level of a four-and-a-half year old. He’s fast, very fast, he Read more…
Our two-year-old didn’t really sleep through the night until he was over one, but something I could usually count on was some sort or break while he napped. Around age two, when our newest was only two months old, he decided naps were no longer necessary. He started banging and Read more…
Survey says….Not to yell…. I get off on some tangents here, so bare with me I was never spanked much as a child. It was the eighties though, so it happened on two occasions that I remember clear as day. I remember it largely because I disagree with why I Read more…
We have a two-year-old. He’s our world. When he’s sweet, he’s the sweetest person of all, but he isn’t always sweet. I would never say it to his face, but sometimes he can be an ass. He throws stuff, he kicks, he slaps, he can be generally unpleasant. He’s two. Read more…
10 Tips For Getting Your Picky Little Eater to EAT. We have a two-year-old. Our beautiful boy who would once eat whatever he was served, has now discovered enough autonomy that he now has opinions about foods. It drives…. me….. INSANE. I don’t let him see it, but in my Read more…