Sometimes living with a toddler you start to feel more like a hostage negotiator rather than a parent, and other times you just don’t have the chill in you to handle another meltdown because you won’t let them play with forks. Anyone that has ever lived with a toddler knows it can feel a bit …
Tips & Tricks
Beach Hacks For Parents
Before kids, when I heard someone say “Life is a Beach,” I thought they meant life was calm and all good. Since having a child I wonder if maybe they meant “Beach” as in the substitute for another “B” word, vaguely similar to Witch. Don’t get me wrong, I absolutely love watching our daughter play …
Furniture Rental For Military Families
This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of CORT for IZEA. All opinions are 100% mine. Furniture Rental is a Great Way to Make Any House Feel Like Home Before my husband and I were married and we were dating, I was impressed by the furniture he had chosen for his apartment. I was …
Shippable Father’s Day Gifts
Are you packing a special care package for a deployed daddy this year? Here are 5 perfect crafty gifts that any deployed daddy would love to receive this Father’s Day. Last year was the first year we celebrated Mother’s and Father’s Day with our little girl. For Father’s Day I did a bunch of little crafts …
Apps For Flying with a Toddler
5 Apps Perfect for Flying with a Toddler Back in April my husband got picked up for some schooling out at Peterson AFB in Colorado, and we decided to make a family trip out of it. We travel often, and really try to take advantage of every opportunity we have to see new places. Since having …
Surviving a Road Trip with a Toddler
Adding A Toddler To Our Most Recent Road Trip Definitely Made for A More Interesting Trip My husband and I have made quite a few long road trips. But now traveling with a toddler it is a whole new game. Gone is the day driving straight through. In the past a 12 or 14 hour …
Stress Free Road Trips
Road Trips Don’t Need To Be Stressful Last week my family and I headed off on one of our many trips to Florida. Growing up we took yearly visits to the Gulf Coast where my grandparents would spend their winters, and the Florida house has always felt like home. Now I am excited to be …