The Ultimate Survival Guide for Default Parents: How to Juggle Work, Family, and Self-Care Like a Pro
A Love Letter to the Default Parent Let’s start with the obvious, if you’re here, you probably carry the invisible weight of your family. You’re the “default parent.” The one the school calls when your child has a fever. The one who knows when the pediatrician appointments are, where the missing soccer cleats are, and …
8 Ways to Have More Fun With Your Kids Right Now
8 Ways to Have More Fun with Your Kids Right Now Fun Is Not Optional—It’s Oxygen for Families Let’s be real: sometimes parenting feels like one long game of survival. You’re stepping on rogue LEGO bricks (seriously, those things should come with warning labels), reheating your coffee for the third time, and wondering if cereal …
12 More Tips to Become a More Peaceful Mom
Let’s say it like it is: peaceful parenting doesn’t always feel peaceful. Sometimes it feels like whisper-yelling in the pantry with your eyes closed and your hand in a half-eaten bag of chocolate chips. Sometimes it’s gritting your teeth while “calmly” asking your toddler not to stick a graham cracker in the outlet. I’ve been …
Fool Proof Ways to Conquer Your Mornings
Fool Proof Ways to Conquer Your Mornings Because dragging yourself out of bed and into “mom mode” shouldn’t require a cape and caffeine IV. Let’s just get this out of the way: mornings are hard. If you’re anything like me, your morning routine may currently look more like morning chaos. Someone can’t find a sock. …
Becoming a Calmer Mom: Let’s Talk Self-Care
Let’s be real and talk self-care: if one more person tells you to “just take a bubble bath” when you’re about to scream into a couch cushion, you might throw the bath bomb at their head. You don’t need fluff. You need sustainable. You need peace. You need to stop feeling like you’re one meltdown …
How to Let Go of Mom Judgements (and Breathe Again)
Let me just say it: If mom-judging were a competitive sport, some of us would be Olympic-level medalists. And I don’t mean judging others—I mean judging ourselves. We need to learn how to let go of mom judgements and finally be able to breathe again. The voice in your head that whispers, “You should be …
Setting a Good Routine For Your Kids
There’s something calming about routines—and also something ridiculously hard. Like, “why does this take Herculean effort every morning?” hard. If you’ve ever found yourself begging your toddler just to put on pants while holding a cold cup of coffee and rethinking your life choices at 7:42 a.m., you’re not alone. Setting a good routine for …
Frog Paper Plate Craft for Kids
I can tell you this: Googly frog eyes, paper plate smiles, and curled-up red tongues can instantly bring happiness to an uninteresting day. Check out these adorable little frog friends! These fun frogs remind me of a preschool dance party taking place on lily pads. And the best part? The combination of simple instructions and …
15 Ways to Reduce Stress as a Mom (Because “Running Away” Isn’t Exactly a Long-Term Strategy)
Welcome to the Unpaid, Overworked, and Emotionally Exhausting World of Motherhood Finding ways to reduce stress as a mom is not always easy. I love my kids. I’d walk through fire for them. But some days, I fantasize about checking into a hotel—alone—with a remote, a hot meal I don’t have to share, and no …