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As a busy mom, it’s hard to find time to make your favorite foods. These easy comfort foods are perfect for the days you just want to treat yourself and satisfy your cravings for something delicious.

Most busy moms just don’t have time to read. Use these tools to read more books, even while navigating the busyness of mom life.

One of the hardest things about having a new baby is getting food on the table for the rest of the family. Learn how to organize a Meal Train for a new mom.

It’s easy to lose the meaning of Christmas among the shopping, gifts, and gatherings. Set the example in your family by starting a kids nativity tradition.

Every family has their own holiday traditions, and no two families are the same. As a child, we embrace our parents’ traditions. But when you get married and start a family, you might want to start some new ones of your own. Here are seven holiday traditions to try this Christmas. Why holiday traditions are important I don’t know about you, but I look forward to Christmas so much throughout the year. Growing up, my family had many little holiday […]

Okay, so it’s confession time: this is not the blog post I had planned for today. But as you know, I like to write about real life, and right now in my real life, I am scrambling to finish my Christmas shopping. I hope you’re not in the same boat, but if you are, I compiled this list of last-minute Christmas gifts for everyone on your (and my) list. Why I’m looking for last-minute Christmas gifts So normally, I’m Miss […]

The Christmas season is full of traditions. And one of our favorites is our Christmas Eve pajama tradition. This is a fun activity that your entire family will look forward to each year, and it’s not that hard (or expensive) to pull off! Christmas traditions are important They give people, especially children, something to look forward to each year. From decorating the tree, to making cookies, to reading the story of Jesus’ birth, Christmas traditions really give meaning to the […]

Oh, Black Friday. Most people either love it or hate it. Generally, those who love it are super excited to save money and get gifts for everyone on their lists. And those who hate it work (or have worked) in retail, or just think it takes away from Thanksgiving. I happen to fall in all of those categories, so today we are discussing the pros and cons of Black Friday. Perspective of a former retail worker: I worked at a […]

We can probably all admit we don’t spend as much time with our parents as we should. Let’s face it, adult life is hard, and when you have kids, it gets even harder and crazier. On top of being a parent, you have to work to put your relationship with your husband first. So it’s easy to put your relationship with your parents on the back burner. I know not everyone has a great relationship with their mother, but I […]

Doesn’t it seem like Christmas comes faster and faster each year? If you’re like me, the holidays come with a bit of money-stress. There are so many things we feel we need to spend money on around Christmas-time, that it’s easy to get overwhelmed. But what if it didn’t have to be that way? Today I want to show you how to plan a holiday budget you can actually stick with. Why you should plan a holiday budget Most of […]