Inexpensive Style Updates
The Target toy catalog arrived last week. The Target holiday decorating catalog arrived this week. Fine. Take all my money. Sound familiar? Heading into a fun season of holidays, you...
The Magical 3-Second Pause
by Amber Harder
I like being efficient and checking things off lists. Sometimes my children hinder my efficiency with their unpredictable needs and unexpected bickering. Oh, children. When I’m working hard to accomplish...
Maybe I Just Need to Make the Table Longer
It is a typical Monday evening and already I am mentally counting down the minutes to bedtime. I’m feeling overwhelmed. Is that an overused word? In my exhausted mom of...
Art Time
I’m a planner by nature. Always have been, always will be. My husband and I use an app to synch our family schedule and I use another one to plan...
Life in the Living Room
by Brianna
Eight years ago, on an August weekday, my husband and I sat on the floor in our empty, new-to-us living room right after we closed on our house. We dreamt...
The 8pm Snack
It is the magical time at night. The kids are in bed (awake, but in bed…for now). You are not quite ready to commit to bedtime for yourself, but you...
Easy Fall Wardrobe Updates
It is the most wonderful time of year. Ok…so that’s debatable…and subject to every person’s opinion…but there is something exciting about fall. And especially in our great state of Minnesota....
Forty Things to do While Waiting for Labor Start
by Maureen Zhao
Here I am, waiting for labor. With my firstborn, I was in early labor for many days at home before active labor kicked in. Twenty-four strenuous back-laboring hours after arriving...
I Broke up with My Laundry
by Erin Statz
Laundry is my number one nemesis as a mom. It’s just the most overwhelming, tedious and time-consuming thing that controls my life. I absolutely hate it. Yes, I do have...
My Toddler, My Doggo
by Kate Kearns
My toddler Lucy thinks she’s a dog. I actually think Lucy is more of a cat person than a dog person. She loves our cat Raquel. She hugs Raquel enthusiastically,...
Meal Planning for Moms Who Don’t Meal Plan
We’ve all seen them: the decorative chalkboards marked with each day of the week and designed for you to write down what you’re going to make for dinner. I see...
Therapy Through Traveling
I was surprised to find traveling as a big part of my {new} mom-identity when my husband died. We had valued vacations and exploring places together. Our bucket list of...
The Joy of a Local, Kid-Free, Weekend Vacation
For our anniversary this year, my husband and I decided to spend a kid-free weekend just fifteen minutes from our house. And we loved it. Now, don’t get me wrong....
Mud Pies and Other Things That Terrify Me
by Amber Harder
I will be the first to admit that I do not care for sticky, messy, dirty, or slimy things. My mom tells the story of when I was a little...
