Making Mom Friends When You Have Toddlers

I am writing this blog because I need it.I need someone to tell me that someone out there will want to be friends with me and my crazy tribe of little ones.You see, I recently relocated to a different part of the country with my family. The last time we...

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Five Years of Cloth Diapers: My Favorite Brands

We’ve done it. Naysayers step aside! We’re five years into cloth diapering. In those five years with three children we’ve tried pretty much everything. Brands, inserts, styles…I started with mostly pockets, had a year of mostly AIOs for daycare, and meandered through a joyous simple time of flats and covers....

Keeping Your Baby Safe Around Big-Kid Toys

When I had my son, Levi, my daughter was just turning two and had lots of little toys. As Levi got older, it seemed her toys got smaller. Keeping Levi safe around her smaller toys became a part of my daily routine. Barbie shoes were the worst. Luckily, Levi was...

Tags: Toddlers

After the Christmas Toys Have Lost Their Shine

A family with a bent toward mindfulness or just simply practicality, we wean off some toys pre-holiday chaos to prepare for the incoming holiday gifts. But still, somehow, inevitably by spring the kids seem bored again. Their bins are overflowing and yet their hearts are lackluster with the thrill of...