10 Physical Changes You Might Experience After Giving Birth That No One Tells You About
Hmmm…. Where to begin? Honestly, I’m not going to sugarcoat it. Motherhood comes with A LOT...
The Importance of Rest
Prioritizing rest is essential. Our bodies were not created to go constantly. We need to recharge at...
4 Tips to Help Avoid Extra Stress This Holiday Season
The holiday season is here and prior to being a mom, my holiday prep involved buying gifts and my ow...
Making Time for Ourselves, After Becoming a Mom
As moms, it is innate for us to take care of everyone’s needs first. We fed the children first, ge...
The Empty Feeling When My Youngest and Last Baby Goes to School
It seems like just yesterday, my youngest and last baby was born, and now she just started preschool...
What Do Stay at Home Moms Do While Kids Are in Daycare?
This is a common question that I get asked all the time and it’s frustrating.I’m a stay at home ...
The Handshake
Sometimes I wish I could go back in time and better understand how the pioneers raised kids. The “...
Mom Shaming
How many of you moms have ever felt the wrath of being mom-shamed? My hand is up high in the ai...
Ashley's Breastfeeding Journey
When I got pregnant, there wasn’t a doubt in my mind that I wanted to breastfeed... It wasn...
New School Year, New Beginnings
I feel a smidge guilty admitting this, but seeing all four of my children walk through the front doo...
Mom Shaming
I experienced my first mom-shaming from a stranger yesterday.Nine years in and four total years of b...
The Empty Cup
Motherhood is so many things: amazing, heart-filling, soul-completing, humor-filled, chaotic—the l...
How to Rock your Morning Routine
If your life is anything like mine, your mornings are truly a wonder to behold … a daily ritual th...
Coping with "Morning" Sickness with a Toddler
Coping with morning sickness (or in my case hyperemesis gravidarum) when raising a toddler can be a ...
Selfishness Masquerading as Selflessness
“Your number one job as a mother is to make your child need you a little bit less every single day...
When parenting worlds collide
I’ve been thinking about writing this blogpost for over a year now, but never seem to get myself t...
Don't Let it Break
Did I ever tell you about the time my son almost broke his nose?As often and as many sports as he pl...
Momfectionist.
Hi! My name is Lauren and I am a “momfectionist”. I think as moms we all struggle with perfectio...
To My Twenty-Something Self
I remember it like it was yesterday, that moment when I said, “My children will never do that!” ...
Your child will become what you instill.
Beautiful, kind, loved, valued. Your child will become what you instill in her. It's so easy to...
Self-Care is Not Selfish
Mom guilt: it's a real thing that seems to grow with each passing year. Moms have been putting thems...
How to manage your time efficiently
I often have people ask me how I manage my time and succeed at doing it all. Let's first be cle...
Swimming vs. Drowning
I was recently reminded of one of my most challenging personal parent struggles. Well, "reminded" ma...
Spring Staycation!
Friday school pick-up was an exciting one for sure. Sophia ran to the gate of the schoolyard with he...
