If you, like me, tend to put your health and fitness needs on the backburner this post is for you! I'm sharing essential health and fitness tips for busy moms.

Essential Health and Fitness Tips for Busy Moms

As moms we take on a lot. Sometimes we may take on too much, but we’ll still probably try to convince ourselves that we can do it all. Maybe we can, maybe we can’t. And as moms, we also tend to put our own health and wellness needs on the backburner. Even though we should know by now, that if we want to properly handle everything else; we really shouldn’t neglect our health. I say this because I’ve done it often. I start the year with all intention of making my health and wellness more of a priority. And maybe I’ll do okay until March or April. Then by June, I’ve fallen off the fitness wagon. And then, of course, I’ll wonder why I’m not…

Do blogs really need to bother with branding? Absolutely yes. But what goes into the branding process? What are the essential elements for creating a memorable brand?

7 Essential Elements to Include for a Memorable Brand

Is developing a brand really that important for a blogger? This is something that I’ve asked myself countless times over the past few months. Developing a brand was something that I associated more with a company, not a person. A brand was for a business. So maybe that’s why developing a brand is important for bloggers. I treat my blog like a business because it’s part of my business. Because of that, I want to develop a brand for it that’s memorable. But what makes a brand memorable? Is it the logo, the tagline, the colors, the mood? What are the essential elements to include for a memorable brand? There are basically seven elements you can incorporate into your brand building strategy. We’re going to…

When your child is born 3 months premature, you expect for certain things to happen. Ultimately, it was the unexpected learning disbility that would prove to be the one to tackle.

How to Deal with the Unexpected Learning Disability in Your Special Needs Child

My oldest child was born 3 months premature. It was expected that he could have some sort of developmental delay. It was expected that he could develop some sort of developmental disability. It was expected that he could always be behind his peers developmentally and academically. And maybe it should have been expected that he would have additional complications. It was the unexpected learning disability though that would ultimately define his IEP goals. Maybe if we had looked for the early signs of a learning disability supports could have been put in place earlier. V was born 3 months premature at 24 weeks gestation and was given a 50/50 chance of surviving the night. He was in the NICU for almost 4 months. He had…

For many of us, personal finances are a source of stress. Here are a few ways to improve your personal finances so you can hopefully find some stress relief.

How to Improve Your Personal Finances

Are you in control of your personal finances or does it seem like the other way around? For many of us, personal finances are a source of stress. Maybe you have some debt like student loans or credit card bills. Or maybe you’re concerned about your financial future. Whatever the case may be, personal finances have the ability to consume many of our waking thoughts. But that doesn’t always have to be the case, especially when we have them under control. And if you’re looking for a few ways to improve your personal finances; this post is for you. Americans are notorious for spending more than they earn, but if you want to be in charge of your finances, spend less than what you earn….

How to Parent with Compassion
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How to Parent with Compassion

It’s happening again. You can feel your stress levels rising as your toddler clings to your leg, constantly repeating: mommy, mommy, mommy. No amount of counting to 4 will help you in this moment as you desperately try to recall the mantras of positive parenting. Your stress levels only increase as you eye the unwashed dishes in the sink or the toys strewn across the floor. Toys that you just finished picking up before your toddler decided that they were made of Velcro. And regardless of what society says, a glass of wine or a shot of tequila seems like a great idea. Even if it is early in the morning or late in the afternoon. Because you know that there’s still time before your…

Easy Lunch Solution for Busy Work at Home Moms

Once summer is here, one of the last thing that I want to do is spend time preparing lunch. Most days, I’m content to just heat up leftovers and be on my way. Other days, a simple picnic lunch might fit the bill. But even that involves some prep, you know? I love finding quick and easy lunch solutions that won’t consume a lot of my time but still keep me going for the rest of the day. Known for their Frozen Breaded Eggplant Cutlets, Dominex Natural Foods is now offering one-skillet meal solutions. I’m a huge fan of Eggplant Parmesan but not a huge fan of how time consuming it can be. The frozen breaded eggplant cutlets seem like they would be a huge…