real moms {sharing} all things fabulous
My husband is a wonderful father to our baby boy. He willingly changes diapers, gives baths, manages outfit changes, and totes around baby accessories like the pack mule that all parents of small children really are. However, being a great dad isn’t his only interest. He is also in the military and he’s a tactical…
I am always looking for solutions to life’s little problems. You know, the kind that aren’t significant but add moments of frustration or inconvenience. The summer sun is so wonderful – I’m a desert girl at heart – but it does create its own set of problems! I recently heard about The Original Sunscreen and…
A lot of moms have a negative view of budgeting and planning their finances. It’s too much work, there is too little money, and it’s stressful to come up with a plan that is agreeable to both them and their spouse. They frequently feel broke, stressed, panicked, or guilty about money, but they don’t know…
In the mind of Emily the child, my mom knew all things and was the keeper of all things. I had no worries, because my mom was the responsible adult. She generally had everything I needed when I needed it. The granola bar when I was hungry, the sunscreen on a sunny day, the band-aid…
As I soon discovered after our sweet baby boy joined our family, taking an infant out in public creates difficult situations and hassles that were simply not experienced prior to having children. Even as I write that sentence, I laugh, because it’s really an understatement. There is so much to think about. Will the trip…
I have great childhood memories involving macaroni and cheese. What kid doesn’t appreciate that delicious orange cheese powder? My sister and I ate it with regularly, and not only did we live to tell about it, we are leading healthy and productive lives. In fact, here I am as a child scarfing down these macaroni…
There are some parents who enjoy dressing their baby up every day, and others are happy if their child manages to keep their sweatpants on. I gravitate toward dressier clothes for myself, so I guess it’s no surprise that my favorite baby outfits are on the dressier side too. If it was entirely up to me,…
We all know that eating junk food is easy, but I am always looking for ways to make eating healthy easy too. I love this delicious salad because it is both healthy AND easy! It takes only a few minutes to put it together, and it filled my husband up. That is saying something, because…
I am a big proponent of taking walks, and I am blessed to live in a beautiful part of the country that allows for walks year round. It provides great exercise, fresh air, a chance to talk with whomever I’m walking with, and it doesn’t tear up my joints like other forms of exercise might…
I had a farm set growing up, and it was a memorable part of my childhood. My sister and I played with it for hours, and once we were teenagers, it was one of the few toys that was saved for children who came to visit. I recently discovered this farm set from Green Toys, and my son…
I saw these clothes from Primary advertised on my Facebook news feed (proof that ads really do work) and I was intrigued by their “no logos, no slogans, no sequins” mantra. I then discovered they only sell clothes in solid colors. No dinosaurs. No sports. No sailboats. No woodland animals. A refreshing change, if you ask…
This recipe comes to me from my husband’s family and his Cub Scout days, where they made this recipe in a big pot over an open fire. However, I also love it for evenings at home! It’s so easy (really, really, ridiculously easy) and it makes great leftovers. In addition to a pound of ground beef, this…