One of the things I enjoy doing with my girls is cooking or more specifically baking. We love making all kinds of goodies together from cakes to cupcakes to cookies. Now I am sure some of you are thinking I am nuts for letting a 3 1/2 year old and 20 month old help me [...]

Well I have hit the final stretch of pregnancy number 3 and I am a mommy in waiting. While I wait I look around me at my life and my 2 kids and wonder how in the world I will take care of another. Moments like that can be overwhelming especially as a SAHM. Knowing [...]

This week I have been enjoying one of the major benefits of being a SAHM, witnessing all the little moments. My daughters have not done anything amazing or life changing this week but they have been pretty darn cute and I was there for all of it. Don’t get me wrong they have ornery moments [...]

YES!!!!!!! As I have near the end of my pregnancy and my energy has dwindled I have started to feel like a really insufficient mom. We are not doing as many fun things or going as many places because everything just seems like too much. Just the other day I was lamenting to a friend [...]

Usually when I think about attitude a sullen teenager or my sassy 3 year old come to mind but today I am referring to my own. As my oldest is coming into her own and letting her opinion be known I can get very frustrated. Letting her do things her own way ( which takes [...]

This week  I realized I have worn my hair in a pulled back messy bun every day for the past 3 weeks except one and that is really pathetic. The one day I did my hair I wore this fabulous dress from Shabby Apple and went to church. I felt amazing and was in a [...]

I love “to do lists”, I have them going at all times and it helps me to feel organized. When my husband comes home I love to run through all the things I got done, it helps me to feel like I had an accomplished day. Recently another type of list was pointed out to [...]

This week I have been reminded of how their are always 2 sides to everything and you can’t have it both ways. Let me give you some examples of what I mean. I am a very attached hands on parent, my kids are rarely with a babysitter and then it is family only. My kids [...]

It’s funny often on TV or in movies SAHM’s are portrayed in a glamorous, stress free, social life. While my life can be all of those things they are not the majority of my days. In my world I take being a SAHM seriously and the job of raising my kids and running a home [...]

I know I promised a new series all about being a SAHM and then last week didn’t post, sorry about that last Saturday was the big moving day. So on to the topic at hand. I guess I will begin with why I am a SAHM. I have always wanted a family and being a [...]

I am a SAHM ( stay at home mom) and I love it, well most of the time. After some recent conversations I have had with friends I have decided to start a series called SAHM I AM all about being a SAHM and keeping my sanity. I will post thoughts, tips and even problems [...]