This is a sponsored post for Doc Spartan. All of the opinions are 100% mine. Creating care packages comes in stages. Generally, the first stage is excitement. You are full of crafty designs and clever puns. Your boxes are so carefully made and full of goodies. Then after a few months, you’re searching Pinterest for packaging…
Archives for July 2016
To The Sleep Deprived Mom: Here’s Why You Aren’t Failing Miserably (I Promise!)
I am almost too tired to look at the computer screen right now. I literally have never experienced this level of exhaustion and sleep deprivataion in my entire life. The fatigue of pregnancy is nothing compared to motherhood. I guess I never thought that the newborn phase would be so easy. I was by myself,…
Must-Have Products For Getting Through Summer With Your Baby
Summer time is not all beaches and margaritas, especially when you have a baby. This is our second summer with our little one. It only gets unbearably hot for about a month where we live but nonetheless, it can be difficult. Luckily, I discovered some must-have products for getting through summer with your baby. I…
Super Easy DIY Edible Finger Paints (With Only Two Ingredients)
Ah, that wonderful age. When they are too old for the activity gym but aren’t old enough to color (or you know, eat the crayons). For awhile, just a little bit of water to splash in on the highchair tray was enough to get through cooking dinner, but eventually, even that became boring. So I stumbled…
When The Worry Won’t Stop: For The Military & Police Spouse
If all military spouses have one thing in common, it’s that we worry. We worry all the time. I totally scrapped the article I had planned for today. Today I will address not only military, but police spouses as well. We all have the same worries anyway. As I sit here at my computer, I…
Making Time For Ourselves: Movie & Margarita Style
My milk supply was plummeting, and I did everything I could think of to try to increase it. I spent most of my days crying, pumping, and feeding, along with taking handfuls of brewers yeast and every other supplement I could find with no luck. As I continued seeing no results I became depressed, anxious,…





