This post is sponsored by Our Truck Moving. All opinions are my own.   Moving is not fun.  I have never known anyone that looks forward to moving.  Oftentimes moving can be stressful, time-consuming, and overwhelming.  With that said, in order to reduce stress and save time, it is important that you know what to consider when hiring a moving company.  Over the years I have moved quite a bit. My family has moved from our starter home to a much … [Read more...]

*Disclaimer: I am writing this post to tell my story. It is raw and it is real but written with love and will hopefully help others understand what daycare providers go through on the daily.* Here is how I got started: After my second child was born, my husband and I decided that I should leave my job of over 10 years.  I worked in the insurance field and had built a career with this company and it was really the only job I ever knew as a young adult. For the most part, I enjoyed it … [Read more...]

I found out that my mother passed away when I woke up on a Friday morning in July. As always, before I got out of bed, I grabbed my cell phone and immediately noticed that I had a voicemail.  The message came in the very early morning while my family was sleeping. It was from my mom's ex-husband. Since he was the only family member that she would acknowledge he became the main contact and her medical power of attorney, which I was personally thankful for.  His message was … [Read more...]

This post contains affiliate links. See the full disclosure here. Being a parent is hard but being the parent of a teenage daughter is even harder. As a mom that has raised 3 teenagers and has lived to tell about it, I can assure you that it is possible to survive your daughter's teenage years. Take a look at a helpful article I wrote a few years ago: What Not to Do When Raising a Teenage Daughter. I currently have 3 more kids in my home, 1 sweet and can do nothing wrong child, 1 preteen, … [Read more...]