When your children ask you a question is your first response more likely to be yes, or no? For many years my first response was always no. "No- you cannot have a snack, no - you cannot paint, no - you cannot play outside, no - you cannot get out such and such toy..." A few years ago I read an article about saying yes to your kids more often than you say no. The article made me realize that ...
How to Keep Your New Year’s Resolutions
Every new year millions of people make resolutions to get organized, simplify, lose weight, exercise more, spend less time on their phones, save money, etc. The reality is only about 8% of people succeed in keeping their resolutions. Why do so many people, who have great intentions fail? The problem is most people have a laundry list of things they want to change or improve each year and the ...
Walt Disney World at Christmas
If you have never experienced Walt Disney World at Christmas add it to your bucket list. The holidays are my absolute favorite time to visit the parks. Walt Disney World puts up their Christmas decorations in mid November, so you can visit before the Thanksgiving crowds. My favorite time to visit is the first two weeks in December, before the holiday travelers hit the parks and the ...
Life Changing Books I Read
I truly believe a great book can change your life. However life changing books are useless if you don't read them. This year I decided to focus on reading more books and scrolling less. Don't get me wrong, I like reading articles online, but I find that once I start reading them I can't stop. Then I get sucked into a rabbit hole of articles that aren't super helpful or educational. ...
Why I Stopped Potty Training My Kids
No more diapers. When Cora made the transition into "big girl panties" my potty training days were over. Can I get a high five, fist bump, spirit fingers? There was no sadness in my house when Cora stopped wearing diapers. I don't miss them at all. After changing diapers for almost 18 years and I don't know how many diapers that adds up to, but I'm sure it's in the thousands or tens of ...
Manage Screen Time (Free Printable Checklist)
Are you already arguing with your children about screen time this summer? It is a never-ending battle at my house. I don't mind my children using electronics (especially on gloomy days) but my kids need limits. I finally created this No Screen Time Until Checklist to help manage screen time this summer, and throughout the year. We have a few basic rules to help control screen time. No ...
