I am sharing our Emergency Information Sheet that we keep on the fridge for our babysitters. I feel so much better leaving our kids for the evening with this information handy! At the top of the page, I list each of our children’s names with their allergies. I then calculate their dosage for Tylenol, Motrin, […]
As a nurse practitioner, I have a passion for health. I want to live healthy, look healthy, and help others to do the same. I believe in eating healthy foods, exercise, mental health days, and long walks in the sunshine to bring warmth into your soul and soak up that glorious vitamin D. Following the […]
There are two reason why I meal plan. I can’t stand trying to figure that out and throw a meal together every evening. Life is SO much easier when you have a meal planned, groceries bought, and ready to go for the week. Benjamin Franklin said, “If you fail to plan, you are planning to […]
When I had my twins, I hit the ground running at the start of parenthood. My son spent almost 2 weeks in the NICU with health issues, we lived almost an hour from the hospital, and with the rush of postpartum hormones, it just felt like the stress of life hit me full force. But […]
As a family of six living on one income, I try to save money anyway I can. My husband works hard for the money he makes, and I feel a personal responsibility to spend his hard-earned money wisely. I have done couponing, meal planning, second-hand shopping, but this has been the easiest method to save […]
So, while writing this piece I actually laugh a little at the title, “Preparing for Twins.” Why? Because, as new parents, I’m not sure you can fully prepare for what you are about to experience when you have multiples. Yes, you can plan and prep, cook and organize, but in the end, those little ones […]
12 weeks. 12 solid weeks of no sleep for my husband and myself. And it was rough. We were blessed to start parenthood with a set of boy/girl twins. I’m a twin, so we knew there was a possibility of multiples when we started trying to conceive. We just didn’t understand what an adventure it […]
Have you ever had a Monday-ish Sunday? Meaning the day of the week is Sunday but you are struggling to get to your destination, kids aren’t cooperating, it’s not even 10 o’clock and everything that could go wrong is going wrong– so it has the Monday vibes. Easy like Sunday morning, right? Wrong. As an […]
I’m usually one to jump right into a post but I feel like I need to give a little background on how our 8 financial rules came to be. My husband and I married just weeks after graduating college. We were young, in love, and ready to start our life together—and broke. I had already […]