Life Without a Husband During the Holidays

Holidays are hard enough, but, take away a parent, and they seem impossible.

A 10-Day Social Media Fast

As you may know, I am a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. As members of the church, we have a general conference 2 times a year (April and October). During this conference, the prophet, apostles, and other church leaders give 10 - 15-minute talks on different subjects. It is such...

My Favorite Memory Keeping Ideas

Easy ways to keep your memories safe Growing up, I loved all things crafty. I loved to scrapbook, and I even liked to paint (I am not good at it at all). Unfortunately, as a mom, I don't have as much time or money. So, I have had to get creative in how I do...

Sleep Training

How I got my baby to sleep through the night at 2 months old. Momma, I'm Tired! Okay mommas, raise your hand if you are tired. 🙋 If you didn't raise your hand, please tell me your secret. Just about every mom that I have ever talked to has told me that they are tired or they...

My Baby Essentials

When I was pregnant, I spent hours searching blogs and YouTube for information about what I needed when the baby got here. Everyone has a different opinion on what you actually need when you have a baby. I was overwhelmed, and I was no closer to knowing what I should purchase. We had very little...

Can Anybody Find Me . . . Affordable Childcare?

As some of you know, I live in a small town. We are 30 - 45 minutes away from anywhere with a Costco. So, we have limited options for everything. This includes childcare. That was not a problem until recently. Let me give you a little context. My husband and I moved here this summer...

Fed is Best

I thought I knew what to expect as a mom. I am the oldest of a big family, and there were a few years that I took care of some of my younger siblings. I had NO IDEA what being a mom was like. I have been through a crash course over the past 5...

5 Most Unexpected 1st Trimester Pregnancy Symptoms

Let me start off by saying that I am terrible at keeping a secret. That is, in part, why I have not posted in a while. I have been trying to keep a secret. As you have probably guessed by the title of this post, we are expecting! This will be our first child, and...

How Does This Budgeting Thing Work?

As you know, if you’ve been reading our blog, N and I are newlyweds. As newlyweds, we have had to learn how we want to manage our money together. Do we want to keep separate bank accounts? Is one person going to be in charge of handling bills? What do we want to spend money...

A Culture Shock

In my post Our Story, I mentioned how important family and marriage is in my religious culture. I want to talk a little more about that today. I want to address how this push for marriage and family can leave some feeling less worthy and even worthless. As a young woman, I imagined myself married...