This post previously appeared on Happy by Design. Connecting words with thoughts/wants/needs is a big thing in our house right now. For a while it seemed like just straight-up gibberish...a language we couldn't actually decipher unless it was accompanied with an action or pointing. But now little man is at the point where he's putting words together … Continue reading The purple guppy
This post previously appeared on Happy by Design. Side note: I had this idea spinning around my head for a couple weeks and it looks like I'm not the first. See related articles at the bottom of this post. Let's get down to business. I want to talk about the 'mom selfie' - the photo … Continue reading Why Your Kids Need ‘Mom Selfies’
This post previously appeared on Happy by Design. Have you heard the term “Midwest values?” Well, I’ve heard it a couple of times. And even here on this site we reference that we’re “raising our littles in the Midwest to have Midwest values.” Which means I should know what that means, but at this … Continue reading Midwestern Parenting…If there is such a thing
This post previously appeared on Happy by Design. You may read that title and think, “What a hypocrite! How can you have a website aimed at mothers when you don’t even want to write about motherhood?” Well, it’s not that I don’t want to – I do. I’m just scared to because there is … Continue reading Writing About Motherhood is Scary
