Posts in 5 Tips and Tricks
5 ways to overcome morning fatigue.

As a mom of two I have been fighting morning fatigue a lot. I am so tired or being tired in the morning! I really try to stick to bedtime habits, you know… You’re smart about what you eat and drink before sleep and you never go late to bed. HA. don’t make me spit my water out.
Suffering from morning fatigue means having a decrease in energy levels, and it negatively affects your entire day and mood. You can have morning fatigue for a variety of reasons. I suffer from chronic back pain so it really is a struggle for me to get a goodnight’s sleep on top of having a infant and being somewhat of a night owl.

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5 ways to ease a colicky baby

A colicky little one maybe every mom's worst nightmare. My mother in law would tell me stories about how my husband when he was a infant she would walk around with him for hours as he cried because he was so colicky and she didn’t know what to do. I always prayed my kids wouldn’t be colicky. I know that being a sleep deprived parent, our emotions can run ramped and rather than have tempers flaring and frustration gets out of hand, it is important to understand what causes colic.

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5 WAYS TO PRACTICE SELF CARE

To be honest, I never truly understood the importance of self care until I became a wife and a mother because that’s when I stopped putting a priority on it. Truly, you have to be selfless in relationships and give of yourself in every way…which is a hard but beautiful thing. It’s easy though, to forget that you need to be able to rejuvenate. Though, over time, the well-intentioned selflessness will turn into resentment and feel like a chore because you are so tired and so empty. Heck, even a shower for 5-10 minutes seems like a lot of work.

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5 tips on how to introduce a bottle.

When you first introduce a bottle to your baby it’s a big deal! From finding the right nipple top your baby likes, to if the bottle needs to be anti-colic or not. It’s trial and error. I have five useful tips here for you today that will hopefully help you along your journey of finding the perfect bottle and introducing the bottle to your baby. If you have any additional tips, leave them in the comments below for fellow parents to read!

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Mom to Mom Chat

arenting these days is so much about upping each other in being what you think is THE perfect Mother. You spend so many hours stressing about what your child is putting in their body, putting on their body, watching too much of, watching to little of. It is stressful AF and to be honest, useless. Your child isn’t going to think back about their childhood and be like, oh thank goodness my mom limited my screen time and only fed me organic, forcing me to eat only raw vegetable because that’s what ‘studies show’ is best.

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Purple Mattress: Tips to Transition Your Little One

Since we have little one young number 2 on the way we have decided to transition our son to a twin sized mattress in the next couple of months and I hope to be successful with it. I’ve done some pretty extensive research on transitioning because I want it to goes as smoothly as it can, or as smoothly as my son will let us! We decided to keep it very minimal at the beginning of the transition.

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5 ways to survive the holidays on a budget!

I firmly believe that if we only started talking about saving for the holidays in November, it would already be too late. Why? Because one of the easiest ways to save on holiday gifts is to start early. If you are living paycheck-to-paycheck or are on a tight budget, preparing for holiday shopping & getting it done in advance can ensure your finances aren't completely thrown off course in December. Based on what I've learned from my own habits (and from observing people with far superior shopping skills), I think it's safe to say that if there are still leaves on the trees still everywhere when you’re starting your shopping for the winter holidays, you are more likely to ring in 2018 without credit card debt. Here are 5 thrifty tips to help you survive holiday shopping without wreaking havoc on your budget.

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5 ways YOU can make money from home

When I started my blog I never anticipated making money from it. I honestly believed I would never be searched or known. This year it has quickly turned into a little side hustle! It brings in enough for me to pay my bills & student loan! I was desperately searching for a way to use my brain, work on my own schedule, and contribute to our family financially while on Matleave

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