Wintertime Fun

Here in Connecticut, we are in the middle of our winter season and it can be hard to keep little people busy indoors when all they want to do is run around outside.  Here are a few ideas to keep toddlers and preschoolers busy during those days when you are ready to lose your mind.…

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Moms’ Night Out

A little over a month ago, one of the amazing ladies in one of my mom’s groups graciously opened up her home to host a “Moms’ Night Out.”  When is the last time that you got to get out with some fellow moms (without the kiddos) and to have a few laughs and a bit…

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An Uninvited Christmas Visitor

*Note to my readers: If you have been following this blog, you know that my posts are usually advice or review driven in hopes of making another mom’s life easier but this month I decided I wanted to do something a little different.  I hope this story from my childhood makes you laugh or at…

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Holiday Traditions

The holidays, and in particular Christmas, can be a very stressful time of year but they can also be magical.  I personally have a love/hate relationship with the holidays but seeing the joy in my son’s eyes as he experiences our holiday traditions – some for the first time (or at least the first that…

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2017: Year in Review: Breastfeeding Edition

I rang in 2017 as a non breastfeeding woman.  At 30 weeks pregnant, I had weaned my son early on in my pregnancy.  I was looking for ward to becoming a breastfeeding mama again and all of the challenges and rewards that breastfeeding brings. At that point I had nursed 2 kids. I nursed my…

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