How To Pack For A Conference & Free Packing Checklist
I am about to head to my tenth conference, and this week I am heading to my fifth Mom 2.0 Summit conference. Over the years I've really been able to turn packing for a conference into a craft and have picked up many tips along the way. I've also learned hard lessons from real life situations, like forgetting all of my makeup once, so now I rely heavily on a [...] Read more
My Simple Heirloom Easter Table Setting
Last weekend we had our first family get together for Easter. It was an impromptu, last minute early Easter gathering. As I cleaned our house, getting ready for our guests, table decor ideas were coming to me. I knew I didn't want to spend any money on new decor, or fresh flowers, nor did I have time to head out and shop. So, I decided to get creative and use [...] Read more
Laundry Room Reveal – Our Dream Basement Laundry Room
This post was created in partnership with LG Electronics Canada Inc. When I walk into a space I can immediately visualize the potential and how I would transform it. When we were hunting for a larger family home over seven years ago I had to do some major visualizing when we walked into our current home as the perspective buyers. The entire house had been painted dark blue and dark [...] Read more
It’s time to call out the elephant in the room – yes, that meme is me
Ugh. I didn't want to have to write this post, but, I feel like I need to address the elephant in the room. More for you than for me. Yes, that meme of a woman in a hospital bed who just had twins, but is photoshopped with two puppies and a dog is me. Yes, I know. Yes, my photo was stolen. Yes, I can understand why you'd feel like [...] Read more
Was I Being “Body Positive” Or Destroying My Health?
I love my body. I love that it has carried four babies, two of them being twins. I love that it has birthed my children. I love that it has scars and stretch marks and dimples. It has many and it is the road map of my life. When you really think about it, a woman's body is incredible and can do incredible things. But lately... lately I have been [...] Read more
The Future of our Laundry Room – A Sneak Peek with LG
This post was created in partnership with LG. When you have four kids, laundry becomes an event in your life. In fact, laundry for Mike and I have become such a weekly event that we created a popular YouTube series called The Fold and our entire laundry routine has been featured on Baby Center. There definitely seems to be a fascination with how a large family tackles laundry… successfully. Often [...] Read more