Hey Hardworking Dad, I see you. Moms and their mental load are getting a lot of attention these days, but you’re working hard, too. You know moms get shamed and judged a lot and that they need support. Related: Mama, You are not Alone But you want to be seen, too. You know you’re doing …
Mama, You are not Alone
Hey friends, This is me. This was the first of the two times I was admitted at Labor and Delivery at the hospital in the last week. Everything is technically okay, but really I’m not okay. It was Halloween. It was my daughter’s 7th birthday. It was her trauma when she found me 25 weeks …
Survive the First Trimester | Free Printable Checklist
The nausea. The fatigue. The mood swings. The pregnancy brain. I know – sometimes it feel like you won’t survive the first trimester. I’m pregnant with my third child. I get it – the first trimester is rough. Growing another human being is hard work. Since I’ve now completed the first trimester a few times, …
Support Your Child’s Teacher – Free Teacher’s Favorites Printable
You want your child to be successful in school. You see how relentless teaching is. But still, you’re not quite sure how to support your child’s teacher. When I taught in downtown Los Angeles, I had a classroom full of 35 fifth graders. They were all English Language Learners and many had significant academic and …
No More Mom Shaming – free printable
Hey Moms – Can we just stop with the mom judging already? You need it and I need it – so let’s agree to end mom shaming. Parenting is hard. No one really knows what they are doing. I’ve found some things that work for my kids and so have you. Just like parents have …
Lessons from My Toddler – Find the Fun
Not long ago I was on an important phone call. You know, one of those phone calls you absolutely have to answer. You’ve been waiting for weeks for the person to get back to you. I was home alone during the school day with my two year-old toddler. Like any good toddler, my son saw …
Turn Your Digital Photos into Albums in Just 20 Minutes a Month
You want to turn your digital photos into albums but you are overwhelmed with all the photos. You have thousands, and maybe even tens of thousands of digital photos on your phone. Your computer has an equal number. There are so many photos you just feel paralyzed about what to do with them. You want …
Five Lies I Told Myself about Motherhood – free coloring sheets
I had a teething, eight month old-baby who was awake at all hours of the night. It was a month past my daughter’s autism diagnosis. The medical bills were piling up. My husband had just lost his mother to cancer and was carrying that grief. As our day-to-day overwhelm slowly started overtaking me, I began …
The Best Advice for Working Moms – free printable
A few weeks ago a viral post made the rounds on Facebook about working moms. I’ve been a work-outside-the-home, stay-at-home, and work-from-home mom for six years. But this viral Facebook post made me want to find better advice for working moms. In the post Sarah Buckley Friedberg named all the societal expectations heaped on moms …
14 Days to a Better Relationship – Free Printable
It’s hard to find the connection when the dishes are piled high, the bills are buried in a sticky pile on the kitchen counter, and there is a level 5 meltdown happening in the playroom. You need the spark back, but it feels like there is no time. That’s where the 14 days to have …
