Y’all, I’m sitting here at 11 PM writing this while my 7-year-old Jared is finally asleep and baby Maddie just went down after her third wake-up tonight. If you’re looking for some perfect mom blog with staged photos of color-coordinated everything, this ain’t it. But if you want real talk…
So I’m supposed to be sleeping right now, but instead I’m here typing this because Maddie (my 7-month-old) just had what I can only describe as a diaper explosion that required a full outfit change, crib sheet change, and honestly I might need to repaint the nursery. Meanwhile my 8-year-old…
Free Family Budget Spreadsheet for 2025: How I Finally Got Our Money Sorted (With Two Kids!) Okay, I’m going to be brutally honest here. Before I had kids, I thought I was pretty good with money. I had my little personal budget, saved a decent amount, and rarely stressed about…
10 Side Hustles That Actually Work for Stay-at-Home Moms (From Someone Who’s Tried Them All) Let me start with the truth: I’m writing this while my 8-month-old daughter Maddie naps in her bouncy seat next to me, and I’ve already been interrupted twice by my son Jared asking for help…
How Cash Envelopes Saved My Sanity So last Tuesday I’m at Walmart with both kids – mistake number one – and Jared’s doing that thing where he’s following me around going “Mom can we get this? Mom what about this? Mom, mom, mom” while I’m trying to keep Maddie from…
How I Saved $500 a Month on Groceries (And You Can Too!) You guys, I’m still pinching myself over this one. Six months ago, I was that mom standing in Target at 9 PM because we ran out of everything… again. You know the feeling – grabbing whatever looked good,…
10 Legit Ways to Make Money from Home as a Mom: What Actually Works (From Someone Who’s Been There) Okay, let me be real with you for a second. Right now, my 8-year-old Jared is supposed to be doing his spelling homework, but instead he’s building some elaborate Lego contraption…
I’m going to start this with a confession that might make you feel better about your own life: Three weeks ago, I served my kids cereal for dinner. Not the fancy, healthy kind either. The sugary stuff that Jared begged for at the store and I caved because baby Maddie…
