Everywhere we look on blogs, YouTube, and social media we hear about how this or that new schedule will change our life and make us 222% more productive. I’m here to call that bluff. No, a new schedule will not change my life as a stay-at-home mom. It won’t make me happier, more fulfilled or more productive. Also, a schedule will NOT make your baby happier. Look, I get it. Some people, some moms and babies thrive on schedules, structure, and sameness. Not me. Not my babies either. Maybe not you either? Or maybe you’re just reading this out of curiosity about where I’m going with this wild idea ..read more

This post may contain affiliate links, which means I receive a small commission at no extra cost to you if you make a purchase using this link. Thanks for your support! What breastfeeding essentials are actually essential? When you’re a new mom (or even an experienced mom) all the breastfeeding products and baby products feel essential. You want to do everything right, and be as perfect as you can so your baby can have the best start possible. But there are so many products – so many things marketed as “essential” and “must-have” and “your baby won’t make it into a good preschool without this ..read more

I have been told way too many times that breastfeeding my baby to sleep is a bad idea. For some reason, breastfeeding our babies to sleep has turned into such a highly debated topic. And I don’t like it. I’m here to put an end to it once and for all. Well, at least I’ll try. First of all, there is absolutely nothing wrong with breastfeeding your baby to sleep! It will NOT spoil them. It does NOT create bad sleep habits. And I don’t care what expert, sleep consultant, or relative tells you otherwise – it’s simply untrue. Breastfeeding your baby to sleep is “normal, healthy, and developmentally ..read more

This post may contain affiliate links, which means I receive a small commission at no extra cost to you if you make a purchase using this link. Thanks for your support! Planning for baby’s first Christmas is such an exciting milestone. The decorations, the outfits, the clothing, and of course, the gifts! It can be so hard to choose, though. There are so many toys, so much advertising and branding being thrown at us parents. Buy this, buy that! You can’t live without this! But, what they don’t tell us is: Are these toys actually safe and non-toxic for our little ones that constantly mouth and c ..read more

This post may contain affiliate links, which means I receive a small commission at no extra cost to you if you make a purchase using this link. Thanks for your support! First, I want to make a few things clear about this “Beginner’s Guide” and this blog: Being a stay-at-home mom is a big deal. A huge life changing, earth shaking undertaking. But… So is being a working mom- just being a mom is a huge life changing, earth shaking undertaking. And while I think this guide may be helpful to any mom, working or not, the focus is on stay-at-home moms because that is what I know best. But please kno ..read more

I quit this blog last year. I made my first $4 and quit. Part of it was due to responsibilities of motherhood. Part of it was covid-19 and worry and fear around how our lives were changing. But, part of it was also due to perfectionism. I was trying to create a perfect mommy blog, with perfect content – like a lot of mommy blogs. Not a mommy blog that’s authentic and true to me. It was so frustrating because I spent way to much time proofreading, editing and obsessing over my word choices at a time when I should have been focused on just creating fresh content and connecting with other moms on ..read more

This post may contain affiliate links, which means I receive a small commission at no extra cost to you if you make a purchase using this link. Thanks for your support! (Written originally in 2018, updated October 2020) I’m not gonna lie, this month has been tough. I try not to pay much attention to all the hype around “leaps” and “regressions.” Why? Because I don’t want the expectation that my baby is going to be fussy and have multiple night wakings just because he is “x” months old. Expecting night wakings and expecting extra clinginess ensures that it will actually happen because as the ti ..read more

This post may contain affiliate links, which means I receive a small commission at no extra cost to you if you make a purchase using this link. Thanks for your support! Creating a blog for the first time can be so overwhelming! There’s so much learn, so much to do. Sometimes, I’m ready to jump in and do the work. But other times, it feels like too much and I don’t even know where to start. See, I started this blog in 2018 and the last two years I’ve noticed I’m stuck in this loop. I get excited and passionate about what I’m creating here, but after a while I start feeling overwhelmed with all ..read more

This question has been running through my mind since I started this blog in 2018. The internet says yes, it’s totally possible. Have you guys ever Googled “monthly blog income reports?” You should- It is so freakin’ inspiring! Check these out: Allison from FinancialFlamingo.com made over $1000 her 7th month of blogging. WomenBlazingTrails.com made $4250 this past January. StartaMomBlog.com – This is the best right here. It’s 53 blog income reports with the age of the blogs, too. StartaMomBlog.com– Suzi lists her personal blog income report here. What’s really amazing is that her blog income a ..read more

Mom burnout is so real, especially in 2020. This year is HARD. Nowhere to go, everything is closed. We’re home with the kids ALL the time. Often with no help. It’s lonely, overwhelming, frustrating, anxiety-inducing and even depressing. For many, it’s a doubly awful year because of the fires and extreme weather. We’ve had smoke in my area, but luckily it was just a couple days of staying indoors because of bad air. I can’t even imagine what some of you are going through. The thing is we are Moms. We can have all of these hard times, and difficult feelings, but our kids still needs us. Sta ..read more