Disclosure: This post was sponsored by OxiClean ™ through their partnership with POPSUGAR.While I was compensated by POPSUGAR to write a post about OxiClean ™ all opinions are my own. Raising a family is hard work. Having four kids has taught me a lot of things. I often have people tell me that they don't know how I do it, or that they couldn't. That their two have them exhausted and they could never have four. But I'm not any more special than those people. I don't do it ...
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What I learned after Breastfeeding Four Kids
Disclosure: This post was sponsored by Medela through their partnership with POPSUGAR. While I was compensated by POPSUGAR to write this post about Medela all opinions are my own. When I was pregnant with our first child, Quinn, I knew I wanted to breastfeed. I knew breastfeeding had lots of health benefits for both me and that baby. I also knew I could save a good chunk of change not having to buy formula. I even took a breastfeeding class. The class made me feel like it was natural and I ...
This Thing Called Life
We have been so busy doing life. This mother's day questionnaire from Eleanor shows that not all my hard work has gone unnoticed. Sometimes it feels like that is all I spend my life doing. The kids are officially done with school and all the sudden I'm stuck wondering where the year went. How is it summer already? It is crazy to think that when this school year started, Fiona wasn't even here yet! Fiona turned six months April 20, so we had to do a six month photo shoot for her. ...
Five Potty Training Mistakes You Are Making
Potty training might be one of my most dreaded parenting jobs. We are in the midst of potty training kid #3 and I had a major AHA moment. I'm here to share five potty training mistakes you are making to hopefully help you. There are many of you who this will not apply to, not one bit. It didn't apply to me with kid #2 at all! But there are some of you who NEED to hear this. ...
How I lost 11 lbs in 30 Days
Many moons ago, pre-baby #4, I did Whole30 and lost 12 lbs. I loved it and felt great. Then the holidays hit. And my birthday. And before I knew it I was pregnant. You can read all about my first Whole30 experience here and what I ate here. There are plenty of inspiring Whole30 Experiences to check out here. I feel like I have so many ideas swirling around in my head about food and weight and body image and I hope I can get my message across. I spent most of my life as the skinny kid. ...