Tip Jar: Infant Sleep Schedule

First off, I am NOT a baby sleep trainer professional. This is strictly based on a whole bunch of research I personally did as I was preparing to become a stay at home mom after the birth of our son two and a half years ago.

I was so so excited, but also a little nervous about becoming a stay at home Mom. For me, it was a huge transition leaving my marketing career. I truly loved the vibe of working downtown. While I valued my career, I always knew I wanted to be a stay at home Mom. I always wanted to be around/play with our kids, manage a household and have our own set routine.

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Let’s Look: Winter Wardrobe

Today, I’m linking up with some of my favorite blogs to share a look inside my winter wardrobe! What’s funny is I find myself making sure I utilize the same staple pieces – year after year. One thing to note, I love keeping it comfy and casual about 99% of the time.

Without further ado, here’s a look at some basic staple pieces that make up my WINTER WARDROBE!

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Life Lately: Winter Blues

Anyone else have a love hate relationship with winter? Though I love the beauty and coziness of it (at times), I am longing for warmer weather – to be back outside again playing with the kids, swimming, gardening – you name it!

Our winter in Cleveland has not been too bad at all. I sometimes feel bad complaining at all, but here is life lately, winter edition!

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Tip Jar: Home Cleaning Schedule

My, my, my…what a crazy end of the year it was. I am so happy to start “fresh” in this new year! Routines have been out of wack for the the last quarter of 2019 and I am ready to roll up my sleeves and get things back in order around the house!

My main goals around the house this year: maintain a clean kitchen EVERY DAY, keep up with the house in terms of de-cluttering and reorganization and stick to my cleaning checklist. At the beginning of last year – I pulled together multiple cleaning checklists and used them to put together a thorough home maintenance schedule that worked!

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DIY Buffalo Check Christmas Wreath

I never decorated my kitchen for Christmas – I’m not sure if it was because our kitchen was super cluttered and small at our old house, but I am now having fun with some of the extra space we have at our new house.

This year, I wanted to add a little something Christmas-y to our kitchen – I love when people hang wreaths from ribbons on their windows outside, so I decided to get a little creative and do one for our kitchen window that would match the indoor theme we have going on! This wreath was a super easy and inexpensive DIY

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Through Her Eyes: Optic Nerve Hypoplasia

I wanted to start documenting a little more about my daughter’s eye condition – Optic Nerve Hypoplasia. First off, I want to note we are EXTREMELY fortunate with the hand she’s been dealt. I will get into the details further along, but while I have your attention – you are your child’s ADVOCATE. If you feel something is not right or you aren’t satisfied with a diagnosis – it is YOU who is the voice of your child. Push to get the answers you need and don’t be afraid to ask questions, take advice from others, research the heck out of something and/or get a second opinion. At the end of the day, you could be the difference between treating your child correctly for something before it is too late.

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What I – Do When My Kids Are Sick – Wednesday: My Essentials

Tis’ the season for sickness – it is just inevitable. After dealing with two kiddos under the weather for the past week, I thought now would be the perfect time to share some things I do when the kids are sick to make them feel better, make it easier for myself and get them back at it as soon as possible!

Emotionally, I am never prepared for this, I hate when the kids are sick! Vomiting, yea, no thank you – not good with that at all, but nevertheless as Moms we find ourselves stepping up to the plate to handle the sickies! Over the past couple years – experiencing all sorts of interesting illness – I have made it an effort to ALWAYS have these items stocked and ready to go in case the kiddos are under the weather.

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