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The Genius of The Martian

November 6, 2015 By Meredith 18 Comments

Win of copy of this hit new read here! Fall is here! Time for cozying up with a warm beverage and pulling out a good read! We are LOVING this latest best seller & can't wait to share it with you! Come join us to chat books through our virtual book club--no need to change out of those pajamas!

I love, love, love my book club partner, Carrie of Normal Level of Crazy. I feel so lucky to know her as a dear friend on this earth. She is a talented writer, so smart, funny and REAL. And this month, she’s got the whole book scoop covered! Read on, fellow readers! ************************************* Well, I need to start […]

Filed Under: Book Club, Giveaway, Reading

For The Mommas Whose Hearts Hurt

November 4, 2015 By Meredith 49 Comments

If your kids ever seem weird or different, YOU AREN'T ALONE. I promise! Navigating challenging behaviors and raising positive children is the hardest parenting task we face, but we can do this, really! Grab this perspective and ride it out. I promise this honesty will feel refreshing!

Last week was a tad on the brutal side for me. You see, I had dedicatedly laid the ground work to rock my Mom of the Year title by volunteering to help with not one but BOTH of my kids’ class parties. Yup, silly things like work assignments, laundry piles, and Mommy’s sanity be darned! […]

Filed Under: Faith, Keeping a Rein on the Kids, Preschool, School, Young Kids

Who’s Your Thanksgiving Hero?

November 2, 2015 By Meredith 2 Comments

Looking for a social good company to support this holiday season? I love the work La Brea Bakery is doing to serve others and honor the people who care for others during the holidays. Who is your Thanksgiving Hero? Go honor them and surprise them with this very cool recognition of their service!

Seeing people who selflessly love on other people grabs my heart. It’s like a solid sucker-punch to the gut, but in a really wonderful way. It’s the act of people serving and giving of themselves that gets me. This life can be such a hard place, and when someone sacrifices to make the road easier or better for another […]

Filed Under: Giveaway, Holidays

Keep Those Messy Hands Clean and Style It Up With Huggies Clutch n’ Clean

October 30, 2015 By Meredith 6 Comments

Messy kids driving you nuts? Save your sanity, mom, with this easy, fashionable solution that will allow you to save your sanity, your budget--and your sense of style! Keep it clean and cool with this savvy new wipes solution!

I’ll readily admit I’m a product junkie. Sold-out, full-on, no joke. It’s serious, friends. I love finding cool new items that are really cool, make my life easier, or are a sweet combination of nifty and helpful. So when Huggies introduced the most adorable wipes clutch cases ever last year, my excitement was substantially squee-y. Functional meets […]

Filed Under: Homemaking, Keeping a Rein on the Kids, Messy House, Young Kids

First Time Visiting Disney World? You CAN Do This!

October 28, 2015 By Meredith 12 Comments

Visiting Disney World for the first time? It's so overwhelming, I know! But listen, I used this to sort out my planning mess and it WORKED! You can organize your dream vacation too--I promise! Check this out and save your family a ton of money--and yourself a ton of stress!

You might want to sit down for this announcement, friends: we have never been to Disney World.* I know, I know. Seems shockingly impossible. My poor culturally-deprived children will be accepting any and all sympathy cards and extra Halloween candy as condolences–but only for the next few months because here’s the bigger announcement: we are going […]

Filed Under: Children's TV Characters, Reading, Vacations, Vlogging

The Surprise Element

October 26, 2015 By Meredith 8 Comments

Who knew?! Every day with kids is a constant stream of surprises--and apparently you're the magic maker, mom! Grab a few laughs--and the one sweet reminder that will warm your heart in the midst of all the crazy morning routines!

At my very ripe old age of 36, I feel like there’s not much about my day-to-day that could surprise me. The laundry/dish-washing/yearning for ginormous quantities of coffee to power me through my day is a routine set pretty solidly in stone. Even the more exciting events, like driving the minivan into the garage door and […]

Filed Under: Babies, Children's Clothes, Homemaking, Keeping a Rein on the Kids, Leaving the House, Messy House, Potty, Preschool, SAHM Life, Young Kids

Trick-or-Treating with Autism

October 23, 2015 By Meredith 4 Comments

Halloween and Trick or Treat is such very fun time for kids! But if your child is autistic or has special needs, it can be a tricky event to navigate. Use these 5 smart special tips (can guarantee you've never thought of all of them!) to create spooky, special memories for the whole family!

Guess what, readers? It’s Halloween time! I know, I know. I really do my best here at Mom of the Year to keep you up-to-date with breaking news-worthy happenings. In any case, if you didn’t know, Halloween is going down in 8 days. In my naively innocent, pre-kid days filled with fanciful things like being […]

Filed Under: Health, Holidays, Keeping a Rein on the Kids, School, Toddler Talk, Young Kids

The School Bus Dilemma

October 21, 2015 By Meredith 10 Comments

Deciding whether or not your child should ride the school bus is a difficult decision! Here are 6 realistic questions to ask yourself while you are working to sort through this big issue--it's tough, I know! I'm right there with you...

Once in a while, I do crazy things, like attempting to vlog. I know, it makes no sense to me either. Really, some people just don’t belong in front of a camera. Like me. Aside from my raging awkwardness, complete with multiple “ums”, excessive hand gestures and inexplicable eye closing, technology is not something with […]

Filed Under: School, Vlogging, Young Kids

Sweeten Up on Sweetest Day!

October 17, 2015 By Meredith 4 Comments

Looking for a simple, low-cost way to celebrate Valentine's Day or Sweetest Day with your sweetheart? This is such a fun, easy way to make a romantic night special! Break out the chocolate-covered strawberries and wine--date night with your husband is on!

Happy Sweetest Day, friends! Yup, that’s today! What is Sweetest Day? It’s a day set aside in the United States to celebrate romance and love in our lives, with gifts, cards, and most often, candy. Basically it’s a day to celebrate sweetness with sweets! Now, we know my battle with the scale is never-ending, but listen, a […]

Filed Under: Couple Time, Online Shopping

Win Big with a Solution to Snotty!

October 16, 2015 By Meredith 2 Comments

Winter is coming! And even if you aren’t a Game of Thrones fan, this is still enough to make even the best of moms shudder with a sense of foreboding. Winter brings colds…and all the snotty fun that goes with them. The good news for you? Boogie Wipes is giving away a one year supply […]

Filed Under: Babies, Giveaway, Health, Mommy's Favorites, Young Kids

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