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Need a Little Help to #Depend On? You’re Not Alone!

March 6, 2015 By Meredith Leave a Comment

We all need help! Bladder leakage? Incontinence? You aren't alone, REALLY! Find out while it's so common--and how you can find an easy-peasy protection solution that will keep you running through your busy days with no sweat! Trust me, this will work!

***Click HERE to check out Depend’s newest, the kind products which are allowing me to keep it real for another day at The Mom of the Year!**** After a week like this week, it seems pretty perfect to acknowledge that in the low points of life, you’ve got company. Whether it’s the really hard stuff of […]

Filed Under: Health, Reviews

The Circus Show

March 4, 2015 By Meredith 28 Comments

Feeling down and depressed? You aren't alone. Dark places are known by so many, even though we don't always discuss. Beating yourself over something stupid? Find light and hope here with this one simple realization.

I’d like to report that Monday, the three year anniversary of my mother’s death, ended up being a day of blessing, a day of reflective happiness spent with my children, niece and sister. Instead, I drove the minivan through the garage door. You know that AllState commercial when the garage door is shattered by the foolish […]

Filed Under: Grief, Health, Mom Dying, Mommy Time, SAHM Life

Still Here

March 2, 2015 By Meredith 44 Comments

It was three years ago today that my mom died. It’s been a pretty full time. Throw in all the missing, sweet remembering, anger, acceptance and a bunch of impossibly unfair questions like, “Why did you leave me?”, and there’s been a sizable emotional roller coaster looping around. Mostly, though, these years have been full of […]

Filed Under: Faith, Grief, Mom Dying

It’s Friday!

February 27, 2015 By Meredith 10 Comments

FRIDAY! The big day full of dreams of relaxation and maybe, just maybe a few extra minutes of sleep! Treat yourself to some laughs with ideas of how you can kick off the weekend Mommy-style--some of these wild ideas you would never have thought of, but I promise they will make your day!

My favorite day of the week! The hope, the promise, (albeit the very unlikely) dream that there will be a minute of relaxation or a snoozle of extra sleep hiding somewhere in the corners of your weekend…it could happen. Keep the fantasy alive, fellow warriors. A few months ago, I started having a teensy celebration on my social […]

Filed Under: Mommy Time, Mommy's Favorites, SAHM Life, Young Kids

Hang with the Band and Score Some Free iTunes!

February 26, 2015 By Meredith 2 Comments

This new band is an amazing way to connect with your faith while enjoying some sweet tunes and getting your groove on them! I love them, and with this sweet iTunes giveaway, you will be a fan too!

This post is sponsored by the band Simple Tenants. On so many of these desperate days of motherhood, when the backpacks are mysteriously lost and the toast is utterly burnt, the tether to my faith is the worship music blaring through my iPod. While my mind is scattered and our days crazed, the grounding beat […]

Filed Under: Celebrities, Faith, Giveaway

The Crayola Experience Colors Their World

February 25, 2015 By Meredith 18 Comments

Visiting the Crayola Experience was the perfect way to encourage my kids creative efforts and explore the delights of crayons, markers and other art-supplies! I loved the DIY fun and this was the perfect diversion for my active kids--read on to find out the can't-miss highlights!

Every once in a while, I decide to be That Mom. You know, the mom who does something really cool with her kids. It all started with an episode of our beloved Daniel Tiger. When the crew took a trek to “the crayon factory”, my children began a vivid love affair with the notion of making […]

Filed Under: Kid Birthday Parties, Leaving the House, Mommy's Favorites, Toddler Playtime, Young Kids

#10

February 23, 2015 By Meredith 10 Comments

Pay attention to what you write in that planner! Why it matters for organization and calendars--with a dose of funny and inspiration included! Get your pencil ready--you're going to need it!

I have an involved relationship with my planner. Where I go, it goes; where it goes, I go. It reigns regally in it’s spot of honor on our kitchen counter. Should it be nudged by an aggressing family member, the offense I take is immediate and egregious. The planner is not to be trifled with. […]

Filed Under: Health, SAHM Life

Need an Extra Shot of Energy? Win It with MyCharge!

February 21, 2015 By Meredith 2 Comments

Did you know that the average smartphone users checks their phone 110 times per day and that 2.7 hours of that is just for fun? Did you also know that without an available power source 77% of phone users will have a dead battery by 4pm? Whether at work or play all of these things […]

Filed Under: Giveaway, Smartphones

Safe Landing Spot

February 20, 2015 By Meredith 12 Comments

Being a true and real support to our friends is such a beautiful gift. Here's how do it with compassion and true grace. Friendship matters--do it the right way!

Sometimes (pretty often, to be honest), I look at my life and feel stymied by the weight of things. Of the busyness, the endless tasks, the remembering to send my son’s library book back on the proper day and review the new spelling words the optimal number of times each week. It can be heavy. It can […]

Filed Under: Blog Stuff, Faith, Health

Get Spring-Ready with Strider!

February 18, 2015 By Meredith 30 Comments

This brilliant no-pedal bike solution to teaching your kids to ride a bicycle comes in 7 different colors. Find the one that is the right match for your family and get to the fun part--riding your way into Spring! Score a free one here!

Every now and again, I look out the window at the endless, tedious landscape of frozen tundra and fantasize about things like flowers. And grass. And anything green versus endless sluggish grayish-white.  Surely in some world, this must exist?? But it’s coming, really. I know Spring is on it’s way. I see prompts of it’s arrival […]

Filed Under: Exercise, Giveaway, Health, Reviews, Toddler Playtime, Toys, Young Kids

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