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6 Tips for Moms Who Want to Start Their Own Business

December 8, 2022 By Meredith Leave a Comment

Thinking of starting your own business? Grab these 6 smart tips, mom, and get started!

Aside from working from home, many women find it challenging to find a job once they’ve hadchildren. This is because they struggle to find a job that pays enough and fits perfectly aroundchildcare. Thanks to this, we’ve seen a considerable increase in the number of moms choosing totake control of their working life by starting […]

Filed Under: A Mom of the Year, Mommy Time

10 Top Posts of 2016

December 30, 2016 By Meredith 6 Comments

Looking some great reads to finish out the year? These ten top posts of 2016 pack a powerful punch--laughs, heart, and lessons all included! As you do your own year-end reflection and goal-setting, take a minute to pop in for some perspective--and the most incredible Turkey Trot tale you've ever heard!

Happy New Year, friends! 2016 has been a big one around these parts both personally and on this site–lots of growth and change, a few challenges, a bunch of laughs, and always, always a hefty dose of heart and hope. As you settle in to do some reflecting on your own year and new goals for the […]

Filed Under: A Mom of the Year, Cleaning, Faith, Grocery Shopping, Holidays, Homemaking, Mommy's Favorites, SAHM Life, School, Young Kids

Happy Mom of the Year Award to YOU!

October 12, 2015 By Meredith 12 Comments

This motherhood gig is TOUGH! And the thing is, whether you feel like it or not, you ARE acing it! Go ahead and award yourself for small victories along the way. Forget discouragement and despair--feel powerful for doing this incredibly hard job. And know that I'm cheering you on! Go you, Mom of the Year!

Happy 4 year blogiversary to me! What the heck is a blogiversary, you ask? It’s the annual high-five acknowledging you dedicated another year of your life to the thriving world behind a computer screen, justified by a logic that no one but a fellow blogger can appreciate. And maybe my dog, who remains thrilled I spend so much time in […]

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Gala 411

December 8, 2014 By Meredith 14 Comments

Socializing and partying this time of year are BIG EVENTS! And knowing how to do it with grace and class can be daunting. Check in here for some tips--and a few laughs to help take the bite out of the nerves!

It’s a big night around these parts, friends. To restate, I am leaving the house. Before you fall over in shock, let me tell you the whole story–it’s to ATTEND A GALA. Okay, now I’ll pause a minute while this sinks in… … Not sinking in? I know, I get it.  This is truly an […]

Filed Under: A Mom of the Year, Celebrities, Christmas, Couple Time, Holidays, Husband's work, Leaving the House

Fluent In Blonde Illustrates My World

June 20, 2014 By Meredith 4 Comments

Friends, we all know I crush on Fluent in Blonde.  Ashton has rocked my world with not only her adorableness and pink hair, but her genuine enthusiasm and talent.  She never fails to make me laugh.  I’m so thankful to know this Blonde gal, and after introducing her fantastic to you last month, I’m pleased for Ashton to share her […]

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Dad of the Year Giveith, and Dad of the Year Taketh Away

June 16, 2014 By Meredith 28 Comments

This blogging world is full, chock full, of bloggers who touch your world in so many ways.  Often these savvy writers may pop in and out of your life, but once in while,, you chance upon someone who says hello…and then stays around for a more than a while. I count it as one of my […]

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From the Files of a Recovering Planner

March 19, 2014 By Meredith 14 Comments

I like things in order.  I like things in order A LOT. I love my detailed-for-the-next-five-months calendar, and generally feel more secure when the goods for my kids’ summer birthdays are already ordered before Spring officially pops in.  It’s my personality.  It may be batty, but it’s who I am, and after 30+ yrs. of […]

Filed Under: A Mom of the Year, Messy House, Young Kids

Natural Disasters Can Make You Mother of the Year

August 26, 2013 By Meredith Leave a Comment

There’s a sensation going around on these interwebs, and her name is Amanda Mushro.  Amanda is the fantastic voice behind Questionable Choices in Parenting.  She’s the kind of person I should be scared of because her hair is always GORGEOUS and she’s always so witty, but the thing is, I met this too-cool chick in […]

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Screwing Up My First Born

August 23, 2013 By Meredith Leave a Comment

When I was a very new blogger, I met Femme Frugality and fell hard.  This girl is a smart, savvy bargain-hunter and really knows her finances.  The grooviest part is that she doesn’t work in the financial field at all and money-saving is just a hobby for her–one that she’s very good at.  She’s also […]

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Dirty Little Secrets of The Mom of the Year

August 21, 2013 By Meredith Leave a Comment

What’s that?  You want to know all the crap that happens here behind the scenes at The Mom of the Year?  I could sum it up for you in one sentence: It involves a lot of self-induced stress and late-night begging my husband to edit my posts (yes, the dear man proofs every single one), […]

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