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How to Find More ME Time

April 28, 2017 by Erin 1 Comment

No matter how much we as parents love to spend time with our children, it’s so healthy and necessary to fit in some time for ourselves. It makes us happier, more centered, and allows for a fresh perspective, which makes for happier kids and spouses, too!

Some of us need to balance our home lives with full time work..others just really need a coffee with friends once in a while. No matter where you fall on this spectrum, I hope you find some of these tips helpful in achieving the time you need for yourself….

Tips for Pumping at Work

March 26, 2017 by Erin Leave a Comment

This is for you, breastfeeding moms! Whether you are a first time parent or returning to work after your third child, the idea of pumping at work and keeping up your supply can be stressful. If you’ve been breastfeeding on demand for months, it can be hard to imagine that it’s possible to maintain this special bond with your baby once maternity leave has ended.

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An Attempt at Time Management…

February 26, 2017 by Erin Leave a Comment

I’ve never been great with New Year’s resolutions, but I still find myself daydreaming every January about what changes I might like to make. Vague, fleeting thoughts about getting in better shape, drinking more water, getting more sleep…the usual. But this year has been different.

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Co-Sleeping, A True Story

February 6, 2017 by Erin 2 Comments

Co-sleeping. One of the most controversial parenting topics out there. My beliefs about family sleeping arrangements have shifted several times since I became a mom. I understand the push for babies to sleep alone, in a crib, on their back. I get it. And I’m sure we can all agree that as parents, all we really want is what’s best for our children and our family.

But what happens to families like ours, whose babies REFUSE to sleep like that?…

The Best Parenting Advice I’ve Ever Received

November 28, 2016 by Erin 1 Comment

The most valuable word of parenting advice I’ve received was fittingly given to me on my first day of motherhood. Since that day, people I trust and respect have given me all kinds of advice that I’ve taken to heart. Friends have given me awesome tips on potty training, coworkers have offered their tricks to get a picky toddler to try new foods. But the one word of wisdom I keep coming back to is something a nurse told me on the day our first child came into the world.

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4 Key Lessons from the Women of My Grandparents Generation

November 19, 2016 by Erin 2 Comments

The four women I’m about to introduce you to have been such pillars of strength and motivation for me. If you are related to any of them, you will know exactly what I’m talking about. And if you aren’t, I hope some of what I say will resonate and inspire you. I’m blessed to have a whole host of incredible, strong women in my life..my mom, aunts, mother-in-law, teachers, friends. The following lessons are from two great-aunts and my late grandmothers. The list of things I admire about them could go on for days, but I chose one thing I find most characteristic of each of them. None of these women are/were “typical” for their time…they each stand out in a unique way. In this season of thanksgiving, in the midst of a world that is so turbulent and so divided, these are things I’m thankful for.
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Pressing Pause

November 7, 2016 by Erin Leave a Comment

If you’re a parent (or frankly, if you’ve ever MET a parent) you’ve probably heard people say “enjoy every minute, because it goes by so fast!” Our daughter is almost 2 1/2, and wow is everyone right. I think about the day she was born and it literally feels like it was last week. I could swear that yesterday she was drooling all over herself, and today she said “daddy is the funniest guy I’ve ever met.” What??

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One of the Best Gifts You Can Give Your Family? YOUR Happiness.

October 29, 2016 by Erin 2 Comments

Have you ever been scrolling through social media and come across a meme that really changed you? Yeah, me neither. But a while back I saw one that I’ve literally thought about almost daily since. It said “Your kids don’t want a perfect mom. They want a happy mom.” I’ve got to be honest, it kind of took my breath away.

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The Story of Nicholas

October 16, 2016 by Erin Leave a Comment

Today, October 15th, is Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Day. This is an issue that is close to my heart, and I feel honored to share this story of the precious time that Nicholas Dean Riehl spent on this earth. The following was written by his mom, Kathleen Riehl, and is being shared in hopes of raising awareness of this topic and honoring the memory of their son. The intensity of their courage, their pain, and their love is breathtaking. Please join me in embracing parents like Jim and Kathleen and their family, and remembering children like Nicholas by breaking the silence and letting them know that they are not alone. I know that in writing this, it is Kathleen’s hope that their story will touch other parents and families who need to hear it, who need to know that they are not alone, that they are not forgotten and neither are their precious little ones.

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When Your Right-Hand Man Calls in Sick

October 11, 2016 by Erin Leave a Comment

By right-hand man, I actually mean my man’s right hand. Last week, a series of unfortunate events in the garage involving our bbq/smoker tipping over, spilling hot, smoking pellets everywhere culminated in 2 displaced fractures in my husbands right hand. As I write this post, I am sitting in the lobby of a surgical center while he is on the operating table, having screws and wires placed to hold the bones together.

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