Tips and Tricks

I could start this post with some extreme, hippie, Earth-worshipping comment about reducing your carbon footprint and never touching a chemical cleaning product again… but I won’t, because frankly, that’s just not me.  Yes, our family makes an attempt...

Did you make a New Year's Resolution? Are you still on the bandwagon, or have you broken it yet? I'm not usually one to make resolutions because I'm not really great at keeping them.  But if you were following...

It's the latest rage in party planning...the Favorite Things Party.  Have you heard of it yet?  Been invited to one? Wondering how it works? A couple weeks ago we had a Favorite Things Party for our Iowa City Moms Blog...

Today we are so excited to share this amazing post from Thomasin McCoy (PhD) and Cindy Anderson (PhD, APBB, founders of Hope Springs Behavioral Consultants.  This post is Part 4 of our January Series entitled "Live The Life You've Imagined".  If,...

I once watched a video online called The Story of Stuff, and although I didn’t have children at the time that I watched it, that 20 minute video totally changed the way I approached the purchasing of baby products...

{Today we are so thankful to have Dr. Ron, from Robinson Family Wellness, as a guest blogger in Part 3 of our January series entitled "Live the Life You Imagined".  We are absolutely loving this series so far; if...

"You look like you are ready ANY day now!" said everyone. At 37 weeks, I Fully Agree. But random strangers started telling me that I looked "Ready to POP" at only 32 weeks.  Those people received a sarcastic, "Well thanks, but...

This past week we, along with my sister, her husband, their 3 kids, and my parents; took a vacation to Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida.  I’m happy to say the crying was minimal, the smiles were plentiful, and...

What if I told you that your family could have hot, crusty french style bread in an hour and a half with no hand kneading, messy, floured surfaces, or long rising times? With this quick bread recipe, you can! This...

We are in the midst of record-setting frigid temps.  All I want to do is pile on some layers and crawl under a blanket.  When the time comes that I have to go outside, a coat, mittens, scarf, and...