Tag: mom

A Poem to My Kindergartener on His First Day

Happy first day of kinder, my how you’ve grown. It feels like just yesterday, my belly was your home. When you first started preschool, I couldn’t believe it was time, Our new routine went from two half days to three, then, overnight, it climbed… In a blink, it was time I went back to work …

Mom Shaming

Let’s talk mom-shaming and all the totally effed up things we say to eachother, ourselves, or overhear… • • • Photo by Ashley Gardner Photography • • • Must be nice to be a stay-at-home-mom; try having a ‘real’ job Oh, you work full time? When do you spend time with you kid(s)? Having a …

Modern Mama Mother’s Day Gift Guide

  Being a modern mama in my late 20s, my friends consider me a fun mom, and I’d like to agree. It doesn’t mean Tanner and I just folic all over without a care in the world, as much as I wish that were true. Being a “cool” mama, means you have your sh&^ together and hustle to …

10 Ways to Kill it as a Modern-Day Single Mom

Is it just me, or is this generation of moms like total babes?! I mean, not even speaking for personal experience muahah – seriously, like everyone in my mom group, or other mamas I see wandering North County are like the modern day barbie with a baby on their hip as the trendiest accessory to …

Chewable Charm

Any mama, new or seasoned, knows how exhausting, frustrating, and heartbreaking the whole teething process is. Every sweet little babe goes through the teething saga at different stages, ages, and with different symptoms, so it can be hard to find the right advice or perfect remedy to comfort our munchkins. Thankfully, we live in a modern world where there are …

Dear Skinny,

Here’s the skinny on the adjective SKINNY….and this actually isn’t to anyone in particular, more of a memo to all womenkind out there in our crazy beautiful universe, because after the 239487th time of hearing the term “sooo skinny” used among conversation, I needed to go on a mini vent sesh… —   Dear Skinny, …

Weekly Tracker – Week 3 Holiday Hunny

Ahhh during holiday season weeks FLY BY faster than shooting stars! Can’t believe I’m already updating our third week of #holidayhunny and that Thanksgiving is literally right around the corner! I’ve absolutely loved seeing everyone’s check-ins this week with gratitude for this tracker and the Secret Santa Sister #TIUmotivationalmail exchange! It’s extremely humbling, loving, and …

Q & A: TIU Mama Style

I absolutely LOVE that I get so many questions about my TIU journey whether they come through my Instagram, my blog, or my email. I may not have all the time in the world to reply to each & every one, but I try the best I can! As I sit here at my parents …

The Life of a “Single” TIU Mama

So I say “single” because all of you know I’m married, but my better half is a traveling salesman, so it’s just Tanner & I most of the time. It’s one of those odd dynamics that thankfully works for us, because Kyle likes to constantly be on the go surrounded by chaos, people always around, …

Travel Friendly WOD

This weekend I’m home in my hometown visiting my family. We haven’t all been together since last Thanksgiving, so nearly a year! Seems unbelievable how fast time flies now that we’ve all flown the coop. And it’s just my sister, mom, and dad – our little party of 4. Crazy the four of us go …