This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of Fellowes Brands for IZEA. All opinions are 100% mine. I’m excited to start a new series on the blog about Clearing Clutter & Keeping It That Way. Today, we’re talking about paper. For some of you, this might not be a battle, but for my family, it is a HUGE area of clearing clutter that we have to address. Especially as we are trying to continue reading...
1 Tip to Help Toddlers Eat Healthy Food
When I was a preschool teacher and camp counselor, I saw my fair share of kids who hated to eat healthy foods. Green. No way, not gonna eat it. Vegetable. Absolutely not. Fruit. Maybe, but only if it is exceptionally ripe, delicious upon the first bite, AND my favorite color. Kids can have a laundry list of expectations when it comes to foods that they'll actually eat. The continue reading...
Healthy Toddler Snacks for On The Go
I thought feeding my babies was going to be easy. But, when my kids were born, they certainly had a lesson or two to teach me about babies and food. That's why we are thrilled to be working with Sprout Organic, a Happily Ever Mom sponsor, because they have so many options for busy parents who need quick, healthy options for their kids. For my son, if it's squeezable, he loves continue reading...
The Box Tops Jar: a Fun Way to Raise Money for Schools
We have just entered the world of Box Tops. My daughter started Kindergarten this Fall and I'm already learning how much we need to do to help raise money for her school. Enter our first experience with Box Tops. I had no idea how excited both of my kids would be to start helping their school while we were at the grocery store. As an incentive to finding more Box Tops, we came up with this continue reading...
The 1 Gift that Should Be at Every Baby Shower
This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of Balmex for IZEA. All opinions are 100% mine. I've spent a lot of my time trying to soothe my screaming babies. While my daughter hated falling asleep, my son was the opposite and hated just about everything else (love you, son)! While sometimes it was obvious why my babies were upset, there were other times when it wasn't as clear. That's continue reading...
5 Ways to Get Kids Excited About School Before They Even Start
Kindergarten. It's one of those transitions in my daughter's life that I've been thrilled about in one moment and terrified about the next. It's a milestone that so many of us remember. And, for my little one, permanent memories are something that are very, very new. Up until now, my husband and I are the ones who have remembered every detail, every moment. But, now her life is reaching a continue reading...