Tips + Tricks

Hi, my name is hot mess mom. I almost never do crafts with my kids, I hate cooking, and the crumbs in my car could feed half of a continent. My kids make messes every 14 seconds (this is...

"She reads books as one would breathe air, to fill up and live." -Annie Dillard Reading has always been life-giving to me; a way to adventure through someone else's world for a little while. I was the kid who checked...

Roses are red Violets are blue Your kid might be a bully And you might be one too Before I become Dr. Seuss, let me elaborate. I don’t know what in the Scared Straight is going on, but this culture of cruelty has to...

Changing of the seasons can be overwhelming when you are talking about kid’s clothing.  They need a whole new wardrobe every season:  socks, shoes, pajamas, shirts, pants/shorts, skirts, dresses, play clothes, nice clothes.  The list is endless. It is a...

The art of packing a suitcase may have been a list obsession in my family.  By obsession, I mean, my dad and brother were good at it and it drove them nuts that the females of the family were...

I'm not sure who decided spring was the time to clean. Maybe with the earth's renewal, the days becoming longer, the change of seasons, it just seems the right time for a fresh start. This is coming from someone...

I like to think of myself as a crunchy momma. You might not know it by looking at me (or my child's disposable diaper - oops!), but I love all things natural, eco-friendly, sustainable and safer. I'm a self-described...

This is my advice for this strange time we're living in and how to remain calm. Yes, Covid-19 is real and yes, it's dangerous. There's a lot that's unknown about it and we're learning about it as we go,...

Tired of feeling like Paul Bunyan every Autumn? Well, look no further. With my 4 flannel fixes, you’ll be singing #Fallelujah all the way to the apple orchard. 1. “Soccer Mom Savvy” Bloated from binging on chips last night? Who cares when you can...

I knew at some point while raising our boys that we just needed a dog. A boy without a dog just didn’t seem right. What I wasn’t prepared for was how much work and how expensive dogs are. I...

Who doesn't love a perfectly crisp fall day as the leaves are changing?  Oklahoma City has more and more fun fall festivities to offer, and researching all the different pumpkin patches can be a bit of a hassle.  Here...

  It is the task I hate the most when school starts.  Coming up with things for my kids lunches.  And then having to pack it.  And what annoys me more, is when the lunchbox comes home with half of...