Tips + Tricks

Thank you to our partner, Blackmon Mooring, for working with Oklahoma City Moms Blog on this sponsored post with great tips for summer safety!  If you have lived in Oklahoma for any length of time, you know it can get unbearably...

As as stay at home mom, I deal with a daily struggle of finding the balance. With my choice to stay home with my kids comes the pressure of actually being a present mom with them throughout the day...

Teacher Appreciation Week is THIS WEEK! Are you ready? I don't know about you, but spring is such a busy time and buying or creating a great, really cute, really wanted gift can be stressful for me. I will admit that I...

With old man winter behind us, visions of days in shorts and tank tops are on the horizon. Frankly, I'm not quite ready for that, but it's inevitable so I decided that it was time to start exercising again....

Times are tough right now. People are being laid off. Salaries are stagnant. And prices are going up everywhere, on everything.  Two income homes are becoming one income homes and families are struggling with how to pay the bills, get gas,...

Spring is here and I am grateful for nice weather but I am still desperate for a vacation! However this year will be a budget vacation kind of year; with a daughter turning sixteen soon it means we will be buying...

It’s that time of year again. When I sat down to write this post, my phone sent me a news alert that read, familiarly, “strong storms expected in OKC metro tonight.” Naturally, panic ensued. See, I’ve never done well with...

As a new mom several years ago, I remember my first experience with family pictures well. Although like most traumatic events in one's life, I've tried my best to block it out of my memory. Here's the gist of what I...

I am far from the perfect parent. I make mistakes daily, but despite my occasional parenting failures I do try really hard to be the best that I can be.  Like every other mom on this planet, I really try hard, y'all.  I try to...

When I think of road trips, I picture sunshine, music, and blissful conversation. Truth be told, road trips are actually full of whining, crying, and incessant nagging.....usually from the kids AND me! With Spring Break right around the corner, lots of...

Whether you are a SAHM or a Momma who works out of the house, we are women! Women who ultimately would like to portray "style" in how we dress. Style isn't the end all be all, but I have...

Like any mother, I want to protect my children to the fullest extent possible while still encouraging them to be independent. I could choose to keep them home forever, never let them have sleepovers and assume everyone has the...