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This post has been sponsored by Special Day Crates, but like always, all opinions and thoughts are my own. Gift giving for some come natural, but for me it is hard. Maybe I over think the process. Maybe I just really dislike spending my free time, which I have little of (thanks motherhood), standing in a store looking for the perfect gift. That's where Special Day Crates comes in. They've done the guess work for us. They have artfully crafted crates filled with handmade and l

Babywise. Have you heard of it? It's the magical book that outlines a simple routine that will train your infant to sleep through the night by 12 weeks. I am a Babywise mom. And just like the book suggested, we ate, played and slept and our little guy slept through the night at 12 weeks. But what the book fails to tell you is that babies don't nap for the suggested 1-2 hours. In fact my guy napped for 45 minutes sessions and it was during those nap sessions that I began to go

meet laurin, trent, auddi and eisley. As many of you know, teaching my son to be a compassionate individual, one that sees oppression and works to free others from it, is my biggest goal as a parent. And when I find small businesses that are doing the same, I get excited and want to share their mission with everyone I know. That is exactly what Free To Be Threads is doing. A small business that puts God, family, and the rights of humans first in their creative and high qualit

Whenever I ask a mother with young children out for lunch or brunch, she will give me a brief wide-eye look of horror and quickly decline. Usually explaining that the thought of children in a restaurant just stresses her out too much. And I admit it. Dining out with a kid IS stressful. So why do I do it? I believe, like all things from potty training to saying please, the task is hard and tedious but the reward is worth it. Dining out teaches are young ones skills such as pat

It is the best time of the year in Kentucky. It is basketball season! That means from here until April, my family along with thousands of other Kentuckians will be spending their weekends cheering for either University of Kentucky (Go CATS!) or the University of Louisville's basketball teams. And like a true Kentucky woman, I will be spending that time cheering on my team with a drink in hand that will most likely be infused with my favorite spirit: bourbon. My favorite midda

This post was sponsored by Hello Fresh, but all opinions are my very own. Did you know that I fell in love with my husband while dancing in the kitchen with him? It's true. Before children, we would cook together, drinks in hand, laughing at our failed dishes or in awe of our beautifully crafted creations. The kitchen was a magical place fore us. However, once we had children the magic left the kitchen and we found ourselves eating whatever was the easiest dish to whip up in

meet carissa. Born and raised? I was born in California, but attended middle and high school in Colorado so I really claim that as my home state. How many children do you have? Two. I have a 6 year old daughter and a 3 year old son. Why did you start the Carissa Miss Shop? Well, long story short, my two miracle babies are my world and my heart hurts for anyone who struggles with finding answers for why they can't have children. When we got married in 2008 we wanted to start a

I love setting goals. I am that person that makes a daily to-do list and gets such pleasure from marking off the items on that list. Putting that little black line through those verbs is thrilling. And I get even more pleasure when the list is completed and I get to add things that I finished that day to the list. So naturally, I love setting new years resolutions. But in light of all the life changes that have happened within our family; birthing a child, learning parenthood