Back to the Future, with the Balinos, FAM-O-WEEN/ Halloween 2021It’s 2021 and, well… not much has changed as far as the worries and uncertainties of 2020. Yes, we have since been fortunate to be offered vaccines and hope for a new day – but life has yet to be back to how it once was, […]
Choosing to Homeschool :: BTS Fall 2020/21
Happy September! Happy Back to school! And you read it right… we are choosing to homeschool! Was it an option? Absolutely! Was it an easy one? Absolutely… NOT. I think I spent more time humming and hawing about whether I was going to homeschool Little Mama or not, than actually planning her homeschool year. And […]
Age Definer Products for Tired Parents :: Aloisio Cosmetics Giveaway
Disclaimer :: We received the Aloisio Cosmetics Age Definer Serum and Moisturizer for review. All opinions are our own. Being parents of a school aged child and a toddler, in our “advanced” years, right smack in the midst of a pandemic no less, is no easy feat. But here we are. Barely Surviving. but… Shockingly Thriving. We’ve […]
The Impact of Social Distancing on Friendships and How to Stay Connected
How the heck are we going to stay connected while we’re told to practice social distancing? Coming from a person who counts down the minutes before my little one comes home from school, or eagerly waits for her toddler to wake up from a nap – it’s gotta be bad if I’m literally a bag of […]
The Impact of Social Distancing and How to “Feel” Productive at Home
How am I supposed to work, teach, support and still feel productive at home? Being a work-at-home mom requires a lot of careful planning. However, being a mom of a very busy and creative nine year old, and a rambunctious and curious one year old, throws all of that planning out the window. So my […]
The Impact of Social Distancing on Mom’s Mental Health and How to Alleviate Anxiety
I’ve never really considered myself to be an anxious person. High strung maybe? With a dash of crazy? Yes. But someone with anxiety. Not really. Ask me the same question now, however… and my answer would be a resounding YES. INDEED. I have never felt such anxiety in my entire three four decades of life. […]
