Liz F
Life Before 8AM {Liz}
"See and appreciate the significance in the mundane, in the everyday, in the fleeting. The big moments are important, but some of the best moments are the in-between ones." - Karen Jacot Photography
When I...
Infertility: The Second Child
We hear a lot about infertility these days. Everybody knows somebody struggling to get pregnant. It seems like an epidemic with our generation. And let me tell you from experience, the...
How Parenting Changed the Way I Enjoy Reality TV
For the past two decades I have been a closeted reality television junkie.
Actually, to my nearest and dearest (and the chagrin of my husband) I am not so closeted. It has been fascinating and...
A Mom’s Guide to Denver Summer Camps 2016
Does summer both excite and terrify you? You've spent the last 9-months mastering the art of getting your kids to school "on time" (nothing happens in the first 10 minutes anyway!) and now...
Setting Personal Boundaries
It's taken me 33 years to realize I am terrible at setting boundaries. Setting limits has always made me feel weak, as if I am proclaiming to the world that I cannot do it...
{Kid Friendly} New Year’s Eve
Times have changed. You've traded in your sequin mini dress and 4-inch heels for a cozy sweater and shoes that allow you to chase after runaway children at a moment's notice.
Instead of starting...
Ode to My Four-Year-Old
Dearest four-year-old,
Oh how I love thee. Let me count the ways...
I love that you wipe your own butt.
I love that you sleep in your own bed THROUGH THE NIGHT.
I love that you know...
Relax, Leave the Cleaning to the Professionals
This post is sponsored by CottageCare Cleaners. That being said, stop what you're doing (because you're probably vacuuming with one hand while scanning this article on your smart phone with the other) and...
Surviving the NICU with a Toddler at Home
When you have a child in the NICU (in our case twins) and a toddler at home, all sense of normalcy flies out the window, along with your sanity. Fight or flight kicks...
Remembering Cade: Infant Loss, and Joy on the Other Side
Part 2 of the Series on Child Loss. Read part 1 here.
There is a community of mothers who have experienced unimaginable tragedy, the loss of a child. They have been to hell and...
Held Her Whole Life: Losing Elisabette
There is a community of mothers who have experienced unimaginable tragedy, the loss of a child. They have been to hell and back and are forever changed. Three mothers agreed to share...
Five 1st Birthday Ideas Worth Trying
A first birthday is such a beautiful milestone. Not only does it signify that your baby is entering toddlerhood, but it means you have survived the first year of being a parent! ...
My Traveling Circus:: Life with 3 Kids
Come one, come all to the greatest show on Earth!
Watch as this mom of 3 attempts to survive a grocery store run with all 3 kids! There are sure to be tears, tantrums,...
Essential Oils 101
Essential what?
From my essential oil research {asking my friends}, I’ve discovered you’re in one of three tribes as far as this whole essential oils topic goes. You’re either:
a) obsessed with oils and use them...