I had a bad day today. No it wasn’t horrible. Nothing tragic happened. But it was a bad day. It’s been over 100 degrees for three days, so of course my AC decided that now was a good time to break. So of course, I ended up losing it with one of my daughters when she pushed my buttons….

….which leads to a lot of parenting guilt… How do I stay calm even though I’m tired and hot and feeling rather miserable?

It’s often the shock of every couple when they’re baby is about 8 months old that they’ve hardly spent any time alone together since their infants arrival! Let’s face it, once you have kids you have less resources to nurture your relationship. Less time. Less money. And less freedom.

Here are some gems I’ve gleaned from interviewing countless couples who have growing families and have kept their love alive all the while.

How to Be More Confident in Your Parenting? From tantrums to back talk to getting homework done….

It’s so confusing trying to figure out what to do – and when. Ever feel like you’re messing up the most important job in your life – parenting your precious children?

Here are some confidence building tips I’ve picked up along my journey.

A number of years ago I was bemoaning to a friend that my kids were late to school again and what a big mess my house was again and how I felt like I was all over the place and not managing again.

“Did you ever consider that maybe you have ADHD?” she asked.

I laughed and said “Sure, don’t we all?”

I had never really thought about myself being an ADHD mom.  Isn’t that something that kids have?

I was in mom burnout and I didn’t even know it. It crept up on me slowly but surely over time and I didn’t see it coming and didn’t even recognize it while it was there. The question is - what does mom burnout look like, how did we get there and more importantly, how do we GET OUT?

As much as parenting can be overwhelming, exhausting and confusing, there’s so much we can learn to help us see a new perspective, a new way of thinking and some great tips to make the day in day out easier.

Here are some awesome books that I love. Some of these ideas will resonate more with you than others. That’s ok. That’s what give us all personality and individuality. The main point is to be growing and learning and becoming a better parent every day.

Creating the perfect working mom schedule is a challenge! You want to be there for your kids, do a great job at work, serve delicious meals and still have time to for yourself! How to! Here’s a window into my life and the working mom schedule I’ve created for myself.

“You have 8 kids? How do you do it all?” I’ve been asked this question many times over the years - how to do it all? Trust me, I know what it means to be an overwhelmed mom, which I was for many years.

Super overwhelmed. I felt like I was walking in circles chasing my tail all day long every day trying to do everything. I never knew where to turn next, or what should be priority. It’s been a long learning curve! But I learned. Here are my tricks for how to do it all!