Good news guys, I know exactly what you should ask for from your hubby for Mother's Day this year!But first let's back up... Does being a mom and (and running the day-to-day workings of your family) ever feel a little too hard? Ok, that's not a real question... I know it does.There’s no question that you love your family like crazy and you’d do anything for them, but we all know it can be an exhausting job.If you're one of our 30,000+ newsletter subscribers, you know that this is a … [Read more...]
Back-to-School Deals at the Nordstrom Sale You Don’t Want to Miss Out On!
I'm a little ashamed to admit that it didn't occur to me until last year that the Nordstrom Anniversary Sale is a great time to shop for back to school!That's probably because I don't spend a lot of money on my kids' clothes, so I very rarely shop for them at Nordstrom. This sale is definitely the exception though.This is the one time of year that the deals are so good it makes sense for me to stock up on high quality essentials... For us that means two things: basic pieces where I need … [Read more...]
3 Last Minute Mother’s Day Gifts That Aren’t Flowers
I'm not the only one out there still scrambling to pull together Mother's Day gifts, am I? I didn't think so.No worries, though, with a little ingenuity you can still totally pull off a heartfelt gift that she'll have no idea was last minute. Here are my top 3 favorite ideas and I've even hunted down some deals too!#1 - Birchbox My MIL gifted me a Birchbox subscription last year for my birthday and seeing what arrived in the beauty box subscription every month was so fun (also the … [Read more...]
I’m Doing Something I’ve Never Done Before…
Big news today guys! It's that one time of year when my favorite parenting resource, The Ultimate Homemaking Bundle, miraculously appears again for 6 days only - until Midnight, May 1st!Always valued at thousands of dollars and priced at 97% off (this year the value is over $2000), the library of resources changes every year but they are always incredibly helpful.Despite the unheard of value of the bundle each year, I inevitably hear from some of you that you're just not sure what you'd … [Read more...]
How I’m Saving the Earth and Saving Money without Leaving the House
One of the toughest challenges I face as a mom is figuring out ways to let my kids play and get dirty, while still making them presentable to be out in public and not spending a fortune.Because I'm all for letting kids be kids but, honestly, who wants to keep spending money on kids' clothes when you know they could soon meet their demise.So when Swap.com asked me to participate in their Earth day campaign. I just couldn't resist. Did you know that the average American throws away 85% of … [Read more...]
What Is an Instant Pot? And How Can it Save Dinner Time at Your House?
Did you nab yourself an Instant Pot during Amazon's Prime Day?If you did, you're definitely not alone. Amazon reportedly sold over 215,000 of them on Wednesday!If you bought one, or heard about this crazy contraption for the first time, this week- we want to help. Today we're re-posting our post from last spring, it contains three thing:An introduction to Instant Pot 21 Family Friendly Instant Pot Recipes Our Favorite Instant Pot CookbooksHere's Kristin with everything … [Read more...]
Why I Passed on a Free Sleep Number Bed… And What I Got Instead
I've got to start today with a warning: this is a LONG post. (If you want to skip straight to the mattress I finally ended up with - and LOVE - and the limited time offer for MPMK readers of 10% off and a bonus worth $500 that includes my favorite bamboo sheets, go here!)It's one I've been wanting to write for a long time and is packed with so much good stuff that I just couldn't trim it.I know it's a lot but I really hope you do read it all! I have become so passionate about the … [Read more...]
A Smart Home in 1-2-3: Lowe’s Iris System is THAT Easy
We're back today with Janssen's follow-up post on what it was really like taking her regular old home and turning it into a "smart home". Did you see her first post on the topic?Full disclosure: after reading Janssen's review, I am more than a little jealous that I gave this post to her instead of keeping the Iris by Lowe's system for myself. I could really use the ability to turn off my son's star light with my phone after he falls asleep at night.And a smart fob I can just put on … [Read more...]
How Iris is Helping Combat My Mom Brain
I was telling a friend recently that I don't feel like I ever suffered from "pregnancy brain" during my three pregnancies, but I definitely have "mom brain." Between three little kids, a new house that needs a fair amount of updating, a small business, and all the regular household tasks like laundry, library books, grocery shopping, and dance classes, I feel like things are always falling between the cracks.I'm always looking for things that make managing my life a little easier and … [Read more...]