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3 Favorite Finds for September!

August 30 by Steph (MPMK Founder)

I know it's not quite September yet guys but Pumpkin Spice Everything has already hit the shelves so I'm gonna jump the gun too! This month I've got a couple of fancy electronic gadgets and a cookbook- all of which I can't wait to start using.   #1 Buddyphones WAVE Over the summer my 2nd grade daughter has gotten super into audiobooks (especially Harry Potter). The bibliophile in me is absolutely jumping for joy over this development. Not only do I love, love that she seems … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Fresh Finds: The Everyday Tagged With: buddyphones, cooking with kids, digital frame, kid friendly dinners, kids cookbooks, kids headphones, nixplay digital frame, wireless kids headphones

Back-to-School with Abercrombie Kids

August 20 by Steph (MPMK Founder)

*This post is sponsored by Abercrombie Kids and contains affiliate links, all opinions are 100% my own. One of my favorite parts of back-to-school as a kid was getting brand new school clothes! Let me tell ya, not much has changed now that I'm an adult. I still get pretty psyched about picking up new jeans and cute tops for each of my kiddos. So, I was super excited when Abercrombie Kids became our newest sponsor. As part of our collaboration, I went online a few weeks ago to pick out some … [Read more...]

Filed Under: The Everyday Tagged With: back to school, back to school clothes, getting organized for back to school, getting ready for back to school

Parenting Styles: Should You Send Your Ex A Father’s Day Card?

May 29 by Lara Lillibridge

  This will be our tenth Father’s Day since the divorce. Like every other year, I’ll take my two sons to the store and help them pick out gifts for their father. Some years I’m surprised I didn’t get lock jaw from forcing myself to smile as I helped them wrap their presents, and I can’t say I’ve never stooped to passive aggressive gifting. (Please don’t ask me about the garden gnome.) It wasn’t always a joy to spend money on my ex-husband, particularly since I was mothering on a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Fresh Finds: Parenting, Holiday, Parenting Tagged With: divorce, Father's Day, parenting, parenting after divorce, parenting styles, positive parenting, single parenting

The Ultimate Homemaking Bundle is Back… and It’s Jaw-Droppingly Great

April 11 by Steph (MPMK Founder)

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...]

Filed Under: Fresh Finds: The Everyday Tagged With: ebooks for moms, ecourses for moms, How to get organized, The ultimate homemaking bundle

Parenting Styles: How 10 (or even 5) Minutes of Yoga Made Me a Better Mother

March 13 by Steph (MPMK Founder)

  I’m a bit of a high-stress person. One of my favorite and most time-consuming hobbies is to replay any and all cringe-worthy moments of my life over and over in my head.   When I get bored of that, I like to devote some quality time—usually between 2:00 and 3:00 am—going over any potential calamities that may befall the children or myself in the future.  If I have time left, I like to reminisce about Bad Things That Didn’t Happen Yesterday but Could Have.   I’ve been told by … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Fresh Finds: Parenting Tagged With: exercise for moms, mom workouts, yoga, yoga for moms

Back-to-School Deals at the Nordstrom Sale You Don’t Want to Miss Out On!

July 21 by Steph (MPMK Founder)

Best Nordstrom sale finds for back to school shopping - so many great deals!

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...]

Filed Under: Fresh Finds: The Everyday Tagged With: #Nsale, back to school clothes, back to school shopping, back-to-school sales, kids nordstrom sale, nordstrom sale

Nighttime Solutions for Your Recently Potty Trained Kiddo

July 6 by Steph (MPMK Founder)

We're on our third and final round of potty training and managing nighttime wetting in our house! I'm a tested veteran at this point and I've got a few things I want mamas that are also going through it to know! Check them out here! #RestEasyTonight #ad @GoodNites

Potty training is no joke. Whether you’re on kid number one or kid number three, like me, it’s always an adventure! With my oldest we started just a little too soon. So I pressed pause, talked to some veteran mamas, and made a new plan. “Let him take the lead,” they said. “Give him the tools he needs but don’t push it, let him know they are there when he’s ready. Take the power struggle out of potty training,” they advised. “You won’t regret it!” Every child is different and every parent … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Fresh Finds: Parenting, Uncategorized Tagged With: Goodnites, night potty training, nighttime potty training, nighttime wetness, parenting styles

3 Last Minute Mother’s Day Gifts That Aren’t Flowers

May 10 by Steph (MPMK Founder)

3 Last Minute Mother's Day Gift Ideas that Aren't Flowers - You still have time to get her something she'll really love!

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...]

Filed Under: Fresh Finds: The Everyday Tagged With: last minute mother's day gifts, Mother's Day Gift Ideas, mother's day ideas that aren't flowers

I’m Doing Something I’ve Never Done Before…

April 26 by Steph (MPMK Founder)

How to set up a Mom resource library you can really use!

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...]

Filed Under: Fresh Finds: The Everyday Tagged With: getting organized, How to get organized, parenting, parenting styles, POYEL, Project Organize Your ENTIRE Life

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