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How Iris is Helping Combat My Mom Brain

March 23 by Janssen

How to set up a "smart home" to make your life so much easier!

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...]

Filed Under: Fresh Finds: The Everyday, Janssen, The grown ups (that's you!) Tagged With: how to set up a smart home, Iris Smart Home, smart home apps, sponsored, what is a smart home

1 Year to a Non-Toxic Home: Best Bedding Ever

March 17 by Steph (MPMK Founder)

Best bedding ever - these non-toxic luxury sheets are made in Italy and surprisingly affordable. The envelope closure on the shams are my favorite part- no more slumpy pillows!

Last month I announced a brand new series on the blog, 1 Year to a Non-Toxic Home. In the coming months I intend to cover it all, beauty products, self-care products, cleaning products and, of course, your bed. In fact, I'm starting off with the bed and I'm sure you can guess why. Because of the huge amount of our lives that we spend there, of course. This makes it so, so important that everything about these comfy sanctuaries are designed to support and nurture our health! As you may … [Read more...]

Filed Under: 1 Year to a Non-Toxic Home, Fresh Finds: The Everyday Tagged With: affordable luxury sheets, best bedding, non-toxic bedding, non-toxic home, parachute, sponsored

Disney’s Aulani Resort & Spa: An Insider’s Guide

January 29 by Steph (MPMK Founder)

Everything you ever wanted to know about Disney's world-class Hawaiian resort

All this month we're talking about New Year's Resolutions and today I am SO VERY EXCITED to finally share with you one of the most amazing experiences of my life, which came about from a 12th-hour New Year's resolution- to travel more as a family. This story is actually a little crazy, and more than a little out of character for my Type-A self. Here's how it all started... It was early November last year when three important things happened. First, I came across a very compelling … [Read more...]

Filed Under: The Everyday, Travel Tagged With: Aulani, Disney in Hawaii, Disney's Aulani Hawaiian Resort, Hawaii with kids

3 Podcast Episodes That Are Crazy Good

January 19 by Steph (MPMK Founder)

3 Podcasts Moms (and Everyone Else Will Love) - #2 was completely unforgettable.

Since our post 3 Apps I Use Everyday with My Kids was such a hit, I thought it would be fun to do another mini-roundup today. This time of 3 podcast episodes that are crazy good. I want to note, this is a list of specific podcast episodes that I've loved lately. I've got a more comprehensive list of some of my favorite podcast shows coming soon! So the next time you're doing the laundry, on the treadmill, or in the bath and you need some grown-up talk, grab your phone and give one of these … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Parenting, The Everyday, The grown ups (that's you!) Tagged With: best podcasts, great podcasts, podcasts for moms

2016 Project Organize Your ENTIRE Life Printables NOW Available!

September 5 by Steph (MPMK Founder)

Get organized AND keep the kids happy (and organized themselves) - this is such a great idea!!

It's nearly April and that can only mean two things. First, it's officially spring cleaning time. Second (and decidedly more fun), Spring Break is coming! Whether the idea of cleaning, sprucing and organizing fills you with glee or with dread - I've got an awesome offering today to help you get it done quickly AND to enjoy all the extra free time with the kids. We're offering an extremely limited time, "Save Your Spring" Bundle on our most popular PDF products. Get $8 off when you buy … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Fresh Finds: The Everyday Tagged With: How to get organized, how to organize your life, kids chore charts, Kids printables, kids routine charts, organizational printables, Planner printables, POYEL, Project Organize Your ENTIRE Life

How to Get Your Energy Back

February 4 by Steph (MPMK Founder)

Great tips on how to stop being an exhausted mom and start having the energy to get down and play with the kids!

Image Credit: © Donnie Ray Jones | 10.26.14 (text added) | CC by 2.0 Do you ever think to yourself, "I am ALWAYS tired."? I went through a big slump after having S, in which I just couldn't seem to find my energy anywhere. Plus, I had headaches for a lot of the day, every day. All that exhaustion and pain meant I had no energy to play with the kids plus I was moody and crabby with a short fuse and very short on Mama patience. At first I tried to figure it out on my own, then I sought … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Fresh Finds: The Everyday Tagged With: clean eating, eating for energy, how to stop feeling so tired, Prescribe Nutrition

Roundup: Not Your Mother’s Engravable Jewelry

February 3 by Steph (MPMK Founder)

Not your mother's engraved jewelry - today's modern moms are rockin' their kids initials in a very updated way.

Valentine's Day is just around the corner so I thought today would be a good time to roundup some of my favorite engravable "initials" jewelry and show you that there's more to Stella & Dot than just #5RingsToStopYelling. And if a link to this post, or any of the links within the post, happens to, somehow, get emailed to your husband, then it'll be a win-win-win. Your hubby will be guaranteed a victory with his V-day gift this year and you will get a gorgeous piece of bling … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Fresh Finds: The Everyday, Mom Health, Beauty & Style Tagged With: engraved initials necklaces, initials necklaces, jewelry for moms, kids initials jewelry, sponsored, Stella & Dot, Stella & Dot Charity Shop, Stella and Dot

Win a New Bissell Vacuum Steam Mop & Get Away of Your Choice

May 9 by Steph (MPMK Founder)

I love this all-in-one vacuum steam mop for picking up my kids' kitchen messes!

It seems like we went a long time without giving anything away here and then - boom! - the last few weeks have been giveaway central.   Congrats to Lindsay Conn Dotzlaf and  Michele Waggoner, the two winners of our BISSELL Symphony™ All-in-One Vacuum & Steam Mop giveaway.   If you didn't win, you're in luck because Bissell has an even bigger giveaway going on right now. Here are the details... The new BISSELL Symphony™ All-in-One Vacuum & Steam Mop handles messes in one easy step, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Fresh Finds: The Everyday Tagged With: Bissell, Bissell symphony, sponsored, vacuum steam mop

Genius Ideas for Going Green and Saving Money

February 23 by Kristin

I might spend all weekend making these DIY green clean and beauty products - the DIY foaming hand soap is my favorite!

DIY cleaners and beauty products that will save me money, keep toxins out of the house, and help the environment?  Yes, please.  I'm loving this roundup Kristin put together for us.  Now I just have to decided what to make this weekend - foaming hand wash, a few two-ingredient spa treatments, toilet bombs, or all of the above. Going green doesn't have to mean a whole-life overhaul.  If we all make simple little changes, we can make a difference in the condition of the planet we leave for our … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Cleaning House, Kristin, Project Organize Your ENTIRE Life, The Everyday Tagged With: beauty diy, DIY cleaning products, going green, green cleaning, green diy, making your own cleaning products, saving money

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