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Car Control- Keeping Kids Occupied When Out & About
Juggling the schedules of six kids requires a LOT of time in the car, schlepping them to and from various activities. Without a babysitter, I’m often required to take the entire crew along with me on various drop-off runs, or to watch games/practices/events. Now back in the early days, I’d scramble to keep the little folks occupied on the fly, which occasionally resulted in a trainwreck of whining, fast-food overload, & moments when you thought you could keep your kids happily occupied while waiting in the car… but not so much. This is what happens when you’ve been parked for 20 minutes & forget that you dropped an eyeliner pencil in the…
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Fantastic Finds- Bloggers Bible
Whether you’re a beginning blogger or a seasoned pro, it can be daunting to keep track of every last post, task, and email associated with all things blog. Running a successful blog requires so much more than just writing great posts; you also need to maintain your social media and advertising in order to grow traffic to your site. One of my greatest challenges as a blogger is consistency; I often struggle with figuring out what to do when. Can you relate?? If so, then you NEED this fantastic product created by Stationery Geek: THE BLOGGERS BIBLE I’m not exaggerating when I say that this planner has had a HUGE…
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Fantastic Finds- PlanAhead Mom Organizer
One of the first things that people ask me when they find out that I’m a mother of six kids is, “How do you DO it?!” There are a lot of fun responses to this question, but the reality is, with six kids, maintaining a strong hold on our schedule can be challenging. While I do own an iPhone, I’m not the kind of person that works well off an electronic calendar or planner. I used to try and input dates and times into my phone, but then I’d forget to set an alarm and would never check it again… leading to a lot of confusion and scrambling. For the…
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How Do You DO It?? Part 1
As you know, I have lots of kids. And when people find out that I have six kids, I receive one of two responses: 1. “God BLESS you!” (This can either mean “Wow! That’s AWESOME!”, or “I really hope God DOES bless you, because you’ll need it.” 2. “How do you DO it??” I have a variety of answers to that, depending on my mood. But the truth of it is, like other moms with less kids, I do the best I can. I muddle through- some things work, some don’t. I adapt and re-adapt. I cry. I scream. I swear under my breath. On good days, when things are…
