Discover the magic that lives in the chaos of it all, one planned-out shenanigan at a time!
Alright, mamas, let’s talk real. Six weeks ago, I spilled the beans on this little project: Mama is hitting the gym (with a healthy dose of skepticism, mind you). Remember the chaos? Five boys, a business, zero time – the usual. But something had to give. My hip, wrecked by a long road trip a…
I’m a 41-year-old entrepreneur, mom to five incredible boys, and a passionate advocate for balancing a fulfilling career with a rich family life. I may have a few talents here and there, but gardening is DEFINITELY not one of them! So it’s a good thing that Luis, my amazing partner affectionately known as Papi, is…
Ok, I’ve written twice now about our incredible summer in Maine and Vermont. It was all sunshine and rainbows and family fun, right? WRONG! Now that you’ve smiled along with the good parts, here’s the bad part about being so adventurous with a large family… when things go wrong! I’m sure you’ve all had a…
Remember a few weeks back when I wrote all about our summer vacation completely unplugged in Maine this summer? Well, what I didn’t tell you (until now!) was that we actually planned a vacation… inside our vacation! Our summer adventures were disrupted in the most amazing way by a whirlwind trip to Smugglers Notch, Vermont….
As a mom of five young boys, I’ve always been a proponent of school lunches. It seemed like a convenient way to ensure they were eating something nutritious during the school day. But as they got older, I started to notice a pattern. They were only eating a portion of their school lunch and…