My babysitter is a rock star: When I return home, the house is cleaned and the kids are asleep. She is worth every. Single. Penny. One night after paying my sitter and kicking off my heels, I asked her about her job. What happened after I left the house? Did my kids turn into brats? […]
Author Archives: Tricia Sportsman
We’ve all been in that space, your child is opening gifts for Christmas or their birthday and you’re holding your breath hoping it’s not a really annoying or messy toy. Then it happens, a relative inevitably gets your child a toy that makes you cringe. Here’s the latest list of our top 5 toys that […]
We are always looking for that great deal, the blowout sale, or the win of a negotiation. It’s definitely a thrill. I don’t know about you but I feel like I’ve won a prize when I score some of those unreal snags! But what if instead of GETTING something for the win…we give? What if […]
I was talking with my best friend the other day about how lucky I felt that my daughter eats so well and healthy, all the time. I went to explain that she eats a lot, but refuses any kind of sweets. She stopped me right there and said “You’re not lucky. She just eats whatever […]
Many moms these days are hustling hard, climbing corporate ladders and taking over as bread winner in the family. Stay at home dads are on the rise and the conventional sense of “family”’ is changing. Despite that, many working moms tend to still take on all of the invisible family tasks. Things like scheduling play dates, […]
The Stain Remover That’s Saving My Life People call me the “Queen Of Bleach” because my house is sterile. White on white on white. Just to give you an idea, here is my living room/kitchen. That is one WHITE sofa AMIRIGHT?! I use bleach on everything from the loo to the couch. No seriously, I’ve […]
Have you had people with small children tell you how fast they grow up? It is hard to fully understand until you’ve had kids of your own. Kids grow up before our eyes. And it’s sometimes hard to see the difference until we see comparison pictures of them, just a couple of months apart. As […]
Tis the season for holiday after holiday – this time of year can be very stressful to a lot of people who may be watching their weight, or for those who do not want to become a statistic of holiday weight gain of 7-10 lbs. this holiday season. Ideally, I would recommend priming your metabolism. […]
Tomorrow we leave the sandy beaches of Tampa and head to the Smoky Mountains. For me, this means hours on the road, in a small, confined space, with a 10, 6, and 3 year old. The question then becomes, how do I entertain the kids for 10 hours so that they don’t drive us crazy?! […]
Hey, you, in the silver Honda HR-V with the Disney passholder sticker. You could have died in a road rage incident today. You may not even recognize the danger you put yourself and your child into. Did you know that Florida is number one in the United States for road rage incidents with a gun? Fortunately for […]