Posted May 11, 2018
There has been a lot of buzz lately about weighted blankets. From claims that they will help increase levels of Serotonin and Melatonin (the hormones that help you relax) to being toted as a cure-all for Insomnia and improving your overall sleep. When CMFRT.us approached me about trying one of… Read More »
Categories: Product Reviews, Reviews
Posted May 9, 2018
Texting and driving. We all know it’s a bad idea. And we all know that we should never do it. Yet, if I’m being honest I am totally guilty of it…100% I spend two hours a day in the car. I usually try to spend that time chatting with the… Read More »
Categories: Life As It Happens, Parenting
Posted April 11, 2018
With a family of 7 I spend way more time than I care to acknowledge dealing with laundry. In an ideal world, I start doing Laundry on Sunday afternoon and have it all washed and put away by Tuesday night. I started the hard and fast rule for myself that… Read More »
Categories: Life As It Happens, Parenting
Posted March 22, 2018
You may have noticed that there was no new post yesterday. Today’s title “The Plague has Arrived” may have clued you in to the reason why. I currently have 4 out of 5 Cowkids home sick. Two with a stomach bug and two with Strep. Such is mom life right?!… Read More »
Categories: Life As It Happens, Parenting
Posted January 24, 2018
If you follow us on Instagram you may have caught this pic… Yeah…sigh…it’s true. I signed up for 6 credits of online education classes. Because I’m crazy and I needed one more thing to do? No. Trust me when I say this is not exactly high on my list of… Read More »
Categories: Life As It Happens, Parenting, Prairie Life
Posted January 8, 2018
It’s officially week two of 2018 and I’m trying my best to stick to my goals for the year…which is all about being OK with change (and even seeking it out) and embracing all the mess and joy of this Prairie Life. A few of my readers mentioned that they… Read More »
Categories: Life As It Happens, Parenting
Posted December 6, 2017
I let my family dress me for a week and I have be honest…this was really hard for me. I knew that letting my family dress me would for sure result in a few days of fashion faux pas…after all I see how my kids dress themselves! I wasn’t too… Read More »
Categories: Fashion, Life As It Happens, Parenting, Prairie Wife Style
Posted November 10, 2017
Forgive me if I get a little emotional today…it’s not normally my vibe… My babies are growing up. Yes I know this is inevitable, and yes this is not the first time I’ve realized this. It’s not even the first time that I’ve shed tears over this simple fact of… Read More »
Categories: Life As It Happens, Parenting
Posted October 13, 2017
Well today started off wonderfully…until I got out of bed. I immediately faced a whiny dramatic daughter (tween years are fun right) a slow poke son, and two littles that simply couldn’t find a way to breathe the same air without screaming. I had to look nice today because I… Read More »
Categories: Life As It Happens, Parenting
Posted October 11, 2017
Sexual harassment is all over the news thanks to Harvey Weinstein… And because today is officially the International Day of the Girl, there are a few things I want to say. Being a parent is hard! I’m not just talking about the long nights, hard decisions and saying things like… Read More »
Categories: Life As It Happens, Parenting
