Back to School Clothes Shopping can be a nightmare and very expensive! Learn our top 5 tips to help you stay within your budget and still be stress-free. The Secrets To Surviving Back-To-School Clothes Shopping originally appeared on Ramblings of a Bad Domestic Goddess by very own IBA member Elaine Hodges. Elaine thanks so much for sharing with us! 5 Tips for Easy Back to School Clothes Shopping For many parents, the very mention of the … [Read more...]
One Epic Travel Nightmare
Have you ever had unexpected problems while traveling? This family had one epic travel nightmare, to say the least! Read along to see what happened over three days! Our Epic Travel Nightmare originally appeared on Los Gringos Locos by very own Tina Marie Ernspiker. Leaving home for six weeks to visit family over 2000 miles away by car is HECTIC, to say the least. It is NOT a vacation. Despite our love for our family and friends and the … [Read more...]
Wall of Fame Editor’s Choice: My Summer Staycation Bucket List
Get your Summer Staycation Bucket List ready! Summer's finally here! Time to enjoy time with family and have some fun. While many of us may be planning to pack up the kids and head out on that annual summer vacation, that's not always a possibility. So how do you plan a fun summer without leaving home? Putting together a great Summer Staycation Bucket List is a great place to start! Congratulations to our June 2016 Wall of Fame winners! We … [Read more...]
Letters to My Sons: What I Want For You in Life
What do you want for your children when they grow up? What if you weren't there to tell them? Letters to my sons are all about what I need them to know, especially if I can't be there to tell them. Birthday Wishes originally appeared on You're Somebody's Mother by our very own IBA member Brittany Burbank. Letters to My Sons: What I Want For You I decided to write letters to my sons every year on their birthday. Put them in an envelope … [Read more...]
Art Therapy Can Benefit All Ages
Are you looking for some stress relief? Or maybe a new way to teach your kids? Art therapy is a great way to unwind and here are some great reasons to start today! Go ahead and 'PIN' me so you don't forget! ART AS THERAPY, HOW TO IMPROVE YOUR LIFE originally appeared on Crazy Little Family Adventure by our very own IBA member Orana Velarde. Art Therapy has been a part of my life since I was very little. Both my parents are artists and … [Read more...]
Are You a Woman of Influence?
What kind of role model would you call yourself? Positive or Maybe Negative? Each of us are a woman of influence no matter if we realize it or not, but we can choose our attitude to pass on to our loved ones! Be a Woman of Influence – Be a Role Model originally appeared on Sizzling Towards Sixty by our very own IBA member Sue Loncaric. Thanks so much for sharing with us! This week was International Women’s Day a day to celebrate the … [Read more...]
3 Reasons Why We Waited On Having Our Second Child
You do not have to rush on having a second child. Learn 3 reasons why we waited 5 1/2 years before having our second child, and why it was a great decision for our family that we have never regretted. Why We Waited to Add a Second Child was first published on Daily Momtivity by our very own IBA Member, Shannon Gauger. Around my daughter’s first birthday I already started hearing those words, “Are you going to have another one?” or … [Read more...]
But Who’s Counting?
Who's counting the days you have been gone? Some days you’re just my mom who got cancer, fought so hard to live, but died before I was able to know everything about you. See how I’ve lived two lives – with you and without. An Open Letter to My Mom originally appeared on The Triplet Farm by Angela Fry. Dear Mom: It’s been 5000 days since you left us. But, who's counting? There isn’t a day that you don’t cross my mind. Some days you’re … [Read more...]
The Best Advantages of Being a Working Mom
Are you struggling with a being a working Mom? Take heart and see some of the best advantages of being a working Mom! Advantages of Being a Working Mom originally appeared on Daily Momtivity by Shannon. All content belongs to Shannon. Disclaimer: I am a working Mom and it’s VERY, VERY hard! I am no means perfect, but I try to manage as best as I can with what I have! I’m Shannon. A working (Teacher Mommy) to 2 kids (ages 7 and 2). … [Read more...]
Marriage: Are You Expecting a Fantasy Marriage?
So often in life we dream up our prefect fantasy marriage! But what happens after the fantasy disappears and you realize your married life is not that perfect dream? My Fantasy Marriage I grew up in a home where my parents were divorced from each other from the time I was two years old. They both remarried to other people several times throughout my life. I can remember being a little girl dreaming of the day when I would get married, and … [Read more...]
