And You Will Have Kids

Having a child is an exhausting event.  Due to insurance regulations, many women have extremely short hospital stays and are back home in an incredibly short amount of time. 

When I had my first child, I was out of the hospital 12 hours after delivering her.  I remember being very overwhelmed as I was so tired, and our family lived far away.  I was tired, overwhelmed, and had a newborn who needed care as well. I’m happy to report that we all survived, but I learned a lot from that time period.  If you have a friend or family member who just had a child, here are some practical ways to help them during the first few weeks.

Help With The Housework

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Do you have trouble getting your child to clean her room? I do too.  In fact, yesterday, I went to open up the door to my older girls’ room and I could not open the door but a crack. There was so much STUFF up against the door that I literally could not open it up!  When I went to discuss this with my girls, they both confessed to me that if we could just move and get them a bigger room, they would promise to keep it clean!

 I am still shaking my head in amazement.  We have tried a bunch of strategies to try to make some progress on the room issue.  None of these strategies have worked, and so I called my grandmother for some wisdom and advice on the subject. More →

Flu and cold season will soon be upon us. Doesn’t that statement make you shudder? 

 Two years ago, all 5 of my children got the stomach flu at the same time.  I have never been so exhausted or done so much wash in my entire life!  Because of that traumatic experience, I made some changes in our household which I believe have helped in my fight against germs and illness. 

 Get Organized!

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