L ast week the little ones had picture day and ya’ll know how I am about pictures. Last year for picture day in Hawaii we were on vacation so we missed out on those picture day memories but this year I was ready! A week before picture day the school sent out the reminder with…
Trust me you want to read this A s a SAHM, one thing I’ve struggled with is feeling like I don’t bring monetary value to the household. We live comfortably and are very blessed but there’s nothing wrong with more money or more things-at least in my book. It’s really annoying when I want to…
When we realized we needed a bigger car Brown Sugar tried to convince me to get a van and I abruptly shut it down and we (I) happily decided on a Suburban. My grounds for buying a truck instead of a van were “I’m just not a soccer mom van type of girl”. But recently…
S ince you enjoyed “The Homemade Lotion that Healed my Daughters Eczema” post, I’ve decided to share with you the recipe that I use to make baby wipes for Zaniel. Before we get started, did you see the video a while back posted on Facebook from a mommy who thought there was glass in…
Who would’ve known that the cure to my daughters eczema would only take a few simple ingredients and less than 5 minutes? Vayda has always had extremely sensitive skin, she was only 6 weeks old when Brown Sugar deployed and she had a horrible reaction that covered her face and started to spread to her…
Yesterday we woke up to our first snow day, which was really exciting considering this is the kids first real experience with snow since they’ve only known winters in Hawaii. It started as lite rain and mixed flurries and the kids were ecstatic, Zion ran up to me and said: “Mommy, it’s so many snow,…
We recently pcsd (moved) from Hawaii to our dream home in Virginia and although I was ready to move I was looking forward to spending our last few weeks in Waikiki soaking up the sun. TLA allowed us to book our rooms at the Embassy Suites Waikiki Beach Walk, which I found kind of ironic and cool considering…
I love when I walk in a store and I ask if they offer a military discount and they say yes! My heart leaps with joy EVERY SINGLE TIME. Sometimes I’ll ask even though I know they do just to feel that little leap. What I love more than that is resources or programs that…
It’s official I have a 1, 2 and 3 year old. This past year has been exhausting and I’ve learned a lot. But after reading an enlightening post about Self Care 101 I’ve been making better strides to take care of myself as a whole. My very first self-care event consisted of me dropping my…
S ome people have weird hang ups about thrifts stores, but I don’t. I cannot tell you how many times people have looked at me bewildered when I’ve mentioned thrifting. I think they equate shopping at the thrift store with being poor and that’s not always the case. I shopped at the thrift store…
