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Balance your kids' screen time with this great solution. Fun for preschoolers and toddlers. Music programming for kids. TV show recommendation for Preschoolers and Toddlers. #Screentime #Parenting #MusicForKids #TeachingKids #Preschoolers #Toddlers #LearningThroughMusic #MamaintheNow #WhatIsYourChildWatching #ExploreDiscoverAndGrow #ad

How to Effectively Balance Kids’ Screen Time

This post was written in collaboration with Explore, Discover and Grow and the Mom it Forward Influencer Network. I received compensation in return for my honest review of the Explore, Discover and Grow series. Every opinion stated in this post is 100% mine.  Our Kids' Screen Time Consumption The View Post

Filed Under: Motherhood, Parenting, Reviews, Toddler (2-5 years)

How to be happier and more grateful in just 10 minutes a day. Mindfulness and gratitude journaling made easy for busy moms. Goal setting and planning for work at home moms. Weight loss and exercise tracking made easy. Erin Condren review, On the Go Folio and Petite Planners. #ErinCondren #ErinCondrenReview #DayPlanner #GratitudeJournal #WeightLoss #ExerciseTracker #GoalSetting #WorkAtHomeMom #MamaintheNow #Howtobehappier #GratitudeJournal #Motherhood #HappierMotherhood #Ad

How to be Happier and More Grateful in Just 10 Minutes a Day

Thank you, Erin Condren for working with me on this collaboration. I received free product in return for my honest review. All opinions stated are 100% mine.  How to be Happier and More Grateful in Life Did you know that healthier habits don’t have to start on January 1st?! I know, shocking, View Post

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prAna Winter Clothes review. Comfortable and stylish clothes for busy moms. Clothes to hygge in and run around town. #prAna #prAna4Winter #MomStyle #OOTD #MomFashion #PranaReview #hygge #Momlife #motherhood #mamainthenow #ad

How to Pick the Best Hygge Clothes for Winter

This post is sponsored by prAna. I received free clothes in return for my honest opinion about their product. All opinions stated here are 100% mine.  We Need Hygge Clothes - NOW! Growing up in Denmark, we were told “there’s no such thing as bad weather, only unsuitable clothing,” which in View Post

Filed Under: Hygge, Life Style, Motherhood, Reviews

LEGO gifts for kids who have a lot of LEGO. A mother of four LEGO-loving boys gives her best shopping ideas and gift inspiration when LEGO is on the wish list. #LEGO #LEGOGifts #GiftsforBoys #LEGOGiftsforBoys #GiftsforGirls #GiftsforKids #LEGOIdeas #GiftGuide #GiftIdeas #MamaintheNow

LEGO Gifts For Kids Who Have a Lot of LEGO!

I just finished our Christmas shopping for the kids! (I know, don’t hate me for it!) There were of course a lot of LEGO sets on the list, and with good reason. Our kids live and breathe LEGO. But what LEGO gifts do you buy kids who already have a lot of LEGO?!  Here are my favorite sets of the View Post

Filed Under: Gift Guides, LEGO, Life Style, Popular, Reviews, Winter Tagged With: Christmas, Danish, Kids, LEGO, Mama's Quotes, review

How to keep long distance friendships fun and alive. Keep friendships after a relocation. Great tips for expats. How to stay in touch after a long move. Keep long distance relationships alive. #LongDistanceRelationships #LongDistanceFriendships #StayinginTouch #Motherhood #LongDistanceMove #Expat #Relocation #ChristmasCards #HolidayCards #Motherhood #Parenting #Penpals #MamaintheNow

How to Keep Long Distance Friendships Fun and Alive

This post is sponsored by Kodak Moments and SheKnows Media. Keeping long distance friendships fun and alive:  “I miss my friends and Uncle Scott” were his muffled words as he cried big tears into the Star Wars pillow. His back shook with every sob and he refused to look at me. My heart shattered View Post

Filed Under: Motherhood, Relationships, Reviews

What do you buy the LEGO nerd in your life? Not the child, but the Adult Fan of LEGO (AFOL) - These gift ideas are sure to please the LEGO fan, child at heart in your life. Click to get inspiration and LEGO-inspired gift ideas.

The Most Awesome Gifts For Adult LEGO Fans

Do you have someone in your life like me? The person who grew up on the outside, but on the inside he’s stil a child! Get a gift for your adult LEGO fan! “Mama, you have been so busy buying our presents. What’s on your wish list?” The question was asked so sweetly by Jacob, as he offered to spend View Post

Filed Under: Gift Guides, LEGO, Life Style, Reviews, Winter

Ways to feed your soul when you feel depleted. Worn out from parenting and your motherhood duties? 7 things the fills your soul without breaking the bank. #hygge #Feedyoursoul #Odwalla #mamainthenow #Motherhood #TiredMom #MyOdwalla #ad

7 Ways to Feed Your Soul When You feel Depleted

This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and The Coca-Cola Company. All opinions are mine alone. #MyOdwalla #CollectiveBias The need to feed your soul I grabbed the yellow and the navy throw pillows and piled them up around me. The flames in the fire place were swaying back and View Post

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How to have family fun thanks to chores. A chore system that increases family time. A mother's dream: get a clean house AND family time! Mom win! Chore Sticks from Creative QT for the win! #Choresticks #Chores #ChoreSystem #Parenting #FamilyFun #FamilyTime #MamaintheNow #ad

How to Have Family Fun Thanks to Chores

This post was created in collaboration with Creative QT. I was compensated for this review, in return for my honest opinion of the Chore Sticks from Creative QT. The opinions stated are 100% mine. Fun with chores is possible: I have written quite a bit about chores over the years. As with View Post

Filed Under: Kid (6-9 years), Parenting, Printables, Reviews, Teen (13-18 years), Toddler (2-5 years), Tween (10-12 years)

Learn how to organize your planner when you are a busy mom. Planning tips for busy moms. No stress solutions for moms to stay organized when the kids go back to school and back to sports. Review of the Erin Condren Oh Joy! LifePlanner. Organized mom tips. #BusyMom #BusyMomPlanner #mamainthenow #ErinCondren #ErinCondrenLifePlanner #LifePlanner #ErinCondrenReview #motherhood #WorkingMom #StayatHomeMom #ad

How to Organize Your Planner When You Are a Busy Mom

This post was done in collaboration with Erin Condren. They sent me a free Oh Joy! LifePlanner in return for my honest opinion. Every opinion stated is 100% mine. I have personally used these LifePlanners for the past five years.  Why Busy Moms Need a Planner!  “Honey, there are two weeks left of View Post

Filed Under: Life Style, Motherhood, Reviews

New home traditions. Family traditions. Family safety. New home maintenance routines, when should you check on your CO alarm? How to keep your family safe and your house well-maintained. #HouseMaintenance #ReplaceYourCOAlarms #Family #Safety #FamilySafety #HappyFamily #ad

New Home, Old Life-Saving Traditions

Thank you First Alert for sponsoring this post. Don’t let the beep steal your sleep. New Home Traditions With a new house comes new routines, new rooms to decorate, new places to explore, new rules to follow, new people to meet, there’s simply newness everywhere you turn. It's the perfect time to View Post

Filed Under: Life Style, Reviews

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One Company’s Heroic Mission to Globally Battle Germs

Thank you Johnson & Johnson for sponsoring this post. Our personal battle on germs It’s been ten years for our family. Ten years since we started on our journey as a “medical family.” A few months after Lehman Brothers filed for bankruptcy and the real estate market imploded, our second son View Post

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Johnson & Johnson’s Surprising Connection with the Number “8”

Thank you Johnson & Johnson for sponsoring this post. Johnson & Johnson and the Number 8 He loves his balance bike. He puts on his helmet, gets in position and off he goes. I picture his hair flailing in the wind, except it’s now matted down with boy-sweat and his bright red helmet. View Post

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How to make online support groups your village. Learn how to navigate social media groups for special needs parents and medical moms. The online medical support groups can change your outlook on life - they did for me. #ShareFromHeart #HeartMom #AHA #MedicalMom #SpecialNeeds #SpecialNeedsParent #CHD #SpecialNeedsMom #MedicalMom #WarriorMom #ad

How to Make Online Support Groups Your Village

This is a sponsored post in collaboration with the American Heart Association; all opinions are entirely my own. Before Online Support Groups: I am driving down the street, as our song comes on the radio. It’s Jason Mraz’s “I Won’t Give Up.” “I won't give up on us God knows I'm tough, he View Post

Filed Under: Health, Heart, Motherhood, Narcolepsy, Reviews, Special Needs

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Caring for Women: an Eye-Opening Journey Through Time

Thank you Johnson & Johnson for sponsoring this post. Caring for Women Like Susan:  The notifications on my phone are flashing urgently. It isn’t the normal notification of a sale at Zulily or a message alerting me of an impending rain storm. These are the kind of notifications that require my View Post

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