This week we went to the zoo, took off some training wheels, met up with a blogging friend and leveled up our laundry with Grandma’s Secret Products. Week in Review: January 13 –… Read More

I had heard that pregnancy can give you lush, full hair, and that afterwards it will fall out and return to normal. That wasn’t exactly my experience. This simple hair look takes A LOT… Read More

I know we have just left gift-giving season, but there are plenty of other holidays ahead so maybe one husband will read this and if I can help one mom, I’ll be happy. I’ve tried… Read More

I planted my very first garden when I was six, in the Florida sand in the little area between our townhouse and the next. I planted peas and was excited to see them grow and produce pod… Read More

The other night during a storm the lights went out and I was suddenly plunged into darkness. I calmly reached for my phone, turned on the light and went looking for the flashlight. This is a… Read More

I just got done scheduling four blog posts to post during my holiday traveling time, which is a big deal for me. I have such a hard time writing and then not publishing immediately! I think… Read More

Hope you all had a Happy Thanksgiving! I took a break from being attached to my phone and didn’t take one single photo. So here’s a slightly frightening photo me and Keelan being… Read More

It was still dark outside when I rolled over and came face-to-face with a smiling little boy. A little boy that was way more awake than I’d like at 6AM. I was waiting for him to shout… Read More

Hey there! I’m back with the first Week in Review for 2019, and only a couple of weeks behind. I slacked off on the round-up during the holiday, but the kiddo went back to preschool (f… Read More

That’s my frame of mind at the moment. I swing wildly from “OMG, I turned blogging into a job!” to “Ugh…this thing that was fun is now WORK,” depending o… Read More

Last week I was musing about changing the name of the Week in Review to something like “Blog Digest.” That’s as far as I got. I’ve been doing the weekly review for a… Read More

I am really enjoying getting everyone’s answers to these questions! This week’s featured geek is Becca who blogs at WhenFitHitstheShan.com 1) Let’s start with the basics… Read More

The latest Geek of the Week is my friend Emily Parker- supermom to four, dog whisperer (she often watches our aussie Sierra), cosplayer and blogger at The5Parkers.com. 1) Let’s sta… Read More

This year was a big year for me in blogging. It marks the first year since I started the blog that I actually called myself a blogger. In fact, there were a lot of firsts this year! It&rsquo… Read More

In setting up a resolution, it’s important not to only look forward, but backwards, as well. The post New Year’s Resolutions: Start the Year with Habits You Can Maintain appeare… Read More

Of course, your teen should most definitely consult a doctor or mental health professional if they feel down for days on end, their diet, or sleep patterns are affected, or they start having… Read More

I’ve been wanting to get this Geek of Week feature going for some time now, and I figure what better time than when a fellow geeky mom just released a new book and is doing a giveaway?… Read More

I’ve taken two blogging breaks this year while on vacation and tried two different methods to see how my blog traffic was affected. In July I went to Ireland for a couple weeks and put… Read More

This week’s Geek of the Week Katherine is no stranger to the local geek crowd! You can find her set up and selling her geeky wares at many of the local events, conventions and art show… Read More

The reality is Christmas Depression. Don’t compare today with the ‘good old days’. This will set you up for disappointment and worsening depression. The post Tips for Deali… Read More

This week’s featured geek is my friend Effie Quintana, who posts daily workouts on her Instagram as Project Mom Strong,  or PMS as we so fondly call it. Effie inspires me to get t… Read More

After posting my suspicions on Facebook Monday, it was confirmed: I’ve gone sideways. Or more specifically, some of my photos are showing up on the blog as sideways, but only after the… Read More

It’s SO nice to have a clean house. And it’s not that we are terribly “dirty,” but it’s a good sized house with a dog, two cats and three-year-old so it gets to… Read More

I feel like learning to ride a bike comes with a special sense of freedom and adventure. It’s a big milestone for a child and the start of a newfound sense of freedom. It was also an e… Read More

Here are at GeekMamas, we’re a little more skewed to the superhero/comics/sci-fi genres of geekdom, but all are welcome! So this week’s featured geek Bethany is expanding our rea… Read More

It’s no secret moms like wine. I liked wine way before becoming a mom, I just feel it calling to me a little more now when the evening rolls around and it’s been a long day of no… Read More

As I snuck down the stairs with a big red sack (it was an old Target bag, the giant size) thinking nobody would notice, I made it as far as three steps before lights started flashing, a loud… Read More

I’ve always been a little self-concious of my hands. Even when I was younger, they appeared a little on the “older” side with visible veins and light wrinkles around the kn… Read More

I’m not sure how this became a new Tuesday trend, but here we are again with the week in review on Tuesday (and it will be next week too!) This past week we finally had our housewarmin… Read More

This week’s featured Geek Mama is Dementia, a longtime friend from my early days at DragonCon. She now proceeds over convention ongoings as the ConMother. All hail the ConMotherName, w… Read More

I did my home for the holidays thing early this year and headed down to Sarasota, FL for a few days of sunsets and white sand. Tiki huts on Lido BeachWe stayed at the Suntide Island Beach Cl… Read More

We were doing so good. SO good. All the poops went in the potty for the past few weeks and I was beginning to think we would soon be moving away from pull-ups even at night. Then he spoke th… Read More

Around 8PM the other night I realized I had made myself a cup of tea earlier. About three hours earlier so by now it was a sad, cold, bitter cup of tea, which unfortunately perfectly reflect… Read More

It is important to work to change negative perceptions of self. After all, if you undervalue yourself, people will take advantage of you, and you will be less likely to take chances that cou… Read More

A few months back, I was contacted by a gourmet slime maker (it’s the only way I can think to describe it) and sent a few jars to try out for the blog. Wow. Slime has come along way si… Read More

*This post is sponsored by Owl Cam, all opinions are my own* The holidays are a big season for gifts, giving and unfortunately thieves looking to relieve you of a little holiday cheer by bre… Read More

I’m not usually one to dish out advice, but there’s one thing I’ve learned that keeps popping up over and over again – Don’t let your terrible experiences stop… Read More

Do you remember playing the recorder in school? For a lot of kids, it’s their first musical instrument. I actually kept mine for years afterwards even though the only thing I could pla… Read More

On Facebook and Instagram I keep seeing people’s “2009 vs 2019” or #10yearchallenge posts and it got me thinking about how different things are now. Ten years ago I was bui… Read More