by Jaimi Erickson | Oct 6, 2011 | activities, parenting
You do not have to be bored sitting and watching your children play at the playground. There are simple ways to connect the outdoor playtime with simple, fun activities and learning at home too. I tend to look at a visit to the playground as my chance to sit and...
by Jaimi Erickson | Sep 28, 2011 | marriage, motivation
I would be terribly forgetful if I did not mention one phenomenal half of the whole picture on being a stay-at-home mom: the working husband! How in the world could we do what we do without their sacrifice? I sometimes envy my husband leaving for work every day,...
by Jaimi Erickson | Sep 22, 2011 | homemaking, quick tip
I have had people actually ask me the question, “What do you do all day as a stay-at-home mom?” Some days I can’t even answer. I start to work on a task, then the phone rings, someone spits up or needs a diaper change, spills something on the newly...
by Jaimi Erickson | Sep 18, 2011 | motherhood, motivation
Many SAHMs long for a job outside of the home. It can be difficult to recall what we really do all day when our main task is caring for home and children. Often we can not complete one task before starting another-and really, we do about 100 things at once! For...
by Jaimi Erickson | Sep 16, 2011 | motherhood, motivation
This post contains affiliate links. Please view my disclosure for more info. It used to bother me, when I was in my teaching program, when teachers and professors talked to us like we knew more about raising children than the parents. I was a 20-something student who...