by Jaimi Erickson | Jul 17, 2012 | activities, quick tip
This post contains affiliate links. Please view my disclosure. Dinner time in our house is a bit hectic. I often have the twins pulling at my legs while trying to navigate my way through main dish, sides and filling up milk cups. It can get tricky (and a bit...
by Jaimi Erickson | Jul 10, 2012 | homemaking, quick tip
Ok, so the burgers aren’t actually the color blue, but they do involve some blue cheese. Yum! Every now and then we splurge on great cheeses and of course some ‘fancy’ ingredients like vinegars have a long shelf life, so their cost is divided over...
by Jaimi Erickson | Jun 29, 2012 | activities, quick tip
I have been wanting to buy my children bean bags for a while and never got to it. DIY bean bags turned out to fit my budget and they were pretty easy to make. I have a CD of bean bag toss songs that teach following directions that I used with my own preschool...
by Jaimi Erickson | Jun 11, 2012 | homemaking, organization, quick tip
I DREAD cleaning the bathroom. I love when it is clean, but for some reason the ‘doing’ requires motivation. With potty training children in the house almost nonstop for the past few years, I definitely have my reason for keeping the bathroom as clean as...
by Jaimi Erickson | May 15, 2012 | motherhood, motivation, quick tip
I received a copy of the book Mom Connection, and one to giveaway to a reader, in exchange for my honest review. My opinions are my own. Balance in motherhood is my goal every day. Motherhood can feel like “twirling 100 hula hoops” and moving in “endless circles”. I...
by Jaimi Erickson | Jan 7, 2012 | activities, quick tip
I have heard from some parents that the less toys they have in the tub the better they like it, because they just want baths to be quick. I think giving kids some fun bath time activities can make bath time time that I get to sit for a bit. How often in your day do...