Holiday travel season is nearly upon us. I’m almost breaking into a sweat thinking about it. Nobody wants to be “that parent” on a plane with the crying baby or screaming toddler, but sometimes it happens no matter what you do. Do your very best, but do NOT have a Mommy meltdown if things don’t go according to plan. Remember, these kids smell fear and can feed off our anxiety. Calm and cool wins the race… or maybe it’s a case of fake it till you make it?! I’m good at that one! Below are my tried and tested tips for plane travel…

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I love taking pictures. My children can vouch for that as I document Everything happening in their lives at any given moment. On Halloween, I made them stop their fun, look at me and say cheese about a million times. Mabel finally looked me dead in the eyes, stomped one foot with her hands on her hips, “Mama, Stop taking our picture!” She was right; I had taken about 50 pictures already. Did I just get scolded by my 3 year old?! With my terrible track record Halloween 2015 along with my 1000’s upon 1000’s of other well documented events would live, where else, right on my computer, forever. Until now…

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At the end of a long day, bath time is such a nice way for my kids to wind-down. Especially for my 3 year old who just has bucket.loads.of.energy. I’ve always loved aromatherapy and wanted to start introducing it more into my children’s life. I had come across some calming ready-made bath products that you can add to your child’s bath but I loved the idea of making my own. Especially when it’s so easy to do. Once I went down that rabbit hole of information and options, the concoction below is what I liked best…

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It’s GIVEAWAY time again and I’m thrilled to team up with our friends at Koala Crate! They are generously giving away a 3-month subscription for you and a friend. Click here to see how to enter on my Instagram page…

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