Melissa Gammon
Melissa is a mom of a 2 year old and expecting her second child any day now! She's a foodie, loves spending time with her family and friends, enjoys reading a good book, designing, crafting and taking as many family adventures as possible. Fitting that in of course is a juggling act between being a busy stay at home mom, but she wouldn't want it any other way. Before having kids she studied and worked in architecture. She and her husband have lived in Chicago, Norfolk, Va, San Francisco and just recently moved back to Madison. You can also read about her adventures on her personal blog www.defininglovely.com.
Ways To Afford Travel With Your Family
I have heard this numerous times and it's always hard to hear, but the truth is we just have 18 summers with our kids while they are living at home. I'm the mom already...
DIY Bunny Garland
Here’s an easy, but adorable DIY Bunny Garland you can do with your kiddos to help make your home a little festive for Easter! The great thing is you can customize this garland with...
Survival Tips When Spouse is Out of Town
I am a full-time stay at home mom and for me personally it can be a pretty challenging gig some days. So when my husband goes out of town for work, I'm not going...
Tips For A Mom Considering Rejoining The Workforce
Before I get started a quick disclaimer; I completely respect mom's who work for all reasons as well as mothers who stay home with their kids whether by choice or necessity. My situation is...
Inside Toddler Activities
Though we have been spoiled with a pretty fantastic fall this year there's no way around it, winter is coming. I really try and get my kids out of the house each day, even...
A Mama Pick Me Up
Hey - all my fellow mama friends! As I have gotten older I have become more confident in who I am as a person and a mama, however it goes without saying that I...
DIY Halloween Pac-Man Garland
I know that a lot of you aren't happy to see summer end, but I have to admit when we got that small stretch of cooler weather I was a pretty happy camper. It...
Tips From Teachers to Parents
My daughter is starting 3k this year and though I'm excited for her, I am also having a lot of feelings on this new phase. I'm sad she's growing up so fast, worried, nervous,...
Kids Camping Scavenger Hunt
As the summer approaches we are really looking forward to spending as much time as possible outdoors, as I'm sure a lot of you are planning to as well. We already went camping once...
The Best Toddler Travel Bed (And a Giveaway)
In true fashion when we go on any of our vacations I plan like no one's business. I research where we should stay, what we should all do, places to eat, etc. etc. Same...
From Adoptee to Mother, My Experience
As a mom laying in between her two children as they sleep, which is kind of a dream because we all know getting a 2 year old and 2 month old to nap at...
Tips on Road Tripping With a Toddler
As spring break and summer is thankfully getting closer (wahoo!!) some of you may be starting to think about family vacations. We are heading to Florida in a couple of weeks and for multiple...