Donae
I am Donae! A wife and a mom of 2 kids, ALL boys! I would love to share with you my experience with motherhood. Let my life Inspire, Encourage and Motivate you on your journey through motherhood.
The Struggles of Being a Stay-at-Home Mom
Are you currently a stay-at-home mom? Are you currently feeling alone or frustrated with what it involves? Well, I’m here to shed light on a topic that is so often hidden but needs to be brought to the surface. I am here to help you to navigate what it means to be a stay-at-home mom and to also give you simple tools that you can use, to become better at it. First, let me identify what it means to be a stay-at-home mom A stay-at-home mom is a person who has made a decision to leave the working world in order to be there for her family, mentally, emotionally, and…
Places That Offer Free Activities for Kids
Activities for kids can get expensive, especially when you’re on a budget. I love to plan these activities to keep my kids involved and well-rounded. However, they come with a price tag that let’s confess, adds up really quickly. All the sporting activities, after-school programs, outdoor activities, and theme parks, all come with a price. That however does not mean that you have to do those costly activities. There are actually ways around getting more activities done without spending as much money on them. So here are a few places that actually offer free activities for kids that you may not even have heard of before. If you also have…
Teaching Kids About Road Safety
My kids are growing up so fast and are active in sports. They love to go bike riding or ride with their scooters. When we are on the road, however, I get so frightened by all the cars parked at their houses that can pull out at any time, or the cars racing down the road at full speed. As much as I want them outdoors, I kind of hate the safety part of it a bit I admit. I however understand the importance of teaching them how to be safe on the road from the beginning so that when they do get older and don’t want grown-ups to be…
Staying Fit As A Mom
Before having children, especially boys, I did whatever I felt like doing. I ate all I wanted to, exercise only when I felt like it, and didn’t really care much about the need to exercise. Fast forward to having two adventurous, mostly outdoors kinda kids, I was struggling to keep up with them energy-wise. I don’t know what it is like with girls, however, I do know for the boys, I have to keep up with them, mentally, emotionally, and physically. So here’s how I have adapted to staying fit while raising boys that require me as a mom to keep up at all means necessary. Are you also struggling…
How To Plan a 40th Birthday Party
I am at it again! This time it’s not for a kids’ birthday party but rather for an adult birthday party. I get to once again put my creative thinking cap on and plan another momentous occasion in my family. This time it’s hubby’s turn. Hubby just turned 40! Can you believe it? It was not so long ago that I planned a 30th birthday party and now I am back at it again for the 40th. I wanted to plan a surprise birthday party for him at home with some of his closest friends and family. I wanted to incorporate a theme that was unique to him from his…
Kids Construction/Engineering-themed Birthday Party
My eldest is already 7! Can you believe it? Time surely has a way of creeping up on us. Now I had to plan another party with my eldest son’s choice in mind. This year he requested an engineering-themed party. I quickly got to work on building an engineering party with a theme of construction. He also wanted a pool party, so I came up with a construction/engineering themed party at the pool. Yes I know, I am trying here to work with these kids, so anything will do for now. If you would like to know more about planning kids’ parties visit my blog post on How To Plan…
Affiliate Marketing Sites that are great for Bloggers
Here are a few affiliate marketing sites that you can use to monetize your blog. They are also partners with even the most popular brands that you can think of. You can become an affiliate with popular brands such as Go-Daddy, Children’s Place, Quick Books, WP Engine, and more. So I decided to list a few of the affiliate marketing sites that I have joined and will build with, as my website grows. If you have not started a blog as yet but would be interested in starting a blog, then read my blog post on: Do you also have examples of affiliate sites that you use for your blog?…
Discipline From A Mom’s Perspective
This is a “tricky” topic if you ask me. I quite frankly don’t know much about discipline. I have observed my parent’s way of discipline, but I haven’t really established my own fully as I am new to this with a 5 and a 6-year-old. However, with the “little” that I do know, I have observed some things along the way that I do believe is important. So I share them to see how you also view them to open up for conversations that we sometimes tend to ignore. So I have provided some of my insights on my parenting journey that I would love to share with you, especially…
What Being A Mom Of Boys Taught Me
Do you remember that popular song back in the 60s I believe that said “Boys will be boys!”. I never imagined I would be saying that to myself as a mom of boys, every now and again and finally understanding that “boys, will be boys”, no matter what. Now that I have two boys of my own ages 5 and 6 (almost 7), I can really understand how different yet unique boys are. So I decided to write about the lessons and challenges that I have learned so far in my parenting journey as a mom of boys. Have you also learned anything about being a mom of boys? How…
Why Dating When Married With Kids Is Important
I remember the days when we had no kids and we were “young” “wild” and “free” to explore life in its many facets by being adventurous as much as we could, and sleeping in when we wanted to. We called the “shots” for the most part and “dating when married with kids” was never on our agenda. Fast forward to our first child being born and suddenly we became engulfed with parenting a newborn. As we continued on our journey, the next baby came along. Now it was 4 of us. Dating I admit used to be so important to us even after we got married. We enjoyed being out…
