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.
12 Ways To Teach Kids Sight Words
You are probably at some point in time going to hear about sight words as your child progresses towards kindergarten and early literature readiness for reading. If you are not already familiar with the word “sight words”, then let me give you a brief definition of what sight words are and why they are helpful for the early stages of reading. I will also give you tips for fun sight word activities that you can do with your kids. Sight words are common words that kids can recognize easily without having to sound them out during the early stages of reading. It may or may not be different from how…
Practicing Good Oral Hygiene In Kids
This is not one of my favorite topics to blog about, but I think it is necessary based on my experience with my kids, that I highlight the importance of helping your child to practice good oral hygiene, especially starting at a younger age. Growing up I was told as kids to brush my teeth twice a day, in the morning and the evening. Yes, I did it, but I didn’t really understand the significance of doing it. Fast forward to today and having to teach my kids the same thing, I admit, I didn’t really give it much thought either. However, after having made numerous trips to the dentist…
12 Movement Activities For Kids To Stay Fit
Maybe summer is fast approaching and before you know it, the kids are home FULL FORCE again. If you are like me, the preparation for keeping them highly engaged, with less screen time and more fun entertainment, will be needed to create the balance that our kids need. I am already looking at all the available options to keep them entertained for 2 full months. Boy was it soo much easier when I was a little kid and had less access to televisions, cell phones, computers, and Ipads. Your only option for keeping active was to either help with chores or go outside and play with anything that you could…
Benefits Of Self-care As A Mom
I can easily be frustrated as a mom, especially when the demands of childcare, homecare, and work or school get hectic. Yes, there are days I just want to pull the covers over my head and go drifting back to sleep in la-la land (thanks to my 5 am alarm clock kids, that rarely happens). What can I do though to help to ensure that I keep going and still remain true to who I am as a mom and wife? It is called SELF-CARE. That word kind of sounds selfish! Did I say a word that your mother, grandmother, or even great-grandmother would shake their heads at? Absolutely not!…
Packing Checklist For Traveling With Kids (free download)
There is solo traveling without kids… and then there is traveling with kids. When you get to the later stage of life, it’s going to need some well-needed adjustments, especially with kids. One of the most frequent concerns for many parents is what to pack while traveling whether nationally or internationally. I know it’s a lot of questions that I may not have the answer to, but I can help you to take one stress off your hands and that’s a PACKING CHECKLIST LIST (free download below) for traveling with kids. Did you ever start planning for a vacation and then either overpack with unnecessary items or forgot what you…
20 Tips For Traveling While Pregnant
Maybe you’re a first-time mom or a mom who has never traveled before while being pregnant. You are now considering travel, but unsure about what to expect. These tips I hope will help to ease your mind a bit about traveling while pregnant, and what to expect. I have traveled quite a lot during both my pregnancies and at different trimesters. I have traveled for weddings, family visits, and vacations both nationally (United States) and internationally (the UK, France, and the Caribbean). I must say that the experience of traveling while pregnant thus far has not been anything dramatic. However, preparation is key, especially when pregnant. Traveling while pregnant, especially…
23 Side Jobs That You Can Do From Home
Are you looking to make an extra income monthly? Are you planning on transitioning from a full-time job or maybe you are a stay-at-home mom and want to do something that can help with finances in your household? Whatever the reason for needing additional income, the possibilities are endless. My goal is to trigger some ideas for jobs that you can do from the comfort of your home, and your job is to explore them in more detail. Some of the jobs may require that you have some degree of background knowledge, while others are just based on your passion and wanting to explore something completely new. My hope is…
Traveling With Kids
Maybe you’re in the season of spring break and summer is also already on the horizon. What that means is that we are heading into the peak season of increased travel. Now that the kids are going to be out of school, many families are definitely planning where they want to take their family for a “long, well-needed no pun intended, I definitely can relate” vacation. Therefore, I decided to write a blog about traveling with kids and how to ensure that you get the best experience from this venture. We have taken many trips as a family ever since these kids were born. We have traveled both within the…
How To Manage Working While Being Pregnant
I didn’t get the memo of what to expect when working while being pregnant. In fact, the first time around, I had absolutely no idea what was expected of me as soon as I became pregnant. Yes, I do confess that I was somewhat terrified at first. My initial thoughts were, hey, can I do this? Will I be able to accomplish what I needed to do while working? It is obvious, at 7 months, I am walking around with a huge soccer ball-shaped belly and thought that everybody should be accommodating right? This is my experience, and yours may be different based on your career and job description. However,…
Foods And Recipes For Extremely Picky Eaters
I wanted to challenge myself as a mom to find dishes or foods for picky eaters (what did I get myself into!). I can’t say that I was a perfect eater all my life. In fact, I was the pickiest of them all in a family of 5 with 3 siblings. My mom struggled with me growing up, trying to get me to eat everything, and then it turned into anything that she could think of. I would literally give my lunch away to the cute boys at school or hide them in my school bag for days on end. Yes, I was the worst of the worst, I would…
