I Can, I Will, I DO!

A Mommyhood Survival Guide


20/20

Jan 3 by

HAPPY NEW YEAR, new decade and for me, the start of my 30s. I’d like to think that all of the above could at the very least look like my vision - 20/20. The year almost asks for it right?! Who knows when or if I’ll need glasses, contacts, or an assist with reading (or reading into) something by Read More >>>

You Are Not Alone.

Oct 26 by

You may know me as being bright n' bubbly, but I can promise you everything is not always sunshine and rainbow print diapers over here. Simply put, life does not always go as planned. Having a toddler is work, the toughest job I've ever had, but let me tell you, trying to make a sibling for Read More >>>

HANGRY.

Sep 20 by

Do you ever feel like your days and weeks are squeezed just a little bit thin?! As for me, I’m always running around in a million different directions and then it’ll hit me: Xena’s getting “HANGRY”. No, it’s not meal time but she still wants a little something. Here are our top five, go Read More >>>

NO, I’M NOT PREGNANT.

Sep 4 by

How is it September? How is Xena headed to pre-preschool? And how, oh how, many more people are going to ask me when I’ll be “ready” for baby #2? I don’t exactly blame them, I catch myself innocently doing the same thing to other moms more often than I’d like to admit. But the problem with this Read More >>>

Your Gym Is MyGym

Jul 10 by

What if I told you there was a kind of gym that offered to take your toddler off your hands for a bit and distract them with a lalaland of sing-along-songs, obstacle courses, puppet shows and more? Does such a place exist? It sure does. Welcome to the first of my latest and greatest Read More >>>

THE NURSERY TOUR.

Jun 7 by

Rockabye baby please go to sleep, With shushers and sound machines it's time to count sheep. And when you awake, we’ll change out your "diapes", With fun seasonal prints, and plenty-o-warm wipes. Life should be filled with color and glee, A yellow brick road and lots of candy. Thanks to Read More >>>

OH BABY! WE HAVE A BABY!

May 22 by

Hello world of bottles, waddles, caffeine fixes, teething crackers and a whole new toddler point of view, I’m Alex Powers and WELCOME BACK to “I Can, I Will, I DO!”. Read More >>>

SLEEP NO MORE.

May 20 by

Get up you sleepy head, spring has sprung, get out of bed. Our fifteen month-old rooster has begun cock-a-doodle-do-ing pre-sunrise, and just like that, this zombie of a mama is up and starting her highly caffeinated day. Of course, the difference between a toddler and a standard alarm clock is Read More >>>

RESUME.

Apr 19 by

First of all, I need to start this by stating that my boss really is an incredible person. That being said, she’s also extremely needy, demanding, dramatic, vocal, requires lots of errands, will literally throw her food on the floor if she doesn’t like it, and expects me to be available 24 hours a Read More >>>

WE ARE ONE.

Mar 29 by

Houston, we have a toddler! My precious little peanut has morphed into a mini human right before my eyes. As of January 25th she officially turned ONE, so of course we had to celebrate… and do it in a big way! If you know me, you know I NEED to have color in my life. It’s just an essential Read More >>>