We’re all familiar with the difficulties that sometimes come along with our everyday lives as stepmoms. Even something simple like a parent/teacher conference can end up bringing up confusion and heartache. With that, many of us struggle to practice stepmom gratitude.As a stepmom myself, I often deal with those painful feelings of loss. What helps me to break through that and get myself in a ... Read the Post
7 Unique Thanksgiving Traditions to Start NOW!
As a stepmom and second wife, comparisons and insecurities can overtake me in a moment’s notice. In my first couple of years as a stepmom, I was determined that our holiday traditions would be completely different than what was done in the past. With that, came my quest for unique Thanksgiving traditions.Blended family holidays are tough. The calendar and holiday custody schedule alone can ... Read the Post
17 Vegan Thanksgiving Recipes for a Cruelty-Free Thanksgiving!
Thanksgiving is right around the corner and in true American fashion, families across the nation are preparing to celebrate with—you guessed it—FOOD! But for some families, finding vegan Thanksgiving recipies can be a big challenge. Being in Texas, like most holidays here in the south, we like to gather together for a wonderful meal (or several), count our blessings, and stuff our faces. This ... Read the Post
How to Prepare for the Holidays (and save a little money, too!)
With the end of the year rapidly approaching, I am almost constantly considering how to prepare for the holidays. The food, spending time with family, cookie baking, snow, church services, and the joy that comes with finding gifts and wrapping them for people: my favorite time of the year is the holidays.My husband and I tend to go overboard and have exceeded our gift budget more than once in ... Read the Post
How a Broken Windshield Helped Me Face My Anxiety
It hit me one day: My anxiety is worse than I had realized.We had driven 10+ hours from our home to a small town we’d never been to. The court agreement says my husband gets one long weekend a month with his daughter as long as he either 1) exercises the time in the region she’s in or 2) pays for her flight to our state. He’s military, so we will likely never live in the same region as she ... Read the Post
Gifts for Stepmoms: The Ultimate Guide
As a writer of all things stepmomming, I get asked for stepmom advice often. It’s always a breath of fresh air when, instead of something heavy or serious, someone asks me what the best gifts for stepmoms are!In this realm of feeling underappreciated and often invisible, I love hearing that someone—anyone—is thinking about buying a gift for a stepmom.But it can be challenging to find the ... Read the Post