My name is Hope and I’m a 30 year old stay-at-home mom. Three years ago I went from working full-time to staying-at-home but worked part time from home until a few weeks ago. I have 3 boys: Cole is almost 4, Connor is 2, and Caleb will be one next month. I also have a wonderful husband Jason who is my best friend but also just a big kid. People who know him often tease me that I have 4 kids to keep up with as I’m sure many of you can relate. 
I love being a mom, but I feel like it’s taken me forever to realize what’s important. I have struggled with feeling guilty for not being the “perfect” mom trying to live up to some idea of supermom or something that doesn’t even exist. Well, a few months ago I decided I’m done with this guilt and trying to be something I’m not that only leads me to headaches and busyness, which keeps me from focusing on those little guys like I should. My kids don’t care if I’m perfect or if I have it all together. It’s taken me almost 4 years to realize all they want is ME. They just want their mom to play with them, set boundaries (even though they complain about it;)), keep them safe, and most of all love them.
With this realization, I also started journaling about my journey as a mom, jotting down ideas of things to do with them, etc. That is where this site comes from. My plan is to share easy activity ideas to do with our kids, share with each other tips on how to manage a home and children, and so on. My hope is that we can help each other relax and focus on what’s important.
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