by Brooke Romney | Feb 11, 2018 | Parenting, Teens
The other day, my seventh-grade son showed me a text from a girl who is a friend. It said, “On a scale of 1-10, how cute am I?” Luckily, my relationship with my oldest is pretty tight, and he often shares the little and big things going on in his life. He...
by Brooke Romney | Feb 7, 2018 | Holidays, Relationships
A Quick and Easy Family Valentine’s Day Celebration For most of our married life, we have done our best to celebrate Valentine’s Day as a couple, but as the kids get older and life gets busier, we often have too much regular life happening on...
by Brooke Romney | Feb 1, 2018 | Parenting, Teens
Instagram is booming. It’s simple to use and fun to keep up with. At face value, it seems incredibly harmless, and maybe even a safe site for kids. It is easy, private, and full of pictures! But, after a few years as an Instagrammer, I have decided that those...
by Brooke Romney | Dec 29, 2017 | Uncategorized
I love top ten lists, so each year I like to count down my 10 best articles, according to you! It is also a great time to say THANK YOU for all the reads, shares, likes, comments, follows, pins, emails, DMs and kind words. You have no idea how much each and...
by Brooke Romney | Dec 18, 2017 | Gift Ideas, Holidays, Practical Tips
Every now and then I run across a product and immediately think, “Why didn’t I think of that!?” (sqeezable baby food, anyone?) Well, this happened again when I discovered The Tough Tie. As a mom of four boys, I don’t do fragile or careful any...