“Mommy, you don’t like eating pizza with me anymore?” This question coming from my 3 year old daughter was like a stab in the heart. Now, I don’t particularly even like pizza all that much. But I do enjoy a Friday night pizza with my family every now and then. On this particular night, I was eating a low carb chicken dish because my husband and I had been doing keto for about three weeks. I’ve been a chronic yo-yo dieter over the last ten years. I’ve done everything from counting calories to keto, but I have found myself getting REALLY sucked into the numbers and planning. I’d find myself…

If you’re an OG blog lover, or an OG The Pretty Plus reader, you will know that at the PEAK of blogging, “favorites” posts were a must. They were done monthly, sometimes even weekly, and also there was a favorites post for every sale or season or holiday or anything you could have favorites for. Now, I had forgotten this lost art form until my favorite blogger, Chelsea from Two Twenty One, posted her favorites. She says she’s going to do them weekly, and I’m like DAMN GIRL, you’re good. Because my intention is to do them monthly until I inevitably turn it into “Current Favorites” because I can’t keep…

This post is sponsored by Red Games Co. and Crayola, but all opinions are my own. #RedGamesCo #CrayolaCreateAndPlay #Crayola #RGCOCreators Posts like these help fund Clara’s college savings. When it comes to screen time, I am not against it at all. I know some people are, but the truth of the matter is, screens are just a way of life these days. My goal with my children is to make sure they are getting a great balance of educational learning and play. This goes for life at home, daycare, school, and during screen time. My three year old is always asking for art activities, and with two infants crawling around,…

So, my birthday was yesterday. It was an awesome day filled with my super sweet family, lots of flowers, yummy Mexican food, and plenty of love. I honestly couldn’t have asked for a better day. When I think about life at 33, I think about how I am just stretched in so many ways. I can’t imagine a better birthday post than for this insanely busy, working mom of three small children, two of which are infants. Ya girl has all the deets on what can make life easier! These lists are pretty extensive, but also pretty specific toward me. You can always try these things out, but probably can’t…