Happy (almost) Fourth of July! This happens to be one of my favorite holidays to celebrate, and I'm super excited about this Sensory Bin because the kids actually picked everything that got added to it! We made a quick Target run a few days ago and I let the kids grab whatever patriotic and festive [...]
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The Top 5 Things I Do to De-Stress
The Five Minute Journal I recently purchased the Five Minute Journal after hearing one of my friends raving about it on social media. She was sharing about how much of a positive impact it has made in her day-to-day life, as well as how much it has improved her overall mindset. I figured why not [...]
Life Update
Hello, hello! It's been a little while since I last posted on Embrace the Chaos so I figured I'd kick off the day with a little life update to fill you in on what we've been up to over the past few months. If you've been following along with us over the past year, you [...]
Pregnancy After Miscarriage: Milestones that Helped Me Feel Confident in My Pregnancy
After starting the third trimester of my pregnancy, I noticed something had changed for me. I was no longer worried about all of the what-ifs, I was no longer hyper-focused and over analyzing every little ache and pain, and I was able to actually accept that everything is ok. It took me a long time [...]
21 Tips and Tricks for Taking Toddlers to the Beach
I recently took the kids on a spontaneous trip to the beach to kill some time while AJ played in a golf tournament. Luckily we are only a half hour from one of our favorite beaches and we love taking the kids out for a few hours whenever we can. Living in Northern California, you [...]
Activity: Toddler Dino Dig
My parents have been in the process of remodeling their backyard and the kids have had a lot of fun exploring and helping with all the demo. They have an old planter box under their office window that they plan on turning into a patio area. To keep the kids entertained and away from all [...]
Toddler Schedule Breakdown
A few days ago, a girlfriend and I were talking about how we entertain our busy toddlers all day long as SAHMs. The mom guilt was hitting us with its full force. Neither one of us thought we were doing enough and we were hoping to get some new inspiration from each other for how [...]
Activities I Use to Entertain My Toddlers as a SAHM
Being a SAHM is exhausting. And trying to find ways to constantly keep these toddlers entertained and occupied instead of destroying the house or watching Daniel Tiger all day long is tough! I was recently talking with a friend who has decided to stay at home with her kids instead of going back to work. [...]
10 Ideas for Backyard Fun for Toddlers
The warm weather has been a welcomed change over the past few weeks and we've found ourselves outside in the backyard more often than not! While thinking of different ways to entertain the kids outside, I came up with this list. It's been a huge hit among our friends who are looking for ways to [...]
Relocating with Toddlers
We recently sold our house and moved in with my in-laws (read more about that here). Fortunately, my in-laws have the extra space for our little family to move in for a few weeks while we look for our forever home. And even better, they have been a huge help with helping us get the [...]
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