Life with Dudes Never Looked So Pretty
*This is a sponsored post paid for by Mirium. All opinions are my own.** Dude 1 got his first job the summer after his freshman year of high school. I remember dressing him up in his “fancy clothes” aka khakis and a short sleeve button up shirt, and getting him a haircut before his interview. Pretty sure I was ten times more nervous about it
Youth sports have been a major part of our lives for the past 15 years. Since my youngest started playing soccer in 2005, my Dudes have played several competitive sports: tackle football, flag football, basketball, swimming, lacrosse, martial arts, and baseball, and lacrosse. We now have a high school varsity soccer player, two basketball players, and a tackle football player keeping us engaged in some
*This is a sponsored post in collaboration with NATA.org to help bring awareness to athlete mental health issues.* It’s okay to not be okay. That is the ending line, the ending point, from the video recently posted by Cari Wood, ATC, athletic trainer at Redmond High School. Entitled, Your Life Matters, the video, created to let students know that they’re not alone and it’s okay
*Today’s post is sponsored by Wrangler. All opinions are my own.* Anyone who has a son has probably experienced what I like to call the “anti-jeans years”. If not, they’re coming, believe me, they come for us all. For those who are still awaiting this exciting phase of life, allow me to give you a more in depth understanding of it today. The “anti-jeans years”
*This back to school shopping post is sponsored by JCPenney Optical. All opinions are my own.* Back to school shopping season at our house is one of the most expensive times of the year. Honestly, outside of the month of May for my husband (it’s my birthday, Mother’s Day, and our anniversary), and Christmas, we probably don’t spend more any time of the year as
**This post is sponsored by NATA, National Athletic Trainers Association. All opinions are my own.** I’ve been a sports mom for over 15 years. via GIPHY I embrace it, I love it, and I go hard. But, when I began this journey with my kids, I’ll be the first to admit that I had no idea what a large role sports were going to ultimately
**This is a post to promote my client T.A. Barron’s Summer Sparks Campaign.** My kids constantly surprise me with their ability to be kind. As a parent, of course it has always been my goal to teach them to live their lives in this way –to not judge others by their outsides, but by the content of their characters, to consider the feelings of others
*This post may contain affiliate links to Amazon.* For those rock dwelling parents of kids between the ages of like birth and 17 who’ve not heard of Fortnite, let me give you a quick introduction. In late 2017, Epic Games released Fortnite: Battle Royale and bascially broke the Internet. Or, the game console version of it anyway. Nearly a year later, it’s hard to go
**This post is sponsored by Mirum, but opinions expressed are my own.** Without even trying, I have found myself as the mother of three serious, competitive athletes. As someone who enjoys watching sports on TV and playing sports never, it wasn’t something I anticipated would such a major part of my lifestyle. In fact, when I signed Dude 1 up for soccer just shy of
