Summer vacation always ignites my passion to read, but this year after we left Maine I kept the momentum going and have recently read 5 books. I haven’t read this much in years and it feels so good to be able to partake in one of my hobbies again! I thought I’d share the books […]

Seasonal pop tarts are one of my favorite treats to make – not only do the girls love them but they are nostalgic and delicious for me, too! I’ve tried many recipes over the years (you can see my Pumpkin Pie Pop Tarts & Valentine’s Day Pop tarts) and have learned a few tricks to […]

Now that we are fully in BACK TO SCHOOL mode, we decided it was time for Piper to have a few chores as her responsibility to do every week. She loves helping around the house and finds this to be fun, not work! I teamed up with my talented friend, Brittany Viklund to create this […]

Yesterday I shared my 2019 fall capsule wardrobe post and today is the fun part – showing you 20 different outfits you can create with the pieces from the capsule! I had so much fun putting this together and hope it inspires you to get dressed this fall! I also want to remind you that […]

My 2019 fall capsule wardrobe (for COOL moms — yes YOU!!!) is finally here! I’ve spent HOURS crafting a capsule that you can easily mix and match alllll season long. I’m guessing you probably have many of these items in your wardrobe like I already did – and won’t have to purchase much to make […]

I tricked my girls into eating a healthy breakfast with these yummy breakfast cookies. I did have to add chocolate chips to make them believe they were eating cookies but there’s no added sugar (besides banana) and they kept well in the fridge all week! You can check out more toddler breakfast ideas here! I […]

If you know me, you know I’m always dreaming and scheming a way to get to Europe. My goal is to go once a year – sometimes it happens and sometimes (this year) it doesn’t but, it’s nice to have a dream and goal to work towards. I recently posted on Instagram asking about bringing […]

Last year I was in a major lunch-packing rut and turned to Pinterest for some ideas. BAD IDEA. I don’t know who has time for elaborate lunches during the week but I sure don’t. I just want something relatively healthy that is quick and easy to throw together that Piper will actually EAT! So I […]

This week was long, but next week…next week is going to be much longer! It will be our first week with Piper back to school full-time and she also starts ballet and gymnastics 2 nights and Flora is in school 3 days. I’ll also be figuring out our new morning routine (Austin leaves at 5am […]

I will never buy anything from J.Crew full price these days because there is nearly always a sale. If I want something I’ll just wait and within a few weeks I can get it for 40% off. To kick off the fall shopping season J.Crew is offering a buy-more-save-more sale on select merchandise. 40% off […]

I love putting together these monthly recap posts to see what The Mama Notes audience was interested in and purchased at the end of every month. Here are the top performers for August! Top product again was the AMAZON NIGHTGOWN! It went viral (as mentioned in this post) so maybe that had something to do […]

Yes, I know it’s technically summer but after Labor Day I go into full on fall mode around here. Before I bust out the bats and skulls I like to decorate for FALL – and then I’ll bring this decor back out for about a week after Halloween for Thanksgiving until Christmas decorations come out. […]