Ashley Breinholt
Quick and Easy At-Home Summer Workout
Summer time can be a hard time to focus on fitness. For one, it’s hot! Who wants to workout when all it takes to get sweaty is to walk out the front door? Not...
Conquering Swimming Suit Season
School is out, the beaches and pools are open, which can only mean one thing.
It’s swimming suit season.
I don’t know about you, but to me, those words strike fear deep down into my core....
Mommy’s Summer School
May is ticking away, and that means that summer break is right around the corner. For me that means fun in the sun, bike rides to the park, building sand castles at the lake,...
Bringing the Desert to Iowa with Succulents
Growing up in the desert, I was surrounded by interesting looking plants. Most of them looked half dead, but they were unique and beautiful. After moving away from the desert I’ve developed an appreciation...
How We Became a One Sport Family
When my daughter was little, I wanted her to experience lots of different activities and try everything at least once. We started music classes and gymnastics before she could walk. As she got older...
Laundry Room Make Over: Stage 1
As a mother to 4, I spend a lot of time in my laundry room, almost as much as I spend in the kitchen. Since I do at least ten loads of laundry every...
St. Patrick’s Day Handprint Craft
Updated March 7, 2021
St. Patrick’s Day is such a fun day and a great opportunity to embrace our Irish roots (or at least pretend we have some Irish roots). It also means that I...
Potty Training: Twinning Edition
My twins will turn three in March. That is the oldest that any of my children have been for potty training. My oldest was a breeze. She decided around her first birthday that she...
The Lost Art of the Thank You Note
Technology is a wonderful thing. It allows us to communicate with people all over the world with the touch of a button. It allows us to wish Grandma a Happy Birthday or Uncle Frank...
Our Thankful Tree, a Family Thanksgiving Craft
Thanksgiving is the time of year that we reflect on what we have to be thankful for. As a mom I try hard to teach my children about being thankful. This means more than...