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Why I Changed my Mind About Preschool

August 4, 2017 By Aileen Leave a Comment This post contains affiliate links. As an Amazon Associate and member of other affiliate programs, I earn from qualifying purchases.

This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of Bright Horizons Early Education and Preschool for IZEA. All opinions are 100% mine. When I had my first son, I didn’t believe in preschool. I was a stay at home mom, so why would I pay to send my child to child care? As my son…

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Why I changed my mind about preschool via aileencooks.com

Filed Under: Mom Life, Parenting Tagged With: motherhood, parenting, preschool, school, school readiness

5 Ways to Practice Self-Care in 10 Minutes or Less

April 10, 2017 By Aileen 4 Comments This post contains affiliate links. As an Amazon Associate and member of other affiliate programs, I earn from qualifying purchases.

This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #TeaProudly #CollectiveBias As a busy mom of 3, self-care has become more and more important and harder and harder to obtain. So today, I’m here to share 5 ways to practice self-care that take 10 minutes or less. A…

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5 Ways to practice self-care in 10 minutes or less.

Filed Under: Mom Life Tagged With: health, healthy lifestyle, motherhood, self care

A Day in the Life of a Stay at Home Mom… in Pictures

June 1, 2016 By Aileen 18 Comments This post contains affiliate links. As an Amazon Associate and member of other affiliate programs, I earn from qualifying purchases.

A Day in the Life of a Stay at Home Mom… in Pictures I’m doing something a little bit different today. I’m sharing my day as a stay at home mom through photos. Now you can see what our life looks like on an ordinary Thursday (last Thursday, to be exact). In an effort to…

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A Day in the life of a stay at home mom...in pictures!

Filed Under: Mom Life, Parenting Tagged With: motherhood, photography, stay at home mom

Potty Training the 2nd Time Around

May 3, 2016 By Aileen 9 Comments This post contains affiliate links. As an Amazon Associate and member of other affiliate programs, I earn from qualifying purchases.

Potty Training the 2nd Time Around When my son was just 20 months, I decided to start potty training him. I was 7 months pregnant with his sister and I really wanted to have him out of diapers before she was born. After getting advice from a friend who had successfully potty trained her two…

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Here's what I learned from potty training my first child and what I did differently with my 2nd child. https://ooh.li/c8a95b5 #ad

Filed Under: Mom Life, Parenting Tagged With: motherhood, parenting, potty training, toddlers

8 Reasons Why You Should Join a Mom’s Group

April 27, 2016 By Aileen 11 Comments This post contains affiliate links. As an Amazon Associate and member of other affiliate programs, I earn from qualifying purchases.

8 Reasons Why You Should Join a Mom’s Group I have been a parent for almost 4 years and a stay at home mom for 3 years. During the first year of my son’s life, I worked part time. I went to work 3 days per week and was home the rest of the time….

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Why You Should Join a Mom's Group from aileencooks.com

Filed Under: Mom Life Tagged With: mom friends, mom's group, motherhood, parenting, relationships, stay at home mom

6 Emotional Stages of Leaving Your Kids for Vacation

February 28, 2016 By Aileen 5 Comments This post contains affiliate links. As an Amazon Associate and member of other affiliate programs, I earn from qualifying purchases.

6 Emotional Stages of Leaving Your Kids for Vacation I’ve been meaning to share this story for a while now. Last fall, I went on a short trip with a friend and left my kids at home in the qualified hands of their father. I had never gone anywhere without them, so my mom guilt…

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6 emotional stages of leaving your kids for vacation |https://aileencooks.com

Filed Under: Mom Life Tagged With: motherhood, trips, vacation

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