September in Las Vegas means drinking pumpkin spice lattes in shorts and flipflops and girls wishing they could wear fall fashion of chunky sweaters and boots even though it’s still over 100 degrees out. The Fall struggle is real out in the desert. I have great news to get you through the transition […]
CONFESSION: basically I have a pretty poor diet. I try my best to get active everyday but some days my workout only consists of chasing my kids around the park. A healthy diet is important to me on those days where I don’t get in a TIU workout, T25, MixxedFit, or go the actual gym. […]
After being a working mom for three {challenging} years I now have been changing gears and be a stay at home mom! I couldn’t be more excited and am so thankful for the opportunity to put my career on pause to take care of my little ones. These past three months being a SAHM I […]
So do we even need to talk about the girl crush millions of women have on Joanna Gaines???? This chick has made the shiplap farmhouse style travel from the heart of Texas to places like Las Vegas where there are no green pastures and goats running around. I love her style BUT can’t let my […]
Everything is a phase, everything is a phase. I repeated to myself to calm my nerves after being repeatedly stuck by my toddler. At this daunting moment, a few months ago I had a child kicking and screaming, a red spot on my face, tears in my eyes and knew something had to change. The […]
10 Tips for Surviving Flying with Toddlers & Babies Hello Redlocks and Shamrocks readers! My family recently got back from a vacation and I’ve been flooded with questions about flying with kids so I’ve got a post for those mamas! When my husband and I were ‘single’ aka married but no with kids we used […]
So I had about a three month break from blogging. So much has happened in my life in that span-good and bad. About three months ago (who am I kidding since forever ago) I was feeling very stressed and felt myself starting to spiral in to a pit of negativity so I quit-temporarily-blogging. Not writing-but […]
The diaper bag struggle is REAL for most moms! And what kind of bag you need and more importantly what goes inside it changes as your child grows. When you have a newborn baby there is SO much you need to pack-diapers galore, a change of clothes for the many blow outs {heck maybe even […]
When out and about having small talk with random people and the subject of what I do for a living comes up and I joyfully tell them “I am a teacher” the follow up question is immediately “what grade?” When I respond proudly, “middle school” I get the same squinty, dirty look in response. People […]
As your resident St. Patrick’s Day chick I am here bringing you an EASY St. Patty’s Day cocktail! Want to know why I LOVE St. Patty’s Day {other than the fact that it’s my second birthday being a redheaded Irish girl} read about that here-Why Redlocks and Shamrocks. When I think of St. Patrick’s Day […]
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