Liz McTan
We All Still Need A Break From Motherhood
I'm not sure about you, but I have never felt the need to get away more than these last few months. It's been 3 months since my son (and second child) was born.
So I...
Scream Free Parenting And What That Really Means
Recently I bought a new book. It's called Scream Free Parenting. I had turned to this book after one of the worst days of all my days of motherhood. I knew that I was one...
The Teal Pumpkin Project: Halloween Fun For Everyone!
This Halloween season, while getting your goblins and ghouls ready for the streets, why not add one more tradition to your family: a Teal Pumpkin. The Teal Pumpkin Project is a great way to...
True Life: I Had A Pandemic Baby
I had a pandemic baby and - surprising to everyone including myself - it was kind of great. Shocking! I know, a pandemic seems like the worst scenario to bring new life into the...
Looks Like The AAP Was Right About Screen Time
Last weekend we hit a wall. A wall of screens. I had seen my daughter's behavior unraveling. Day by day it was worse. She was cranky, unwilling to play independently, clingy, and super freaking...
Pods + Learning Pods – To Pod Or Not To Pod That Is The...
Pods and learning pods and whether or not to create them is on every parent's mind.
In this past week, I've seen the same conversations happening everywhere, what to do with our kids when it...
10+ Fun Things To Entertain Toddlers In Quarantine
As the Coronavirus marches on, we've all been trying to find our new normal. Part of that for so many families has been trying to find ways to entertain our kids. For myself that...
He Cried Mama
The last week has been full of tragedy. A pandemic, another death that never should have happened, the boiling over of the United States of America as city after city decides the time for...
A Day in The Life Of: Liz McTan, Redheaded Rambling Mama
This post is part of a weeklong series we’re doing here to document a typical day in the life of local moms during the COVID-19 pandemic and under California’s stay-at-home orders. It was written...
Celebrating In Quarantine Means Letting Love Lead
A few days ago was the 5 year anniversary of my wedding. Months ago, we decided how we would spend it: on the beach in Hawaii. We planned a whole trip for the extended...
Just Do The Next Right Thing: It’s Okay To Just Be Surviving
We've all probably seen post after post with color-coded schedules, activities for kids, and how to home school efficiently by now. But there are many more of us parents just trying to get through....
Raising A Mixed Race Girl In A White World
My husband and I looked at each other shocked. We had just heard our daughter say something we never thought would be an issue. Our gorgeous little mixed race girl, only three years old,...
7 Ways A Second Pregnancy Is Different Than The First One
It's official, I'm pregnant with my second child and boy is it different. Between the worry over losing this pregnancy and the busy life of raising a toddler, I have to say this second...
Do The One Thing Too Many For Your Partner
Yesterday my husband did something fantastic for me. My one thing too many. My personal un-doable task. That may look different for different people, but for me it was my personal laundry. This might...