Bloom where you're planted. - Mary Engelbreit  December is our one-year anniversary of moving into our house. While I love our home and still get giddy over the fact that we own a home, I can vividly remember the feelings...
We're honored to hear from Ingrid Williams, local mom of 5, Realtor for Re/Max, and DMMB business sponsor today: I have posted over the last 6 months about buying and selling real estate, and this month I thought I would focus on something...
We talk about organizing often here at Des Moines Moms Blog. Lets face it... we're all moms and that comes with the territory! Angela has shared How to Tame the Toy Beast (specifically, girl toys and LEGOs) and How To Organize...
Motherhood pushes many of us to consider ideas and concepts we would not have otherwise contemplated. This was true for my experience with life insurance. When my husband and I were expecting our first child we didn’t know much...
As I sit writing this post with a steaming hot cup of coffee by my side, I look around my house and see toys scattered about and my oldest son running around in sports shorts and no shirt (despite...
I’m starting to panic. Christmas is coming, and along with it thoughts of wish lists and gifts and a new influx of stuff, and I’m freaking out a little bit on the inside. Of course I love to give and...
Wow! Life has been a complete blur lately.... I am constantly on the go and striving to be the world's best juggler of all things crazy. Okay, maybe I'm being somewhat dramatic... but my busy schedule has recently caused me to...
Do you ever feel like there is nothing certain and absolute about Life as Mom? So very little from the days we spend in the trenches of motherhood can be predicted or controlled; and so many of the best...
As a part-time working mom I spend Mondays-Wednesdays in the office and Thursdays and Fridays at home with my two boys. I have always loved seeing how other moms structure their days, so today I'm here to share a...
As school begins and we all seek the safe balance of our regular routine, I can’t help but reflect upon what our busy summer has left behind. Oh, it is not overtly evident. It is all combusting quietly in the...

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Shop the Just Between Friends Consignment Sale March 22-24

Iowa’s largest children’s consignment sale is happening this week at the 4-H Building at the Iowa State Fairgrounds! Whether you’re looking to save money on...