Brieanne Hilton
Brie Hilton lives in the Northland is a stay-at-home mom with multiple side hustles in the Northland. Her oldest son, Charlie, is 7 and has his own pet-sitting business and outsmarts his parents at least three times a week. Her youngest, Patrick, is 5 and has cerebral palsy and autism, so she considers herself an expert on navigating the special needs life on way too little sleep. In her spare time (ha), Brie teaches group fitness classes, has a boutique in her basement, naps too much, and actively ignores the piles of laundry on the floor.
Throwing Starfish: How to Give Back When You Don’t Have Anything Left to Give
A young girl was walking along a beach upon which thousands of starfish had been washed up during a terrible storm. When she came to each starfish, she would pick it up, and throw...
But What About Mom?
I read a LOT of articles about parenting, and babies, and what to do, and what not to do. I mean, I'm a 30-year-old mom. I'm kind of their target audience. I read articles...
Target is My Happy Place and I’m Not Ashamed
Do you have an old t-shirt that just makes you feel perfectly cozy and wonderful when you put it on?
My t-shirt's name is Target.
Let's get it out of the way: yes, this basically solidifies...
How to Get a Lot for a Little: Couponing at CVS
If you're like me, you find yourself running out of shampoo and deodorant and toothpaste at the worst possible times. So, last year, after one unfortunate day of smelling like my husband's deodorant all...
Coping With Sleep Deprivation
I have a newborn. Isn't he cute?
Is he still cute when I tell you that this picture was taken in the 3 a.m. hour?
I also have a "morning person" toddler, a dog who takes up...
The Four-Letter Word Every Mom Should Use
Now that I have my second child, I've noticed, not surprisingly, that a lot of things are very different this time. One thing I remember from my first postpartum experience was that I wanted to...
Patrick’s Emergency C-section Birth Story
I have a post sitting in my drafts folder right now. It was going to be funny, and about my attempts to try every labor preparation suggestion given to me. Of course, none of...
Pets After Kids: Why We Embrace Fur-covered Chaos
"So, you're getting rid of them, right?"
When I was pregnant with our first child, I got hit with this question more times than I cared to admit. And every time I heard it, it...
Confession: It Wasn’t Love at First Sight
I have a confession. I'll be judged for it, I'm sure, but I feel like it needs to come out because there's got to be someone out there who felt the same way that's...
Second Time Around: What’s In My Hospital Bag
The first time I gave birth, I Googled extensively to try to find the best lists of what to bring to the hospital. And shocker, everyone has an opinion. Especially (hilariously), first time moms....
Second Time Around: Feathering the Nest
Let's start this post with a few disclaimers. I am not an interior decorator. Our house will never be featured in Architectural Digest. I don't even have a bed frame after five years of...
Second Time Around: What I’m Buying (and Not)
Another great benefit of being pregnant with No. 2 is that you pretty much have all the STUFF that goes with having a baby already. Early on, I went through our affectionately named "baby #@$*...
Why Dressing Little Boys is Fun
I am currently pregnant with my second son. When we found out the sex of our first, I heard on more than one occasion, "oh... but girl clothes are so much better/cuter/more fun," followed...
On Being a “Daycare Mom”
When I returned to work after maternity leave, I cried. I cried when we dropped him off, I cried when we picked him up and they told me my 3-month-old had only eaten an...
Second Time Around: What Sucks Less (and More!)
During the first trimester of my second pregnancy, all I could do was wallow in the special kind of awful that second pregnancies bring with them. No arriving home from work and immediately going...
