Adventures in Abstract

My six year old loves abstract. Honestly, she can draw and color really well, but she’s fascinated with abstract and evidently discuses it with her art teacher at length. So when I saw this project on Pinterest I knew it’d be something she’d enjoy. I tried to find the author of the original idea so I could give them due credit but had no luck. All you need is some paint, a canvas, painter tape, and some type of paint brushes (unless finger painting). Place tape on the canvas and let them paint away. Once the paint has dried take the tape off.

 

 

5 Home Remedies for Mommy Guilt

 

 

Mommy Guilt: (noun):// An affliction of the mind resulting in feelings of inadequacy associated with motherhood.

Every mother has experienced it, the dreaded Mommy Guilt. We’re constantly bombarded with supermoms who do it all. They work, they bake, they sell Girl Scout cookies, head the PTO committee, and make nearly everything by hand. Their homes are immaculate and their children are the most well mannered.  Then there’s the rest of us. All of my cookies are store bought and my crafts usually don’t turn out right. My daughter occasionally watches too much TV and often times I’ll have baby in one hand while blogging with the other. I feel guilty for not working but when I did work I felt guilty for not staying at home. So on days that Mommy Guilt starts to take over, here are 5 home remedies for dealing with it.