Come Join The Mommy Reality Challenge



Three blogger friends are setting out to change the way the world views the reality of motherhood. Today, we are proud and positively ecstatic to announce the launch of the #mommyreality Blogging Challenge!

Meet The Mommy Reality Team:

Carolyn of A Lavender Life *Jen of JENerally Informed * Celeste of Leapfrog and Lipgloss


Our Mission:

We want to provide an honest glimpse at what being a mom is all about and capture the real unedited moments on our blogs and social media accounts to spread the word. Lets remind ourselves and each other that Pinterest projects fail, milk spills, bathtub grout builds, and sometimes the kiddos have Kraft Mac and Cheese for dinner.

We don't want you to worry about your pictures being posed or perfect or that your posts are making you sound a certain way. The object of this challenge is to capture the imperfect in our lives. You will be trying to connect to your blog readers by capturing and sharing real, honest and unstaged family moments.

Our Vision:

We want to inspire both our fellow mommy bloggers and our blog readers. We want to spread the word that there is no perfect mom. That we all struggle every day to do the best for our kids and that life is full of little accidents, messes, mistakes, and mishaps and that’s what makes it interesting! We are sick of going it alone and want to join forces with other real moms out there!

The Anatomy Of A Viral Post

About a week ago I was invited to attend a mini Bloggy Boot Camp put on by the SITS Girls and Invisalign. Last week here on the blog I covered 5 important points that every blogger should know.

Holly (Quirky Momma) from The Kids Activity Blog was also a featured speaker at the Boot Camp. Holly is amazing and her story is inspiring. She grew her social media presence to the hundreds of thousands in just a few short months.

Holly instructed us on the important elements needed to create a viral post and I would like to share this information with you.

Dealing With Milestones

This week we are heading into some BIG milestones for our family, a kindergarten graduation and a graduation from elementary school.

First let's talk about my kindergartener, Rebekah. I cannot believe that an entire school year has passed, It seems like just yesterday that I dropped her off for her first day of school.


Man-day Post: Happy Mother's Day!

It's time for another installment of Man-day from Jensguy.

I'm going to keep this post short, because I have quite a few things going on today.


To my late mother:  Thank you for raising me, mostly alone.  That took strength that can't be measured and I hope to continually live up to your sacrifice.  I miss you every day and I wish you could be here to see that the little family you saw before you left this earth has now become much larger.  Each of my children have characteristics that remind me of you. Know that your legacy lives on each day and the lessons of life and love you taught me are now taught to my children.



Five Things I Learned At Bloggy Boot Camp Every Blogger Should Know


This last Sunday evening I was invited to attend a Bloggy Boot Camp sponsored by the SITS Girls and Invisalign.  I have never been to one of these before and was ready and excited to learn as much as I could.

There was a lot covered in a very short period of time and I took a lot of notes. In order to share the information in the most concise manner, I will focus on five points. There is much more to cover, but this will start the conversation rolling.

Sometimes Being A Mother Stinks

Yes, yes you did just read that right.


Wait, isn't this the week that we celebrate all things wonderful about motherhood and are supposed to walk away with warm and cuddly feelings?

Man-day Post: Is the Jungle Book Racist?


It's time for another installment of Man-day by Jensguy.

Generally, when I see entrainment reporters trying to "bring the history," I have to shake my head and bite my tongue.  However, in this case, I think I'm going to say something.

Yahoo entertainment reporter Amanda Bell writes an article talking about the upcoming live action remake of "The Jungle Book," full of a-list stars, which is exciting because then they can remove all of the racism from the movie.

The Easiest and Best Sopapillas You Will Ever Make


I have already covered that my mother is from Chihuahua Mexico and my family has a long standing tradition of fabulous Mexican food. Mexico is a very big country with many regions and each region has it's signature dishes which vary in both ingredients and cooking styles.

Disney Infinity Just Got A Whole Lot More Awesome

Last week I discussed with you the Disney Infinity gaming system. Yesterday Disney just announced a new addition coming this fall, and it includes Marvel characters:


Hey, recognize these guys? Just like a mirror.  Nailed It!



So back to the Infinity release, it looks like the Black Widow will soon be teaming up with Elsa from Frozen on the JENerally Informed living room television.
 

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