Hellobee

I’m a stay at home mom.  Living the dream.  Well, it’s my dream anyway.  I always planned to stay at home once I had children and would get the oddest looks sometimes when I would tell people.  Other women often said “I would get so bored at home all day!”  Too be fair, they weren’t [...]

I often have people ask me what I do all day.  A lot of times they are working moms or people without kids.  I try to come up with a reasonable answer, but most of the time the days blur together a bit and I can’t remember what we did all day.  I remember being [...]

Since I became a mom I have been a stay-at-home mom; therefore, the following observations are inevitably from that perspective. Nevertheless, it is important for all parents to be proactive about their happiness. I think different factors make it difficult for SAHPs and working parents to do this. I hope this post is useful for [...]

All I ever wanted to be was a mother. I chose to become a teacher because I loved it, but also because I knew it would give me a lot of time off to spend with my future children. With the timing of my pregnancy, my maternity leave ran right into summer break, so I [...]

It has been a month of big changes for the Yo-Yo house. We moved back to the city after a few years in a rural mountain town. Papa Y is beginning work with his new employer, and Baby Y, who is just a few weeks from his first birthday (sniff), is looking more like a [...]

The past several months have been so heart-warming and wonderful. Alternately, there have been many challenging moments filled with frustration and exhaustion. Being a stay-at-home mother to a three-year-old and an infant can be a physical and emotional tornado (as most people can understand). Being home all day, without the trappings of water-cooler chat at [...]

Today we bring you a sneak peek into the life of Jenny of Hank + Hunt, who also creates all those fabulous DIY projects for Hellobee!  ~~~ Tell us a little bit about yourself. I have two boys, Henry (6) and Hunter (4). I will have been married for 10 (wowza) years this August to [...]