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5 Beautiful DIY Projects Made From Boring Household Items

We all have things around the house that wed like to throw away. You know, that chipped pot you got from you grandma, the carpet that had its glory days back in the ’90s or the old desktop computer you havent used in ages but you still keep it in your workspace.Now why dont we throw them away, really?It just might be that, deep down, we find it wasteful to …

3 mins read

Feel the Clean: Clear Out Your Rooms In Time for Spring

It?s springtime. The sun is shining, the flowers are blooming, and the bees are a?buzzing. And yes, America?s favorite pastime (we don?t need to spell it out, do we?) is in full swing. But along with all these smile-inducing events, comes one not so thrilling springtime ritual. You got it — the Big Clean.

7 mins read

How to Recover Financially and Emotionally After Losing Your Home in a Wildfire

How to Recover Financially and Emotionally After Losing Your Home in a Wildfire

Los Angeles is the birthplace of ModernMom.com, and it’s been heart-wrenching to see so many suffering in our community. 

When a natural disaster strikes, the financial losses are staggering, but as moms, our first concern is often for our families. How do we explain this to our kiddos? How do we support our partners while holding ourselves together? How do we even find the strength to ask for help when we feel like we need to do it all? How are we going to get through this? It’s all so overwhelming.