Mara Watts, Author at Asheville Blog

Keeping A Toddler Busy: Busy Bags

July 6, 2014 Comments Off on Keeping A Toddler Busy: Busy Bags

If you are a momma like me, you have a "To-Do" list made out every single day, but with a little one clinging to your leg, that list hardly ever gets accomplished. In my desperation to just be able to entertain my one-year-old and get some chores done around the house, I searched Pinterest and found a slew of things to make to keep my little one busy. They call them "Busy Bags" the greatest mom idea EVER if you ask me. Basically, you take a few household items, create a game or activity out of them and 'bada-bing' you have hours worth of fun. Forget going out and buying a brand new thirty dollar toy, try these!

Getting Baby To Sleep With Yoga

February 7, 2014 Comments Off on Getting Baby To Sleep With Yoga

As I have been embarking on my yoga teacher training this year, I have decided to try to use what I learn and apply it to helping my little guy sleep. I mean, you can use yoga for anything, right? Even helping babies sleep? I sure hope so.

The Key to Staying Sane as a Stay at Home Mom

January 20, 2014 Comments Off on The Key to Staying Sane as a Stay at Home Mom

As a new mother, I have found what I believe to be the key to unlocking my sanity as a stay at home mom (SAHM). Now it seems to be a no-brainer, but before, I really had a hard time with this. No, I am not a supermom however hard I try; and no, I am not full of all the wisdom in the world when it comes to “mommyhood”.