Life with the O'Briens

Author: Victoria O’Brien

  • Traveling by Plane with a Baby

    Victoria O’Brien

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    Before traveling with my baby on an airplane for the first time, I did ALL of the research. I asked for tips from friends I knew had done it before, I read through all of TSA’s and my airline’s guidelines for traveling with a baby, and I had read posts just like this one to… Read more

  • 10 Things I Do to Save Money

    Victoria O’Brien

    As I mentioned in my last money saving post, before I moved out of my parents’ house and got married, I didn’t really think about saving money at all. I was living under my parents’ roof for free, not paying any bills, but making money that I felt I could spend the way I wanted… Read more

  • Dump-N-Go Crockpot White Chicken Chili

    Victoria O’Brien

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    Our house runs on Crockpot meals and casseroles. This is one of our favorite Crockpot meals that everyone in our family loves, especially our two year old! It is always in our regular cycle of meals we go through. I don’t know about you, but I love meals where I dump it all in the… Read more

  • Everything in My Car as a Minimal Mom of Two Young Kids

    Victoria O’Brien

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    If you know me, I am a person who likes to have all my spaces tidy. This goes for my car, too! As a mom, this is a space that can quickly become a messy space if I don’t keep on it. While we are out and about, things accumulate in the car, like sippy… Read more

  • Weekly Cleaning Schedule in My Home with Two Young Kids

    Victoria O’Brien

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    Before having kids, I would always clean my home on Sundays. Every weekly cleaning task I wanted to complete would be done on Sunday. I loved starting the week off with a clean home. After having kids, this Sunday cleaning day has not worked for me. I cannot carve out one whole day or even… Read more

  • Everything in My Minimal Diaper Bag with Two Kids in Diapers

    Victoria O’Brien

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    That first time I left the house with my first born son, I had no idea what I was going to need. I basically packed every baby item we owned into the diaper bag until I could no longer zip it up. As a second time mom, my diaper bag has become very minimal and… Read more

  • 7 Things I Don’t Buy to Save Money

    Victoria O’Brien

    Before I moved out of my parents’ house and got married, I didn’t really think about saving money at all. I was living under my parents’ roof for free, not paying any bills, but making money that I felt I could spend the way I wanted to because I could. Little did I know I… Read more

  • Tater Tot Casserole

    Victoria O’Brien

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    Our house runs on Crockpot meals and casseroles. This is one of our favorite casseroles that everyone in our family loves, especially our two year old! It is always in our regular cycle of meals we go through. I don’t know about you, but I love meals where I can do minimal prep and then… Read more

  • Our Bedtime Routine for Two Kids Under Two

    Victoria O’Brien

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    If you are raising two kids under the age of two, everything seems to be a little more difficult. However, I found bedtime to be the hardest of all. We knew we had to figure out how to make it work without wasting two hours of our night trying to get everyone asleep. Our family… Read more

  • How Meal Planning Works in Our Home with Young Kids

    Victoria O’Brien

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    My husband and I got married over three years ago now and it has taken me this long to feel like I know what I am doing in the kitchen. He grew up in a family of nine and his mother is a wonderful cook, so I had a lot to live up to. I… Read more