Planning a trip to Europe with your family? Check out these tips on sites to visit, places to stay, and ways to make your European adventure one to remember, specifically in the countries of Italy and Croatia, from Marisa Lonic, mom of four and founder of Mama Work It.

The MotherHood: Vulnerable Stories from Powerful Mothers is a series of stories collected from a group of writers and mothers who aren't afraid of sharing their truth with the world. Vulnerability grows a mother's village, community, and sisterhood. Read & drive connection, compassion, and support.

The MotherHood: Vulnerable Stories from Powerful Mothers This Crazy Ironic Timing Written by Aubrey Nielson Tuttle Cancer. I heard the word but wasn't sure if it could possibly be true. This was my two-year-old. This was my healthy, happy, rosy-cheeked daughter. These people could not possibly mean what they were saying to me. By the end of day, I had succumbed to the facts. The bitter hard truth, that my little baby’s body housed a mass of cells ready to destroy her, suffoca

The MotherHood: Vulnerable Stories from Powerful Mothers is a series of stories collected from a group of writers and mothers who aren't afraid of sharing their truth with the world. Vulnerability grows a mother's village, community, and sisterhood. Read & drive connection, compassion, and support.

The MotherHood: Vulnerable Stories from Powerful Mothers is a series of stories collected from a group of writers and mothers who aren't afraid of sharing their truth with the world. Vulnerability grows a mother's village, community, and sisterhood. Read & drive connection, compassion, and support.

The MotherHood: Vulnerable Stories from Powerful Mothers is a series of stories collected from a group of writers and mothers who aren't afraid of sharing their truth with the world. Vulnerability grows a mother's village, community, and sisterhood. Read & drive connection, compassion, and support.

The MotherHood: Vulnerable Stories from Powerful Mothers is a series of stories collected from a group of writers and mothers who aren't afraid of sharing their truth with the world. Vulnerability grows a mother's village, community, and sisterhood. Read & drive connection, compassion, and support.

The MotherHood: Vulnerable Stories from Powerful Mothers is a series of stories collected from a group of writers and mothers who aren't afraid of sharing their truth with the world. Vulnerability grows a mother's village, community, and sisterhood. Read & drive connection, compassion, and support.

The MotherHood: Vulnerable Stories from Powerful Mothers is a series of stories collected from a group of writers and mothers who aren't afraid of sharing their truth with the world. Vulnerability grows a mother's village, community, and sisterhood. Read & drive connection, compassion, and support.

Santa Barbara, California is one of the most beautiful places in the U.S.A. in my opinion. Check out recommendations on what to do in Santa Barbara with your family from Marisa Lonic, working mom of four this week on the Mama Work It Blog.

As newish Texans, our family has started exploring different cities in this enormous state. Recently, we road tripped to San Antonio for a long weekend. Here's an overview of what we did, ate, and saw as a family of six.

It's back to school season, and our schedule changed quite a bit. This year I really needed to look at my routines, my systems, and see what I needed to tweak in order to make this work as a working mom. As a working mom now for over a decade, I've transitioned schools and schedules multiple times and even lived through a global pandemic. The back to school routine is ever evolving and ever changing. So this is what's working for me right now. Hopefully some of these tips w

We kicked off our holiday break here with a family getaway to Yosemite National Park. This trip was supposed to happen months ago with just my husband and myself, but when our childcare fell through, we decided to use our lodge credit now and take the kids on a family trip there instead. Nonetheless, visiting Yosemite as a family was a pretty epic experience and one I'm reflecting back on today as I sit here and write you this blog post.

Turns out post vacation depression is actually a legit term and according to Goodrx.com, 1 out of every 5 Americans experience it. Learn how I kicked my post-vacation blues to the curb as a busy, working mom.

For most of the kids' school breaks this year, I've created lists of things we want to do during that time partially to ensure we were intentionally using our time and partially because if we weren't going away during that time, we could still have lots of fun doing things on our list. This summer we decided to do the same. Here are some tips to make your fun list for your family's summer break.

I’ve always been a fan of a good road trip. The music, the scenery, the snacks. Although, nowadays, road trips look a lot different. With four kids in tow, it’s not always the most peaceful experience, but it’s still pretty convenient if you ask me. Having just returned from a pretty lengthy road trip of driving over 1000 miles, here are some of my favorite tips to help create memorable experiences that don’t include Road Trip PTSD.

Summer can totally be fun, but throw my family completely off a routine for too long and it's chaos...especially when there are still things to get done! I.e. paid work, summer reading, chores at home, etc. Here's how I implemented summer routines for my kids as a working mom of four.

Here are some tips for success when you’re a working mom juggling sick kids at home from working mom of four, Marisa Lonic.

An overview of Disneyland and Universal Studios with our four kids on a summer vacation.

If you're feeling that summer fever right now that it doesn't need to be ALL or NOTHING. You can still get LOTS done without it feeling hard, tedious or like you need to make a choice between this or that. Here are 3 quick tips to stay on your time management game and still enjoy those summer vibes.