I'm Bailey Castleberry.
Texas wife, mama of six, and full-time keeper of the everyday. I share the real, funny, exhausting, ridiculously sweet middle of family life — and the things that make it run.
I built a big, loud, beautiful version of motherhood with six kids and a camera roll that never stops.
Grab your coffee, kick your shoes off, and step into our everyday.
messy buns encouraged!
To change the way we look at ordinary days.
Because the big stuff isn't what we end up remembering — it's the pancake mornings, the car-line conversations, the piled-on-the-couch nights. I was the girl who thought the everyday was the part you survived to get to the good stuff. Turns out that was a lie.
the everyday IS the good stuff.
Sometimes you gotta switch out the playbook.
Six kids in nine years will do that to a plan. What we've built instead is simpler, louder, and a whole lot more fun — and it's what I share here every single week.
and yes, we're still winging half of it.
Where most people begin.
Motherhood, unfiltered
Six kids, one house, zero pretending. The routines that hold us together, the chaos I stopped apologizing for, and the honest middle nobody posts.
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Family travel that actually works
Where we go, what we pack, and how eight people get out the door without losing anybody. Real itineraries from real trips.
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The things we actually use
If you've ever DM'd me “where'd you get that?” — it's all here, with the codes. Nothing I wouldn't buy twice.
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“I found you in the thick of postpartum with two under two. You made me feel like I wasn't failing — just in the middle of it. I read every single thing you post.”
The stories people keep coming back to.
Why overnight summer camp is a must for our kids
This summer, my four kids—ages 13, 11, 9, and 7—are heading back to Camp Cho-Yeh in Livingston, Texas, and we couldn’t be more excited! As a Christian camp, Cho-Yeh blends…
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Three days at Kalahari with all the kids
If you are looking for a fun summer bucket list to-do, then look no further than Kalahari Indoor Waterpark Resort! We took the kids this past week to enjoy 3 days of fun at one of…
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A family weekend at the Westin Stonebriar
Who’s looking for a family friendly destination to enjoy some much needed away time? Well I have the perfect place for you near Dallas, Tx that will sure to be a hit…the Westin…
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Summer at Camp Jellystone, big-family style
Yogi Bear’s Jellystone Park…have you ever heard of it? If I’m being honest up until 2 years ago we had never heard of it! I am really honestly bummed we missed out on all the…
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Things we actually love.
The everyday tote that holds everything
“Six kids' worth of snacks fit in here. Ask me how I know.”
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Sneakers I wear to literally everything
“Sideline, airport, Target run. Four years running.”
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The lip thing I reorder every time
“It lives in my console. And my purse. And my nightstand.”
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The water bottle everyone stopped fighting over
“Because we color-coded them. Peace at last.”
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Denim that survives a whole day of mom-ing
“Stretch where you need it, structured where you want it.”
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