Life sure has gotten crazy this past week. With so many schools canceling classes and parents working from home, there have been a lot of changes to our regular routines. Today I thought it would be fun to share a few fun things to do at home with your kids. These at-home activities are a […]
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Those of you that know me personally, know that I don’t love schedules. I don’t like being restricted by a schedule, but I have discovered I do like the freedom of a morning routine. Ok so first of let me tell you how I view a schedule and a routine.
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Parenting is hard work, the only ones that will tell you it’s easier either don’t have kids yet or they are lying. Now I will be the first to tell you that having kids is totally worth it! I love being a mom, but that doesn’t mean it’s all easy or that I know what
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Summer is the perfect time to take a family road trip. Over the years we have taken many road trips from short 2-3 hour trips to long cross country trips of 30+ hours. It seems like we frequently take short road trips (2-5 hours) and every few months we take a longer road trip usually
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For a long time, I assumed my kids were too young to understand much about money. Reading various articles including the study by the University of Cambridge inspired us to start talking to our kids. The Study at the University of Cambridge found money habits in children are formed in children by the time they
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I have two kids and I’m sure many of you have more kids and experience being a mom than I do. Even though I’m still in “the trenches” so to speak of raising these little ones I want to share with you a few I have learned in the time I have been a mom.
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Spring is here and we are finally getting a few warm days mixed with the cold ones. This year the weather has been crazy in our area! We are so excited to get warm days so it’s easier to play outside and go exploring. Bring on the spring activities! Since our move, the kids have
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Yay, it’s time to celebrate Friday! Friday means something different to each family. To our family, it signifies the first evening of the weekend and the start of family time. To many of us, Friday nights probably look something like staying up late, eating junk food (foods we try to avoid during the week), and
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Have you seen the meme comparing childhood of the past to childhood now? This type of meme has been shared across social media. The first meme I saw like this was on Facebook. The meme is usually depicted by kids outside playing as childhood then and kids on some form of technology for childhood now.
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Last year one of my most popular posts was 12 books to read to take control of your life. So this year I decided to write another post about books. This book list is specifically about parenting books. All of the books I have included are books I would like to read. If you have
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This gift guide seemed appropriate since our lovely 9-month-old has decided that 2 am is a good time to go to sleep. She has also started waking up multiple times during the night so I’m in the exhausted parent category. Most parents fall into this category at some point. New parents should probably get the
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The little man is 14 months and I can’t believe how fast his first year has gone by. Looking back there are quite a few things that made the first year easier and some that were vital for us. Today I want to share with you our must-have items for baby’s first year and why.
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