Tweens come up with some crazy ideas, don’t they? My son’s school was doing themed dress-up days to celebrate Red Ribbon Week/Homecoming and one of the days was “Animal Day.” Last year, he went as a “tweenicus, I’mtoocoolforthaticus.” This year, he announced he wanted to go as a Kraken! A Kraken is a giant squid. …
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This post may contain affiliate links. If you make a purchase using one of my affiliate links, I get a small commission at no extra cost to you. Thank you for your support! For full details, please see my disclosure. Sometimes you need a fresh perspective I was at the end of my rope. Emotionally …
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I have seen many great articles on self-care by fellow bloggers and I have mentioned that it is one of the things that I try to consciously invest time in. What is the big deal with self-care? Why is it important? I have given this one a lot of thought and I have certainly …
Hello friends! I have been thinking about time a lot lately and how there never seems to be quite enough of it to get everything done that I want to get done. Does that ever happen to you? Time just seems to slip away and there just do not seem to be enough hours in …
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I mentioned in an earlier post that I try to make Valentine’s Day about all those I care about, and that includes my kids. It’s also not about spending a ton of money. The main objective is to make a person feel loved or to try to make their day a bit better. It’s a …
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Oh, baby! They are SO incredibly adorable, sweet, precious, and attached. My babies were VERY attached to me – all the time! When you become a mother, everyone will tell you that it’s hard, and you think “Nah, it won’t really be THAT hard!” Then you have your baby and they change your whole …
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Top 10 Strategies for Dealing With Toddlers (This post does contain affiliate links. If you click the link and purchase the item, I do receive a small commission, but the thoughts and opinions are my own, as always.) In my earlier post, I discussed 7 things that toddlers wished that you knew. In this post, …
This post contains affiliate links. If you click on the link and buy the product, I do get a commission at no extra cost to you. Thank you for your support! For more information, please see my disclosure. Toddlers! They are so adorable! I have had 2 of them and those were good times …
While shuffling through my son’s take-home folder from school today, I saw a piece of notebook paper, which was nothing unusual. When I saw what was written on it, I stopped. I pulled it out and looked at it; really looked at it, not just the obligatory glance. Then I read it all the way …
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