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Preparing for Baby #2: The Best Advice I Ever Got
The best advice I ever got for preparing for baby #2 from moms that have been there and lived to tell about it. For more thoughts on motherhood, click here. Anticipating Kaitlyn’s arrival, despite only...
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If you could change something about yourself– would you?
If you could change something about yourself– would you? At first thought I’d assume most of us are likely to say yes. Maybe I’d change my inevitable cranky mood I fall into when I get hungry or tired....
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The Kind of Mom I Want to Be
Whether it shows or not, I consider myself a fairly ambitious person. Combine that with my need to please (that I’m forever working on) and it keeps me pretty busy. Like I mentioned yesterday, I woke...
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On the Grind and Breaking Monotony
David and I sometimes refer to our current stage of life as “the grind.” We don’t mean that in a negative or bitter way, but the words just seem to reflect the demanding nature of life at the moment....
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A Peek Inside My Spring Closet
The warmer temperatures that teased us a couple weeks ago will be back soon. Not this week (can you say hello 34 degrees and goodbye garden?), but next week some days climb into the low 70’s and it has...
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The Day I Disappointed Myself
I don’t believe in yelling at my kids. I’m not much of a yeller as is and I don’t think screaming is ever a good way to get a point across. As a mom, I try very hard to lead by example, teach with a...
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Mother’s Day Musings
I hope you all had a wonderful Mother’s Day weekend. I certainly did. It was a beautiful weekend, weather wise, and we had no big plans on the agenda outside of household chores and a little driveway...
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Tips for Uncluttering the Mom Mind
My mom mind has been a jumbled mess lately. While I know I thrive on organization, I’ve felt really frazzled this week trying to juggle all the balls I have in the air without dropping any. I could go...
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5 Easy Styling Hacks for the Busy Mom
Hello, hello! I’ll bet you were confused by the title, right? Brittany is offering mom styling hacks? Fear not, these tips are not from me. Kate is a longtime reader and blogs at A Hearty Matter about...
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Raising a Girl to Have a Healthy Body Image
Raising a girl to have a healthy body image. It’s not only a hot topic in our culture today, but also one that I have often given a lot of thought to myself. From the time I heard it’s a girl! (twice!)...
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Financial Wisdom for My College Bound Grad
Don’t click away. You are not at the wrong blog, despite the title that may leave you scratching your head. I’ve discussed finances previously in the context of how we handle finances with me being a...
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Losing a Pet: 5 Months Later
I know this must seem completely out of left field. But here I am. I just put the girls to bed, David should be walking in fairly shortly, and I just was cleaning up the girls’ dinner plates. On the...
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17 Getting to Know Me Things
Ah, summer Fridays. In my first post-college job it meant we had half days and usually drank a beer with clients. Ah, the joy of working in advertising! Now it means sharing surveys on my blog. Stay...
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Being a Cynic is Easy
Sometimes blogging is hard. I’m not talking about the picture editing or HTML confusion, but the idea of putting yourself out there and having people believe that what you put on your blog encompasses...
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If I’m Being Honest
Let’s sit down with a cup of whatever you’re drinking. For me lately, it’s been this combo: That would be 1 tsp of matcha, 1 Tbsp of collagen, juice of half a lemon, and a solid squeeze of honey. It’s...
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Moms, Give Yourself the Break You Need with These Two Simple Words
I had such a great weekend away, but inevitably after a break from routine, chores pile up. Sometimes figuratively, and sometimes quite literally. Laundry, cleaning, food prep, etc- I had quite the...
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Writing Out My Ideal Schedule
Preschool around here starts back after Labor Day… which is only a little over a week away! What the heck?! That week things will really kick into high gear for us. The girls will be alternating days...
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Moms, Don’t Let This Bad Habit Rob You of Your Joy
There is a stark different between first time moms and second time moms. I’m sure there is a difference for third and fourth time moms as well, but I can only speak from experience. I was the...
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This is 33
My birthday was on Tuesday. I used to take the opportunity to celebrate the entire month of September, but things have changed a bit as I’ve gotten older. A few weeks of celebratory glory have largely...
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A Day in the Life (This is Why I Meal Plan)
Yesterday was a wonderful fall day. There are so many little parts of our days that I wish I could capture and put in a time capsule. The way Hailey bounds downstairs in the morning rubbing her eyes...
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