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April Coffee Date + Links Worth Sharing
Hey y’all- happy Friday! What are you sipping on? I’ve gone from matcha to celery juice to Earl Gray to my green drink and back again. I like to keep my taste buds on their toes. Join me for a cuppa...
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4 Ways to Keep A Strong Marriage After Kids (That Aren’t Date Nights!)
Today, May 2, is David’s and my anniversary! Nine years go we said I do in the North Georgia mountains surrounded by family, friends, and the remnants of a seriously angry rain storm. Ah, spring...
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My Evening Skincare Routine + Clarisonic Mia 2 GIVEAWAY
Am I the only one that has felt overwhelmed with skincare? Serums? Lotions? Gels? There seems to be an endless list of types of products to choose from and for a long time I didn’t know what I needed...
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Little Things I Want to Do Better
This is our last week of preschool (for Kaitlyn). We have adored our preschool and will miss it greatly. We are also excited about moving into a new chapter where I’ll be doing school with a...
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CarSchooling: Preschool and Kindergarten
Sometimes I share what we do in our homeschool, but the truth is that everything we do at home, well, anyone could do at home. We all teach our children- it’s called parenting! Homeschool just requires...
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Clothes Pin Responsibility Chart for 4-6 Year Olds
This clothes pin responsibility chart is a quick and easy craft that serves a purpose. By hanging on their door knob, kids are easily able to see what is expected of them each morning and get the sense...
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Day in the Life: 6 1/2 Years Old and 4 Years Old
We are in the swing of summer things and are really enjoying these warm-weathered days! It is even supposed to hit 97 degrees next week and though I’m not exactly wild about that, I am enjoying the...
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8 Children’s Authors Your 4-6 Year Old Will Love
I have the sweetest memories growing up of my mom and dad reading me bedtime stories. Most memorable to me are The Berenstain Bears, Little House on the Prairie, and Nancy Drew. I cherished that time...
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Four Ways to Bond With Your Kids This Summer
What makes a good summer? I don’t think checking off all the items off a summer bucket list is necessarily the ticket to bond with your kids (which is why we are doing this instead of a list). When I...
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17 Self-Directed Activities for Spirited Four Year Olds
We are going to start our homeschool year on August 6. That gives me two more weeks to finalize our plans for the year and curriculum. The good news is I’ve been working hard on it and it’s almost...
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Early Bedtimes: Why We Do Them and How We Got Them to Stick
It’s the time of year that we return to structure, schedules, and afternoon and evening activities. Both co-op and soccer begin today for us! I’ve given a lot of thought to how the coming weeks are...
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August Coffee Chat
The current scene: I’m sitting down at a coffee shop about 15 minutes from co-op, where I dropped the girls this morning. I just hung up the phone with my dad. We talked for a solid hour and right now...
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8 Things Happy People Do Differently
Do you want to know what I get asked about the most? How I stay so happy. Truly, not my untouchable meal planning skills, not my perfectly behaved angelic children, not how I manage to always look so...
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Hailey is SEVEN Years Old
On Saturday we celebrated Hailey turning seven years old. How was it that I was just writing her birth story (part one and part two) and now here I am having in depth conversations about black holes...
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All Natural Cold Remedies for Kids
Did germ season sneak up on the early side for anyone else? Does it feel like it never actually left? About 6 weeks ago I got shingles, then we passed the “crud” as I lovingly call it for the next...
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The Day I Turned 35 Years Old
Last Thursday was my birthday! I turned 35. And I think now at 35 I am ok to admit something: birthdays are emotional for me. Not in a negative way, or at least not in a wholly negative way, but for...
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What My Kids Have Been Eating Lately
Hey y’all; happy Monday! Poor David was up for most of the night coughing so neither one of us slept our best. Still, I’m proud to say I made it to the 5:00 AM bootcamp for posterior day (leg, glutes,...
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Lately {October 2018}
The recent cool front has me back to my drinking-hot-tea-all-day-long habits. Earl grey in the mornings, then usually switching to ginger or turmeric tea in the afternoons. I’ve also almost burned...
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How to Stop Emotional Numbing and Be More Present in Your Life
I fear you may be tired of me talking about Brene Brown’s audio-series, The Power of Vulnerability, but I’m going to risk it anyway. You can watch a snippet of what the series is about in her TED talk...
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Day in the Life: 7 Years Old and 4 Years Old
I’m so used to sharing day to day life stuff on Instagram stories (follow me here) that it felt strange yesterday to pull out my nice camera and take pictures of our day instead. It was nice though! I...
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