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How I Discovered Minimalism: Our Journey to Simplify and Have a Peaceful Home
What does the word minimalism mean to you? Does the word minimalism bring to mind a neutral colored room, with whites and light browns, sparse furnishings and an empty feeling in the room? At least, that’s what my impression of it was, and I did get to a point that I thought that I needed to aim for that and deeply desired it. Why? Because I was in extreme overwhelm with several little kids, and a lot to take care of and I thought that if I got rid of most our stuff, things would be better. I wanted less and wanted it badly! I knew I had to, at…
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How and Why to Write your Child’s Birth Story
Women love to swap birth stories! I just can’t believe that there aren’t designated journals for writing about it!! You’ve probably landed here, wondering how to write your child’s birth story. I have some tips and advice for you that I hope will be helpful. As a mom of 6, I have written quite a few birth stories! Every birth is unique, as every woman is unique. And giving birth is an out of this world experience for everyone. For some, it’s beautiful and peaceful, for others, there is processing and mental and emotional healing that needs to happen, if it involved an emergency, or was hard and long or…
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How to Peel a Large amount of Garlic Fast and Easy
Have you struggled to find the best and fastest way to peel garlic, especially when it’s canning season and the cucumbers are ready to pickle and the spaghetti sauce roasted? I know I did! The daunting task of peeling enough garlic for large batches, is enough to make you put off the canning project altogether! If you’re lucky, you have a helper to help with the garlic peeling job, but if not…sigh… I persevered my way through the task for several years with the kids helping me as much as they could, and then by accident I discovered a simple way to make the peeling go so much easier! I…
