Homeschooling
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A Few Time Saving Tricks for Reducing your Laundry Load, Literally!
When I only had two kids, I didn’t have any problem keeping up with the laundry…but now that I have 6, it’s a whole different story! There are a couple of tricks that I use to almost keep up though! Wash a load every single day, big or small, what ever it is that is around that needs washing. Dry it as well and best scenario, fold it and put it away! That’s the hardest part for me…I don’t mind folding, but I can’t stand putting them away. I really can’t stand it….so this is the area I need to work on the hardest. Mix the lights and darks. This…
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14 Kid friendly Kitchen tools and Why I have them in My Kitchen
Cooking with your children can be a joy and so rewarding! My 2 year old added more salt to my bread dough when my back was turned....She just wanted to help, but I can honestly say, I panicked a little! Has something like this ever happened to you? Thankfully I could see how much she had dumped in, decided it wasn’t a big deal, let it go and the bread was fine! If your kids are anything like mine, they beg to help in the kitchen. The temptation is to do it all yourself, because that way it gets done faster and it’s hard to be patient with your children…
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2 Easy and Simple ways to make a Birthday Special, When you Don’t want to Throw a Party.
In this crazy world, where marketers and peers on social media, make us believe that we are not good parents unless we throw an elaborate party for each and every child on each and every birthday, I am here to tell you, that simple and uncomplicated celebrations, can still be special and memorable for your children and a lot less of a stressful thing for not only you, but your child as well, when it comes to celebrating birthdays in your family. It’s perfectly okay, to do less, while still focusing on your kiddo and making them feel special! When I was growing up, I had very few birthday parties…
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5 Quick and Easy Steps to a Better Day!
There are so many days, that I get up and don’t feel like I’m motivated at all to do anything that day! Soooo unmotivated!!! I think that we must all have those days at times and need to quickly and easily boost our confidence in ourselves. Even being motivated enough to make breakfast and face the beginning of the day is hard sometimes! Soooo hard! …It happens to me so often, but I have learned a few simple tricks to feeling better about myself and quickly boost my confidence. There are so many ways to bolster confidence, from listening to motivational quotes, to certain poses and phrases while talking to…
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Best Open Ended Play Toys for Your Kids
Some days, I get sick and tired of picking up random toys that belong to some set, or ones that seemed to just come into the house all by themselves. They seem to have no place, seldom get played with, and are ALWAYS laying about, cluttering up the floor. I have tried very hard not to accumulate those types of toys, and once I identified them and that they were a nuisance and weren’t really needed for my children to be happy, but that the absence of them might make ME very happy, I moved them on. Despite my determination though, there are those few that certain ones of my…
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How to Sell a House with Kids: 7 Quick Tips to Sell a Home with Children
A few weeks ago, I looked around my living room and kitchen…and uuuhhhgggg…the clutter and mess bombarded my brain and my spirits sunk. This wasn’t an unfamiliar feeling. Having little kids, means that it’s hard to keep my house tidy, but for some reason, it really hit me this time. (It might have been a Monday morning!) Surveying the scene, I just shook my head, wondering how in the world I’d been able to keep the house within an hour or two of perfect sparkling readiness, while our house was on the market to sell. I’d kept it ready for an ENTIRE month with five littles under my feet at…
