Marriage and Family
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You are Enough.
I just went through a week of feeling overlooked and unimportant. Like a failure as a mother and as a wife. That I couldn’t accomplish anything of importance. That I wasn’t ever going to be recognized as having done a good job at anything. I felt like I was mediocre, blah, uninteresting, and that no matter how hard I try, I will never reach the goals I set for myself. I won’t be known for anything amazing, and that I will always be a nobody. This is not because my husband and my children make me feel this way, It is because I let myself feel this way. I let…
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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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I De-cluttered 1,000 items in 3 months…Here’s what I discovered.
Do you ever feel totally overwhelmed with stuff? Do you find yourself picking up the same things, day after day, after day? Are you tired of tripping over toys that your kids got out, but didn’t play with? Me too…It used to be a lot worse though. 1,000+ items later, de-cluttering has become one of my allies and greatest skill sets as a mother. I’m confident that de-cluttering can help you too! You may discover that you have… In January of 2023, we moved our 5 kids from a 3,000 square foot home into a 1,500 square foot home including the basement, which we were planning on using for storage…
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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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9 Quick tips and tricks for treating a Breast Infection Naturally. A nursing Mother’s guide to stopping a breast infection in it’s tracks!
Nooooo….I had one of those annoying, painful spots, a precursor of a breast infection, show up. Again! I found it in the middle of the night while nursing my two month old. Having had experience with this before, I immediately knew that I had to take steps to nip(ple) it in the bud! This is something that you don’t wait to take action on. You’ll get to a point that you won’t feel like doing what you need to, and then it’s downhill from there. So quick action is the best route. In this post, I’ll talk about… Since I’ve stopped every breast infection I’ve had, in the early stages,…
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7 Excellent Reasons to Relax about having Your First baby (or another baby)
I was nervous about having my first baby… Would I be a good mom? Even though I grew up in a large family and had lots of experience with kids and babies, I still felt that way. I wish that I hadn’t been afraid of how I would be, though! It made it harder to enjoy my first baby and I wish that I could do it over again and not be so uptight about it. I feel like I was able to relax a whole lot more with my 2nd…so I hope you can learn from my mistakes and have a glorious and wonderful first experience! There are so…
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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…
