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How to Make a Gingerbread House out of Graham Crackers, Ideas and tips
Do you want to build a gingerbread house, but don’t want to go to the trouble of baking actual gingerbread? It’s one of those ideas that sound like so much fun, and at the same time, so much work! You could purchase a Gingerbread house kit, but somehow that feels like it lacks originality. It might be nice, to have something turn out perfect for once, but having your own style, is something you can’t put a price on. I remember making a gingerbread house out of actual gingerbread pieces that were measured and cut so that I could construct a house with the pieces and decorate it from there.…
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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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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…
