Have an (Almost) No-Spend Valentines Day
If you’re used to celebrating Valentine’s Day in a big way, it can be nice to take a step back and have a low-key V-day with your love, but that doesn’t mean it has to be boring or unromantic. In…
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Books, Bloggers, and Podcasts: February Edition
I don’t know about you, but I LOVE finding new resources to incorporate into my everyday life in the form of books, blogs, and podcasts. This month, is no different, and I have several fantastic options for you to choose…
When All Is Merry and Bright
I love the Christmas season. The lights. The time spent with family. The food. Christmas Eve On Christmas Eve we typically go to church in the mid-afternoon and then spend the evening with family and friends around a table packed…
Are You Saying Yes and No to the Right Things?
I’d just like to mention that January 1 is coming. I don’t know about you but, for me, January 1 is typically filled with feelings of apprehension and regret. Apprehension because I’ve likely set a goal or made a resolution…
The Ultimate Gift Guide for Kids
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How to Make a Promise That You’ll Keep
So many of us make promises to ourselves, regarding exercise, finances, etc., and then don’t keep them. In fact, we might repeat that pattern over and over again. [...]
A Mother’s Life: From A Child’s Perspective
Being a mother is far from easy.
Those who argue otherwise have likely never seen a mother in action. The juggling of tasks required, the never-ending energy one must summon to be present for a child. A mother’s job is never over, even once the child has been tucked into bed and kissed goodnight. Especially if that child refuses to fall into a peaceful slumber [...]
How to Know When It’s Time to Give Up
Our society spends a lot of time stressing the idea of not giving up, sticking with it until the very end, and “hanging in there”. I can’t say that I, too, haven’t been guilty of using it as a platitude when some is complaining about life getting tough. The truth is, though, that there are plenty of times when giving up is EXACTLY the right thing to do [...]
How To Deal with “One of Those Days”…
In the middle of a busy time period, with no rest in sight, I find that I get frustrated easily, react poorly, and am often more aware of all of the little things that have gone wrong. When that happens, it’s easy to [...]
How To Manage Back-To-School Expectations: Kid Edition
Our kids have many expectations, from what they are going to have for breakfast to what their school days and vacations will look like. The problem with expectations, though, is that they can be disappointing when they don’t meet up with what’s pictured in one’s mind [...]
How To Manage Back To School Expectations – Parent Edition
We all have expectations, for ourselves, our families, our friends, and our futures, to name a few. When it comes to the expectations our kids have for themselves, their friends, and their futures, it’s often a topic that is overlooked. As we enter another back-to-school season, I’d like to encourage you to [...]
How To Manage Back-To-School Anxiety
I really hated the night before the first day of school. Each year, from kindergarten through 12th grade, I’d lie awake, sick to my stomach, wondering what the new classroom would look like if I would have any friends, what the new routine would be, and whether I would like it. In fact, just thinking about it now has me feeling [...]
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