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What’s a family on furlough to do with the holidays around the corner? How can you cut a tight budget even tighter? These are questions I find myself asking these days, but I think I found an answer.
Along with making a lot of my gifts this year (baking goodies mostly), I’m...
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After the week of fun that I’ve had (can you feel my sarcasm?) I thought it would be nice to take a walk on the lighter side. The only thing worse than a streak of bad luck going on with your family, is suffering through this bad luck in a messy, dirty house. I feel like if your house is...
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I sent man cub off to school this morning with a strongly suspected sinus infection brought on by allergies. He told me Monday morning about eye pain he was having since Friday and I got him into our optometrist that same day. The Dr. told me it was severe allergies and that his sinuses are...
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Did you know that the #1 topic couples fight about is money? Anyone in a relationship most likely isn’t very shocked by that little statistic. Over the last 17 years, my husband and I have had more than our share of arguments caused by money. The thing I find most interesting is that no...
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How many of us have ever said those words to ourselves in our head? If you’re one of the rare people, that I’ve never heard of, who don’t do negative self talk… WOW! What’s your secret?! If you’re like me and catch yourself from time to time giving yourself...
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Those two little words can strike fear into any partner. “We need to talk.” Or “I need to talk to you.” Or even “Let’s talk.” For some strange reason, people in a relationship cringe when they hear those words. Why? What’s wrong with talking? When...
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We’ve all had them. You get up in the morning and it’s all down-hill from there. Something is just “off” with your day and you’re just not sure how to fix it. I’m having one of those mornings this morning (complete with being locked out of the house.)
When...
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In my last post I was talking about what you do when you feel your life, routine, family, relationships, etc… are in a rut. I asked to hear tips before I would share some of my own.
Hmoeckli had some really outstanding suggestions in response:
• Look for dinner...
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Anything is fun!
Case in point, I held the worst yard sale in the world this Sunday. The winds were blowing at 30+mph and I think we had four people all day. It took us three hours to figure out that we could open the garage door to have some shelter INSIDE the garage (vs. being blown away on...
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Nature is in full bloom and all these colors on display turn my thoughts to art. There are so many fun activities you can do with your child at a very young age to whet their appetite and passion for color, line, shape, form, etc… Here’s a few ideas to get you started this weekend.
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In this tightening economy and with the State giving us all IOU’s rather than a check, how can you make money out of nothing? I’ll tell you how (and it’s not by throwing parties or spending money!)
-Clean out that garage and have a yard sale. I have yet to clean out my...
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There is hope for all you moms out there that are struggling with children/infants/toddlers taht still wake through the night. I want to share that ther is a light at the end of the tunnel. Now I have been a mom for 14 years so I have had my share of sleepless nights! Especially recently with an...
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You all know how I LOVE to share and give advice. So before I take off to Oregon for a week, here’s a few last minute tips for the holidays (and every day.)
~ DON’T do things out of guilt or because other people think you should, or because YOU think you should. Do them...
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Sometimes us busy “does it all” moms just need to stop. I’ve been struggling with a cold since the weekend before Thanksgiving and just wasn’t winning the battle. You know how it goes; you can’t just lie in bed and watch TV all day like the kids when you’re...
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I’ve been learning a lot this year about the importance of breathing. When you breathe correctly you not only boost your immune system, lower stress and anxiety, but you can actually re-wire your brain to not over-react to stressors. Go figure! Who knew something so simple as breathing...
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