I have a confession. A couple of weeks ago I turned on my instrumental Christmas playlist on Spotify for the…
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A Week in the Woods: When I Wanted to Quit and Why I Was Glad We Didn’t
“So I’m about to spend a week in the woods with a preschooler, a toddler, and a baby. Am I…
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The Days Are Long
The days are long. Lately, this is the part of the familiar saying that stands out to me the most….
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I Promise I Am Not Judging You
Raise your hand if… …you’ve ever had to hold a sobbing toddler football style under your arm trying to leave…
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Taking Kids Grocery Shopping
A couple of weeks ago my kids and I were leaving Fresh Market, two stores into our morning of grocery…
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So, We Need To Have The Talk…
I want to address a personal and potentially delicate subject today. Treading cautiously with measured words. From a heart…
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Cook, Eat, Clean, Repeat
The regular re-occurrence of messes in my house, specifically in my kitchen and dining room, has seemed to take me…
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A Week In The Woods: Tip Roundup
I’m not sure how long the serenity in the picture above lasted, or it was whether my attention span or…
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A Week In the Woods: Sample Itinerary
So far we’ve covered why to go camping, what to eat while you’re there, how not to pull your hair…
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A Week in the Woods: Camping with Littles
I know that camping with small children can seem really intimidating. Perhaps just crazy. Especially if you have more…
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A Week in the Woods: What to Eat
Be sure to also check out the entire Week In the Woods series, with tips on camping with kids, planning…
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A Week in the Woods: Just Go!
Would you like a week off with no rooms to clean? How about a week off from most of your…
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I Love Costco…And You Should Too
Do you do most of your phone chatting and catching up when you are in the car? I do. Talking…
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Searching for Scat
I always knew I wanted to raise boys. To be exact, I hoped for three boys and a girl. This…
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Tightening the Belt on Grocery Spending
We celebrated our daughter’s half-birthday last week. (For non-math scholars, that means she is six months old). The months truly…
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