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Go With the Flow: Embracing Nature to guide your daily living
Sometimes you just need the warmth and sunshine of an early spring day to remind you to just go with the flow. Tuesday of this week the weather here, in Southwest Virginia, was a gorgeous 74°. I couldn’t have asked for better, and with a growing list of outdoor projects, I knew I needed to…
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Simple Decor Swaps for Spring
I’m not a huge seasonal decorator. Christmas is the big decorating time around here, but being a stay at home mom, I’m finding joy in freshening up my space each season. I don’t do this by shopping each season. Instead, I find a few areas where I can use staple pieces and do small, simple…
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8 Tips for Simplifying Motherhood
Whether you are employed outside the home and carry the weight of household responsibilities as a mom on top of your 9 to 5 or you are a household manager mom, it can be exhausting and sometimes overwhelming just doing the day-to-day. In the home, you’re homemaker, caretaker, chauffeur, nurse, dietician, scheduler, teacher, just to…
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How to Makeover Your Bathroom on a Budget Using Care Creates Contentment
Sometimes I find that my house needs a little love, and I’ll itch for a makeover or new decor. I follow an account on Instagram, Debt Free Mom, who’s motto “Care Creates Contentment” is such a good reminder that a small shift in mindset to take care of what we already have helps not only…
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Learning from what’s behind us
It’s been a while. It’s been so long in fact that it’s made coming back a little harder, but as they say ‘life happens’. During the busy-ness of the holiday season, I always experience a level of grief and heaviness this time of year. Actually, I can’t say ‘always’. I’ve been fortunate, blessed, and even…