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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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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…
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Change of Perspective
Taking inspiration from our new barn, my son has been saying “I have to leave in a minute. I have to go to work. I’m building a barn”. He made this comment so many times, my wheels started turning. “How can I give my 4 year old a barn to build?” I wondered, and off…
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Loss: An Emotional Post
I wish I had a grand excuse for my 2? 3? week hiatus, but truth be told I don’t. I have had posts or at least prompts planned for weeks, if not months now, so there is no excuse. But the only thing I can fathom is that I’ve subconsciously dreaded this post knowing that…
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Battling Perfection and Unrealistic Expectations
I have to admit that this post is a bit of a pep talk to myself, so I thought if anyone else struggles in this way, it might be good to get out of my journal and onto the blog. I’m a recovering perfectionist, learning to let go, and aspiring to stop with the unrealistic…