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Tips and advice for raising girls. Posts written by mom of girls.

Gifts For A Mom-To-Be That She Will Love

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Here are five gift ideas for expectant mothers that she will absolutely love. Being pregnant is a beautiful life experience, and it’s easy to get excited about all things baby. But, it is equally important that new moms embraces this time, too. So all of the things on this list centers on the mom!

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Work From Home and Remote Learning Can Co-Exist

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Many parents can relate to waking up before our kids and going to bed after them. In between we’re working, parenting, working out, getting some me time, all while fitting in the other things that make it onto our to-do list. To keep me sane, especially in this time of remote learning/working from home/being together […]

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Thursday Night Me Time

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It’s 9:30 p.m. and my to-do list looks like I ignored it all day. Except I didn’t. I did my day job. I worked on a couple of home organization projects. I mommed. I wifed. I talked to family and friends. I did my daily walk around the neighborhood. And all of this was after […]

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Our Friendly Competition of Duolingo

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Months ago I started using Duolingo to relearn Spanish. I had years of Spanish in high school and college, but it didn’t matter. My retention was minimal at best.  I had an extra incentive because my girls were taking classes in school and I promised them a vacation to a Spanish-speaking country if they did […]

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Something For Me

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The first time I did a time audit I looked at the results and took a nap. I was exhausted looking at all of the things I had agreed to do. There were work things, mom things, family and friend things, volunteer things, self care things. So. Many. Things. The obvious solution was to remove […]

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Ebooks Are Growing On Me

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I miss bookstores. I miss walking through stacks of books while the girls peruse books in their section. I miss reading book covers and deciding which ones to add to the bookshelf. I miss sitting in a corner with my new finds sipping tea. Unfortunately going to bookstores is not on the agenda these days, […]

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Embracing A Different Kind Of School Year

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I spent most of the summer refusing to think about the upcoming school year. I told myself there wasn’t enough information to make decisions. Now we’re a few weeks out from the start of the semester and the phone rings almost daily with information. There are live-streamed meetings with board members and parents, Q&A sessions, […]

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Drive-In Movie? Here’s What You’ll Need

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Drive-in movie nights have become one of our favorite things to do as a family. We get out of the house, watch a movie on a big screen and have snacks. What’s not to love? Especially if you’re prepared. Our first time we made rookie mistakes, but now we know exactly what we need. Here […]

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