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Balancing Motherhood & DIY Blogging
The two most time consuming jobs I have ever had are as a mother and a blogger. And both pay the least. Go figure. But somehow I still love both roles enough to keep doing them. Okay, okay…well the first one is a full on heart commitment, right? Even on the roughest of days. The other, I could let go by the wayside if I wanted to, and yet somehow I don’t. I keep trucking on as a mother and a blogger and try to strike a balance between the two. It’s tough though…I’m not gonna lie. Today, I am sharing how I manage to make it work… So let’s…
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Say Yes to the Messiness of Childhood & a Free Printable!
This post is part of a social shopper marketing insight campaign with Pollinate Media Group® and Wet-Nap®, but all my opinions are my own. #pmedia #ConquerTheMess http://my-disclosur.es/OBsstV Kids are the most creative beings on the planet. Always surprising us with their ideas, imaginative play, and the wonder they embrace as they navigate this world. Sometimes their creative ideas come at a cost though…a huge mess. Many times as a mom, it can be easier to say no to these activities. After all, we already have a bazillion messes to clean up, don’t we? The dishes, the laundry, the toys strewn about. We can find ourselves eventually in a rut of saying…
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Summer Days. Sun Filled Days. The Longest Days.
“Some day these will be our old days, let’s make them worth remembering.” -Kacy Crowley Summer is flying by. I kind of hate that. Some days are long, though. Not only does the sun stay out longer and make the daylight hours last, some days as a mother with little ones can feel like an eternity. If you are in a similar situation, you probably now what I mean. This post is for you… When my husband leaves at 6 and has class after work and doesn’t return till 9:30 at night. When the kids fight or get upset because they got the “wrong” color bowl for breakfast. When they…
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Free Printable Cards for Mother’s Day
Mother’s Day is this weekend, so today, I wanted to share some last minute printable cards for you to give to the special mother figure in your life. Not that moms aren’t worth heading out to a card store and spending hours perusing the aisles for that one perfect card. They TOTALLY are. And I actually used to do that myself. Pre-kids. Now, life is often crazy and I literally just realized it was May yesterday. Whoa. Where does the time go? So, if life has gotten hectic for you and you have yet to get out and get Mom that extra special card, here is a great selection to…
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DIY Outdoor Water Table for Kids
Summer is just around the corner, and the little ones will be wanting to play all day outdoors! If yours are anything like mine, they already do. Even on the rainy days. We have yet to invest in too many store bought outdoor toys. We did purchase the Little Tikes Endless Adventures Swing Along Castle (affiliate link*) for Hazel’s first birthday and both kids absolutely love it. The rest of the toys we have outside, have mostly been given to us by neighbors or purchased at thrift stores, such as the playhouse, ride on vehicles and Cozy Coup. Earlier this spring, I had been contemplating buying the kids an outdoor water and sand…
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4 Free Printable Mother’s Day Cards!
I have a little something for you today! Well, really for your mom…I made up four printable cards that are completely free for you print and use as you wish! You can simply print, fold and mail as a card, or you could create gifts with them by framing the images or making gift tags by resizing them in a photo editing program like Photoshop. The first free printable Mother’s Day card features my Sweet Melody photograph and has a beautiful quote by Graycie Harmon: “My mom is a never ending song in my heart of comfort, happiness and being. I may sometimes forget the words, but I always remember…
this creative life
