I have a confession to make. My children were monsters the other day at the grocery store. There, I said it. You know, the kind you might have seen a few times in your life and inwardly cringed. Maybe you even gave the mom a disapproving look and wondered why she wasn’t “handling” her children. […]
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Last month, this happened on social media. I was flabbergasted, yet amused that my husband would post a snippet of our text conversation and then publicly call me a nerd! It’s all good, though. It’s a true statement! But I figured I’d write a blog post and give the whole thing some context. It
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You know how parents always talk about the gray hairs given to them by their children? Or how many hours of labor mom withstood before birth? Okay, well maybe it’s me – I talk about those things. There’s more. I definitely took one for the team during pregnancy. I developed all sorts of crazy skin
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Pilat-ee Me!!! I have been a Pilates instructor for the past 15 years. My children have had lots of opportunity to see me teaching and doing Pilates, and to try it themselves. I absolutely love it when they come to me and ask, “Will you Pilat-ee me?” Even more endearing than their usage of the
During and after the birth of my twins, my skin became extremely sensitive. I started making my own moisturizers, lotions, and some makeup, so that I could more closely control what I was putting on my skin and thus, minimize reactions. I have often been so amazed at the results of the final product, that
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Attitude Adjustment I can remember growing up and hearing my mom remind me to “change my face.” That reminder probably came after being reprimanded about something, and thus an ensuing attitude. I most certainly needed an attitude adjustment. Guess what? I apparently still do. Children have this uncanny ability to say and do things in
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How to Make Lotion Bars It’s May and Mother’s Day is right around the corner. As a mom, I love handmade, heartfelt gifts from my children. Bonus points if it’s something I will love or actually use. If you are looking for something you can make with your kids to gift to someone on Mother’s
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Learning is a Journey I found the following reflection of our homeschool day on my computer as I was cleaning up some files. It is from April 2015. What an awesome reminder of how kids’ interests develop over time, and how time is precisely what they need to be able to explore and revisit these
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There’s not a tremendous amount of variety in my life when it comes to beverages. However, I can promise that everything I’m drinking usually smells good, is fun to explain, or is bright with color – at least that’s what my children tell me. Inevitably, people stare at the strange stuff in my mason jar,
