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How to Overcome Hopelessness During The Pandemic

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During a conversation with my mom this week, I was expressing my frustrations with how isolating and lonely life can feel. As an extrovert, it is hard living in a world where most people are afraid to approach or have small conversations with others. A lot of people assume, because we were homeschooling before Covid, that there weren’t many challenges we had to overcome. And while our schooling didn’t change during Covid, like it did for others, everything else outside of homeschooling became a struggle with our kids. All of their favorite places to go during the week were forced…

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Importance of Family Communication and How to Improve It

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With five kids, people are often surprised that my kids get along so well with each other. I’m extremely grateful that they often act more like good friends instead of sibling rivals. Since having kids, I have read A LOT of marriage and parenting books. A few years ago, I hit a wall, admitted I had no idea what I was doing (because I had never had kids before), and began learning new and effective ways to parent young children. There was always one common theme I read about; improve our communication with one another. From then on, I made…

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30 Fun Fall Activities to Put on Your Bucket List

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On the off chance that you’re going to label me as basic, I’m just going to go ahead and say it. I LOVE fall! I love the crisp, chilly morning air, the leaves changing colors, and all things pumpkin spice. My kids can’t wait to go to all of the fall festivals and they know that this season also brings trick or treating and Thanksgiving. There are also so many fun, fall activities to do with your family. Where do you start? With help from my kids, we have compiled a list of our favorite seasonal things to do. I…

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6 Ways to Recover When You Hit Mommy Burnout

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With five kids, I feel like I have a higher threshold for dealing with bulls*t. I’m very thankful that Mommy burnout is far and few in between for me. But when it hits, it hits like a ton of bricks and this phase feels like it takes forever to end. It happened just last week. An irritable seven month old that went through her first sleep regression triggered a downward spiral of emotions for almost two weeks. My days consisted of sitting on the floor next to her to play and, if I even considered for one second trying to…

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How to Make a Cute Scarecrow for Your Front Porch

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Fall is quickly approaching and I am eager to start decorating. But there’s only one problem. I’m seriously lacking inspiration. I think that’s the problem with having a deep desire to be crafty but also having kids. There are a lot of great ideas out there that would never survive being in my house. I’ve always wanted to decorate our front porch area for the seasons and holidays but I didn’t really know where to start. But recently, I refurbished an old garden bench we had. Once I put it agains the front of our home, it started giving me…

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My Journey to Becoming The Best Version of Myself

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Personal growth and development is such a powerful thing. I believe we should never become stagnant or comfortable with who we are. There is always room to improve! For the last handful of years, I have dedicated most of my time to growing our family. My kids have required all of my time, energy and focus. Even though I often hear how important it is for moms to regularly practice self care, I didn’t always prioritize it. I thought self care was more about finding things that I enjoy, and even though finding my own hobbies did bring me great…

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