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My Journey to Becoming The Best Version of Myself

September 3, 2021 3 Comments

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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Quick and Easy Instant Pot Recipes That Picky Eaters Love

August 17, 2021 3 Comments

Do you struggle with nailing down a weekly dinner plan that is quick, easy, and one that impresses even the pickiest of eaters? I hate putting together a dinner plan. It is my most dreaded task of the week. Every week, I ask my kids if they have any dinner suggestions to help me put together a grocery list. As usual, my husband is either too hungry, not hungry, too tired, too hot, or too busy to think about dinner. My kids, on the other hand, will all suggest the same thing and then unenthusiastically groan when they find out…

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How to Manage Motherhood: Multiple Kids Edition

August 3, 2021 3 Comments

I recently wrote a post, How to Prepare Your Toddler For a New Baby. In that post, I gave my best advice on how to prepare your only child for a new brother or sister. It is easy to forget how tough those first few weeks are after bringing your new baby home. You’ve done this before. But, at the same time, you haven’t done this before. So what’s the secret to managing motherhood with more than one child? Letting go of all your expectations and taking it one day at a time. I might have a few other useful…

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The Best Breastfeeding Tips for Success

July 20, 2021 No Comments

“Breastfeeding is so worth it!” I say that through clenched teeth while grimacing in pain from my 2 day old baby using my nipple as a pacifier. Not the introduction you were expecting? Let me explain. I have five kids. My oldest is eight and my youngest is now 6 months old. I breastfed all of them (currently still breastfeeding the youngest.) I did the math, out of the last eight years, I have spent fifty-eight months breastfeeding my children. That’s a lot! A lot of time for me to figure out all of the breastfeeding hacks, for lack of…

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8 Great Reasons to Start Waking Up Earlier

July 13, 2021 No Comments

Are you a morning person or a night owl? If you’re searching this topic, I’m going to take a wild guess that you’re a night owl. But you might be considering or attempting to become a morning person, which isn’t such a bad idea! There’s no judgement here! I used to hate early mornings. In fact, for the first few years of motherhood, it was rare that you would find my kids and I awake before 9am (even that was early.) My husband worked a construction job, where he would leave way before the rest of us woke up and…

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10 Essential Items for a New Baby (From a Mom of 5)

July 8, 2021 No Comments

There I was, pregnant with my first, walking through Babies R Us to set up our baby registry and feeling so overwhelmed with the amount of baby gear and gadgets there were! I remember leaving that place and second guessing if we had added everything that we would need for our new baby. I didn’t know the difference between what I really needed and what was just a heavily advertised piece of junk. The more people I asked, the longer and more expensive the list got. Eight years, and five kids later, I have had many opportunities to figure out…

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My Secret to Having More Energy for My Kids

July 6, 2021 No Comments

You would be surprised to know that my secret to keeping up with five kids has nothing to do with any caffeine. I was recently having a conversation with a family member and had just finished getting her up to date on all of the activities our family was up to, when she asked what kind of person I was; a coffee or energy drinker? Surprisingly, I am neither. It hasn’t always been that way. After having my first baby, I bought a Keurig and enjoyed my morning coffee ritual. This eventually led to energy drinks, and needing multiple throughout…

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How to Become a Potty Training Professional

June 4, 2021 No Comments

Let me tell you, I look forward to the day when the only butt I’m wiping is my own! Out of my five kids, three are potty trained, and we are just about to begin the transition out of diapers with my fourth, who just turned two. I am very thankful that all of my kids have decided to potty train right after their second birthdays. Don’t get me wrong, I love celebrating this milestone and I also love not having to buy diapers for two kids at a time. But it’s a process…and a hectic process at that. When…

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Quick Snack Organization with Dollar Tree Items

May 30, 2021 No Comments

Is anybody else a huge fan of The Home Edit show on Netflix? When that show was added, I’m pretty sure I binge watched all of the episodes during the first few days. It is inspiring and motivating to see what they can do with just about any space! With five kids, my house is chaos. We have recently implemented a chore chart in our house to help control the chaos and it is definitely helping. I dream of organization and everything having its own place. But I have come to accept my fate, that until these kids are out…

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5 of the Best Reminders for Motherhood

May 27, 2021 14 Comments

Motherhood is so rewarding! I remember feeling that way in the delivery room while holding my baby for the first time. I had no idea back then, how fulfilled I would feel now. For those of you that are checking out this blog for the first time, I have five wonderful kids. My oldest will be eight this year and my youngest is four months old. At this point in my parenting journey, I’m pretty experienced with the well-meaning stranger in public that says things like “wow, you’ve got your hands full” or “bless your heart.” But what they don’t…