1. lighting a candle in the morning and letting it burn all day long.
2. giving the kids an extra 20 minutes of TV and using the time to spend 20 quiet minutes by myself in my room.
3. shirts with finger holes in the sleeves.
4. using a wine glass with a stem and feeling fancy.
5. ...
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5 surprising benefits of gratitude and kids
we have buckled down on gratitude around here over the past year {we followed these steps right HERE}. when i sat down to gather my thoughts on this topic...even i was blown away at the benefits we were seeing!
like everyone else, we had to really dig deep over the past couple months. all of our ...
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3 steps to raising more grateful kids
"ugh! mooooooommmmmm. nooooooo! you can't! that is going to RUIN everything!" that was exactly what i heard last week when i reminded my 9-year-old son E that we were going to have to return our school ipads. it was coupled with a total body slouch and long eye roll and lots of big sighs. probably ...
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THE GRATITUDE GAME CHANGER – 3 reasons moms should write their gratitude down
do you ever look at one of your kids and swear you will remember the moment forever? maybe it's an expression they have, a funny comment, a milestone, or something just so uniquely childlike they've just done?
this happens to me all the time. want to know what happens next? 10 minutes later i ...
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notice the LITTLE things may 20th
1. a new baby bird in our nest. we have totally become bird people this quarantine.
2. all the water drying in my car from when i left the sunroof open during monday's storm. eek!
3. the rae dunn kitchen utensil "PREP" container i snagged right before corona hit. it makes me happy even when ...
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notice the LITTLE things may 16th
1. the way kids always want to plan their birthdays like 6 months ahead of time.
2. impromptu cleaning. that way you don't have time to dread it. we impromptu cleaned the garage which wasn't fun at the time but now that it's done...yay!
3. paint that doesn't chip!!! i was so sure my metal ...
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5 easy spray paint project ideas
i used to be scared of spray paint. what kind should i use? do i need a protective coat? will it chip? are there certain spray paints for certain things? how many cans will i need? so i just didn't use it. i was comfortable with paint paint. most of our furniture - table, coffee table, hutch, and ...
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notice the LITTLE things april 18th
1. birds chirping in the morning and the robin's eggs we are watching outside our front door.
2. matching pajama sets.
3. PBS kids. my friend jen once referred to it as the "kale chip" of television. sure, it's TV. but it's PBS! a LITTLE extra daniel tiger is saving my life right ...
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a NO PRESSURE daily schedule for kids PLUS an easy way to keep kids productive
let me just start by saying, we do NOT have it all together around here. there are moments of complete and utter chaos where i look around like, "how can i possibly rein this in? and then do it all over again next hour?"
sometimes i walk down the stairs and just want to cry at all the things i ...
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notice the LITTLE things march 26th
1. finding K outside on the glider writing a letter to her teacher.
2. waking up to the sun.
3. not starting elearning until 9 so we can have a slow morning and time to wake up.
4. coffee. lots of coffee.
5. putting aside my work and going outside.
6. the kids playing ALL DAY ...
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