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How to be a better mom while being exhausted

April 23, 2013 by Aprille 81 Comments

If there was ever a morning that *I* needed the “how to be a better mom while being exhausted” post it was this morning. So I turned to my arsenal of tricks and solutions and topped it off with a little bit of grace and a lot of deep breaths.

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Posted in: Ezra, Health, Wellness, & Self Care, Motherhood, Mothering Through Fatigue Tagged: bananas, breakfast, coffee, coloring, exhausted, FAM, hugs, mommy breaks, MOMS, MOPS, motherhood, NFP, PWOC, rocking, shower, spaghettios, Thomas

Introverted mom problems: when mommy breaks just aren’t enough

November 17, 2012 by Aprille 29 Comments

I’m totally giving myself grace and taking advantage of my dear husband by taking the time to write this post. Because I feel like this introverted mom needs it. I’m currently sitting at our local Barnes and Noble. Sipping tea. I just finished doing computer “jobs” like updating our budget spreadsheet, transferring funds, and making … [Read more…]

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Posted in: Family, Motherhood, Personal and Spiritual Ramblings Tagged: barnes and noble, blogging, coffee, emails, mommy breaks, motherhood, rest, tea

The Rest of Our Lives: Musings on Reintegration After Deployment

March 17, 2012 by Aprille 7 Comments

He’s been home almost three months now. Time always drags when they are gone and flies when they are home! Deployment uniforms have all been tucked away, ACUs are the standard again. Reintegration after deployment has been much easier than I expected it to be. And that kind of makes me nervous. I know that … [Read more…]

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Posted in: Family, Fatherhood, Marriage, Military and Veteran Life Tagged: deployment, fatherhood, mommy breaks, MOPS, PWOC, redeployment, reintegration

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