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    Yes, you CAN reduce your kids’ screen time: HERE’S HOW

    / April 27, 2023 / 1 Comment

    I had a stunning realization a few days ago: my boys have watched almost no TV this month. If you had told me five years ago that this would be the case, I…

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  • Motherhood

    Millennial Mom Life: why I love being a mom in the internet age

    / April 5, 2017 / 1 Comment

    I talk a lot about the challenges of being a millennial mom. Muddling through motherhood in the internet age isn’t always for the faint of heart. I sport more than one scar on…

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    Why moms fail at new years resolutions (10 tips for January survival)

    / January 4, 2017 / 2 Comments

    Are you a young momma who has set some goals or new years resolutions for the new year? I know I am. There’s just something about the beginning of January that beckons me to…

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  • Health, Wellness, & Self Care,  Motherhood,  Special Needs Parenting

    My Self Care Must-Haves (As a Special Needs Mom)

    / November 15, 2016 / 11 Comments

    Self care is so important for special needs parents. Over the last two years, I have very much evolved in how I have accomplished self care in my life. Below are my top…

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  • Beauty in the Mess,  Ezra,  Family,  Little Brother

    This is how we survived the summer

    / September 1, 2016 / 1 Comment

    At the beginning of the summer, I wrote a blog post about Summer Survival. In that post, I talked about the pull of the romanticized notion of letting kids be bored during the…

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  • Beauty in the Mess,  Ezra,  Family,  Fatherhood

    Beauty in the Mess ~ Edition 08.12.15

    / August 12, 2015 / 0 Comments

    *Quick note to my readers: This is the last Beauty in the Mess post that will be published publicly. From here on out, all Beauty in the Mess posts will be password protected.…

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    How we’ve made it through seven years of marriage

    / March 4, 2015 / 3 Comments

    If there’s one and only one thing that I’ve learned in seven years of marriage, it’s that marriage is anything but tidy. Having a successful marriage takes more than easy, trite advice that…

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    What I’ve learned from #whitespace {#oneword365 recap}

    / December 30, 2014 / 2 Comments

    But in all of the busy-ness, that Still Small Voice has been calling me slow down and smell the roses and stop doing all. the. things.   With these words I walked into…

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    20 things I learned this summer

    / September 1, 2014 / 7 Comments

    20 things I learned this summer

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  • The Preschool Years

    The very best educational TV shows for preschoolers!

    / July 18, 2014 / 9 Comments

    Remember, your motherhood isn't measured in the amount of TV your child watches. It's okay to let go and have a little bit of peace in the house - especially when there are…

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