Learning and creating as a SAHM of two
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I am a picky eater. Sometimes when I tell people that, they seem to understand… until I explain. It’s not just that I prefer ketchup to fry sauce or don’t particularly like salad. I. Am. Picky.
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Everyone knows first impressions really are important, and that’s true even when it comes to someone walking into your home. What do you notice first when you go into someone’s house? Is it the decor? The clutter or lack of? The color scheme? For me, I notice the smell first.
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I guess I wasn’t the typical tween girl obsessed with makeup and hair and shaving my legs. For the longest time I only wore base. Maybe a little eye shadow here and there. I did streak my hair blond every 4-6 months, but I didn’t do anything fancy with it. I never blow dried it and didn’t even try straightening or curling it until my senior year of high school. And I know for a fact I was way behind on the whole shaving my legs thing. I had friends who shaved for over a year before I even started worrying about it.
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I am a big believer in children participating in extracurricular activities. I can’t wait to start my boys in soccer, karate, football, or swim. Maybe they’ll play an instrument or be in a club in school. Whatever they do, I hope they learn as much as I did as a dancer.
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I LOVE quotes. My notebooks and folders were always covered in quotes during high school. I love little sayings that make sense and have meaning and are easy to remember. There are so many good quotes out there, but I want to share some of my favorites from high school that I kind of forgot about.
To be honest, I could go on and on about what each of these quotes meant to me and what they mean to me now, but I won’t bore you with the details. Besides, I think every quote is subject to each person’s individual interpretation for their own life. Enjoy!
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I’m a reader. I guess I should say I was a reader. I mean, I’m currently reading a book that I’ve maxed out the number of times I can renew from the library. I used to read a book in two days! Motherhood…
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You know how they say, “When it rains, it pours”? They’re right. Whoever they are.
2015 was a rough year for us. From little things like the dishwasher breaking (and doing dishes by hand for 6 months) to bigger things like our car being stolen out of our driveway. But by far the hardest was my husband losing his job. Continue reading ““It wasn’t fair, and it was for the best.” Lessons From Job Loss”
We live in a time when so much is possible. There are so many technological advances and loads of new opportunities. It seems like everyone has some secret to “success,” and there is always something more you should be doing.
Continue reading “Not Reaching For More: Surviving Depression”…but that doesn’t mean our summer has been extravagant.
I’ve read some things lately about how bucket lists are for things you want to do before you die and not for the summer. I’ve read hate about how bucket lists make us feel like we need to do all of these extravagant things to live up to some ideal. I’ll admit that these articles made me feel like crap for a few minutes. But you know what? I am a bucket list mom, and that is perfect for me and my family.
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I love ordering things online! It’s twice the excitement as shopping in a store because I get to enjoy picking something out and then getting it in the mail!
On the other hand, I am picky about what I’m willing to pay shipping for, so I only order things I’m fairly sure I’ll like. I thought it might be fun to share some of my favorite Amazon buys from the last two years or so.
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