Question

Is it odd that when I see the words “germ free” on a humidifier box, I immediately decide not to get that one because it’s full of chemicals?

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Need more time?

Since Tessa was born, I’ve been surprised at how fast the days fly by. It seems before I fully wake up for the morning, 3 or 4 days have passed and I don’t know what day or even what month it is. I keep forgetting to do important things that actually have a timeframe. When [...]

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meeUp Baby Carriers

I’ve been so excited to post this review! My blog friend Shelly makes the coolest pouch-style baby carriers, and she was kind enough to make one for Tessa and me, and let us review it here. As you can see, Tessa was thrilled. I really love the simplicity of meeUp carriers. With most other carriers [...]

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Saving Money on Organic Food

I don’t know about you, but around here we’re trying desperately to save money on food. I found this article on Dr Mercola’s site this morning. There’s a link to this wallet guide that tells which produce is most important to buy organic, and which is fairly safe to buy conventional. Pretty nifty!

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Your Mothering Style

Some days, (yesterday, as an example) my own expectations for myself completely overwhelm me and make for a miserable day for me and the kids. I was thinking about this, this morning. I am one of the few people I know who actually thinks their parents did a pretty great job raising them. Of course [...]

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Chores

I’ve been starting to think about how I want to handle chores for our kids. Hannah is getting to the age where she can do some things. At this point, brushing her teeth, making her bed to the best of her ability, putting away the silverware, and putting toys in the toy basket are all [...]

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Housekeeping

The same methods never work forever. This principle is underlined for me every time the girls learn something new and what worked before no longer works. It’s also true of things like how I clean house. Back when Hannah was a baby, I discovered Flylady.net. I had no idea how to systematically keep a house [...]

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Busy week

Not much time for blogging this week. We were gone most of the day yesterday, having meetings for Maeve Designs, (which is actually Maeve Bridal now). We met with a woman who will probably do some seamstress work for us. Pretty exciting. She currently works doing alterations for a bridal shop, but said she would [...]

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Good morning!

This post really spoke to me this morning, especially the end of it. (And by the way, the homeschooler in me LOVES this entire blog.) I do pursue excellence in my home, but I want it to give life to all who come in contact with me. My sincere hope is that my home can [...]

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8 Random Things About My Kitchen

I’ve been tagged by Flo. I have to confess, even though I talk about my home on this blog all the time, when I get tagged I get nervous trying to come up with anything interesting to share. Here goes… 1. We drink exclusively bottled water at home. We use those big polycarbonate bottles that [...]

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