One thing I have become very passionate about is self-growth and investing in myself. Today I wanted to share two awesome books that I would recommend if you want to be intentional with your creativity, growth or leadership. *contains affiliate links The first book is, Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear by Elizabeth Gilbert. I even followed up that book with her podcast, where she trades off working with people to meet their creative goals and guests who speak as experts on the ...
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How To Find Out About Your Kids Day
This year Hudson started school and the first thing that stood out to me was that when I asked him how his day was, I wasn't getting much feedback. Can You relate? It was just Hudson either. I wasn't finding out as much as I wanted about any of my kid's day. Partly, I think it was hard for the kids to remember anything about their day and a general, how was your day? did not make it any easier. I developed a set of specific questions that forces the kids to think about their ...
Meal Planning 101
Aside from our mortgage, we spend the most money on feeding our family of six. That probably comes as no surprise to you. With one simple habit, our family has been able to drastically reduce the amount of money we spend on food. I now have a printable grocery list template so you can make the same changes for your family. This printable is one of many from our eBook, An Organized Life, which will give you the framework to create productive habits that will simplify your life. **Click ...
My Why
Once upon a time, I had a toddler and newborn baby and my husband came home to me "playing" on the computer while the toddler played and I bounced the baby in the bouncy chair. When he asked me what I was doing, I told him I was starting a blog. I wasn't sure what that meant or what exactly I was doing or even why. Looking back, I can see that I was searching for some sort of identity outside of being a mom--something that was just for me. I had quit my job as a teacher and was home all ...
A Reader Comment That I Need to Address
I received a comment the other day from a reader that I want to address. I had sent out an email highlighting some posts I thought would be helpful for the back to school season like first day of school signs, 20 ground beef recipes, etc or something like that. Then a long time reader left a comment. I know she is a long time reader, because I remember her leaving me a comment years and years ago. Her original comment was back on a post about life with young children, family and my thoughts ...