Tag: mom
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30 Screen-Free Activities Kids Will Love
Screens definitely have their place in our house. Sometimes I need to make dinner. Sometimes someone is sick. Sometimes everyone just needs a quiet afternoon. But I also like having a list of easy, low-prep activities I can suggest before reaching for the TV. Here are 30 ideas we’ve enjoyed. Some take five minutes to…
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Things I Swore I’d Never Buy as a Mom…Until I Did
Before I became a mom, I had a long list of things I’d never spend money on. Turns out, motherhood is really good at changing your mind. Here are a few purchases I rolled my eyes at…until I actually owned them. A Robot Vacuum I thought these were unnecessary. Then I had kids. Now I…
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Five Easy Dinners I Make When Everyone Is Tired
Can we all agree that deciding what’s for dinner is somehow the hardest part of parenting? Some days I have energy to cook. Other days it’s 5:15, someone is crying, someone else can’t find their favorite cup, and everyone is suddenly starving. These are the dinners I come back to over and over because they’re…
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5 Things I Stopped Feeling Guilty About as a Mom
When I became a mom, I didn’t just gain two amazing kids—I also somehow inherited a never-ending list of things to feel guilty about. Am I doing enough? Am I being patient enough? Should we be doing more crafts? More learning activities? More home-cooked meals? Some days it feels like there’s always something I could…
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the little things that make hard days easier
Some days I feel like I’ve got this whole motherhood thing figured out. Most days? Not so much. Between packing lunches, answering a hundred questions before 8 a.m., picking up toys that somehow multiply overnight, and trying to keep a toddler from climbing something he shouldn’t, it’s easy to feel like I’m always one step…
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