Just a few words I’d go back and tell my engaged-self now that I’ve got four years of marriage under my belt. Don’t worry, I didn’t give me any spoilers 😉
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5 Ways to Celebrate Advent (and still put up your tree!)
Simple, easy ideas to help you prepare for the wonder and joy of Christmas.
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How to Make a Hanging Advent Wreath
For those of us with tiny spaces, limited surface area, and lots of curious little hands!
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Taking the Kids to Mass: Toddler Edition
Taking toddlers to mass is probably one of parents’ most dreaded tasks. Between fielding the snide comments and the tantrums, it gives any faithful Catholic a boatload of angst. Here’s a few ideas of how to approach this vitally important learning opportunity for your kids.
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Learning To Budget (When You’ve Never Had To)
Budgeting is just part of life right? Well, for me this is somewhat of a first. I was blessed to grow up in a household that didn’t worry to much about money. Don’t get me wrong, my parents worked very hard to get to where they are today, and budgeted quite a bit when they…
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What to Expect After the C Section
I’m a big believer in the value of setting the right expectations in order to be able to respond to any given situation in the best way possible. You can imagine then how unpleasant it has been for me to learn that motherhood is basically one lifelong battle between my expectations and reality, and reality…
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What I Learned While Breastfeeding – Part 3
If you’ve stuck it out with my breastfeeding posts this far, I feel like you deserve a medal. Which let’s be honest, you do anyway cause you’re a mom, you made a human and are keeping it alive while relatively staying sane yourself. Well done!
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What I Learned While Breastfeeding – Part 1
If you’re a new mom or soon-to-be one, you’ve been made blissfully or painfully aware of the resurging cultural pressure to return to all things natural when it comes to your baby, from unmedicated births to breastfeeding to organic first foods, cloth diapers and so on. I will admit that it is nice to live…
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