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Category Archives: Goals
How To: Kick the Pacifier Habit
Do you have a baby that needs to stop using a pacifier? Here are some tips and tricks to help make it a smooth transition from plugged to unplugged. Continue reading
Posted in All Writers, Challenges, Cheri, Children, Family, For You, Goals, Infants and Toddlers, Relationships, The Moms, Uncategorized
Tagged 18 months, baby, binkie, habit, pacifier, quit, quitting, stop, stopping, toddler, year
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Meal List
I’ve been asked several times in the past couple weeks for our family’s meal list. See, I wrote a list of all the meals we actually eat. Not the ones in the cookbook, not the ones that we’ve tried, but … Continue reading
Take a deep breath
book: Mitten Strings for God
My dear sister-in-law gave me a book a while ago titled Mitten Strings for God: Reflections for Mothers in a Hurry by Katrina Kenison. Being almost as busy as you are, I’ve been reading small bites of the book, which … Continue reading
Posted in Challenges, Finding a Balance, For You, Goals, Me Time, Sunny
Tagged alarm, book, breathe, calm, goal, hurry, mitten strings for god, peace, phone, take a deep breath
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Continuing the Attitude of Gratitude
I hope that all of you have had a wonderful Thanksgiving. I loved the chance to reflect on all of my wonderful blessings. It filled me and lifted me. How quickly, however, the feeling of gratitude can so easily be … Continue reading
Posted in All Writers, Challenges, Family, Finding a Balance, For You, Goals, Holidays, Janae, Life is Better With..., Love, Thanksgiving, The Moms
Tagged attitude, blessings, gratitude, happiness, happy, help kids, journal, thankful
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Happy Fall
That is what I want to remember to do in the next few months. Consider doing some things simpler. Then maybe I’ll have more time and energy to go all out on the other things… I know there are better … Continue reading
Posted in Children, Family, For You, Fun, Goals, Halloween and Autumn, Me Time, Outdoor Activities, Relationships, Sunny
Tagged consider simplicity, fall, leaves, less is more, mom, simplify
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Learn a Phrase in Chinese
My high school junior is in Chinese 3 this year, and I have not taken advantage of this learning opportunity as much as I would like. Chinese is the hot language to learn nowadays. So here’s what I’m going to … Continue reading
Posted in For You, Fun, Goals, Learning, school, Sunny
Tagged chinese, how are you, I'm fine, learn, ni hao ma, videos, wo hen hao
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Back-to-School Homework for Parents
One thing I don’t enjoy about beginning the school year is the piles of paperwork the kids bring home for me to do. Emergency cards, volunteer surveys, and most of all, (we get this most with the middle schoolers) the … Continue reading
Snazzy Greeting Cards for 5 Cents Each
I miss the charm of days of yore. You know, the days when etiquette was taught in schools, where good manners were paramount, where people took the time to write thank-you cards for just about everything. I always intend to … Continue reading
Posted in All Writers, Birthdays, Budgeting, Cheri, Crafts, Family, For You, Fun, Goals, Holidays, Money Saving Tips, Relationships, The Moms, Uncategorized
Tagged birthday card, cards, craft, etiquette, get well card, greeting card, scrapbook, thank you, thank you card
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Thoughts on the Olympics, Moms, and Greatness
Watching the opening ceremonies and the first events of the Olympics has been inspiring. One of my favorite moments was the clip with the Queen and her arrival into the stadium by parachute. I liked her stoicism and hearing that … Continue reading
Posted in Children, Discipline, Finding a Balance, Goals, Sunny
Tagged children, dedication, discipline, early morning, goals, gratitude, hard work, job, motherhood, olympics, queen, teenagers
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Keeping Up With Scrapbooking
If there’s one thing that most people find they can’t keep up with, it’s scrapbooking. How many of us have drawers full of developed photos or hard drives full to capacity of photos we rarely look at but wish we … Continue reading