20 Creative Elf On The Shelf Ideas Your Kids Will Love
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20 Creative Elf On The Shelf Ideas Your Kids Will Love

Looking for some fun and original elf on the shelf ideas? Look no further! These 20 ideas will have your kids excited for Christmas morning.

How to Avoid Holiday Burnout: 5 Simple Selfcare Tips
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How to Avoid Holiday Burnout: 5 Simple Selfcare Tips

The holidays are a busy time of year for everyone, but they can be especially hectic for moms. With all the shopping, cooking, decorating, and hosting that needs to be done, it can be easy to forget about taking care of yourself too. But if you don’t make time for yourself during the holiday season, you could end up burned out and exhausted. To prevent this from happening, here are 5 easy ways to find time for self-care during the holidays.

How to Plan an Epic Family Christmas
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How to Plan an Epic Family Christmas

It seems like every year the Christmas season sneaks up on me. I’m always thinking of all the things we want to do but time flies by and we hardly did anything. And if we did do something together it’s often last minute and rushed to fit it in our schedule. I am sure I…

How to Beat The Low Budget Christmas Blues
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How to Beat The Low Budget Christmas Blues

If you’re like most people, the holiday season is a time when money gets tight. Especially this year with rising costs you may be facing a low budget Christmas. But that doesn’t mean you can’t have a festive and memorable Christmas! So get creative and enjoy this wonderful time of year with these low budget…

Save Money with Just One All-Purpose Cleaner
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Save Money with Just One All-Purpose Cleaner

I think sometimes we choose a product because it works faster and not considering what effect we may be having on our health down the road.

5 Essential Recipes for the Spirit of the Season
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5 Essential Recipes for the Spirit of the Season

Much more than bright lights, presents and parties, the holidays are a time for us to gather together with friends and family.  It’s a time of year where we remember and appreciate those around us, set aside differences and embrace life’s changes.

10 Reasons Why I Bombed Being a SAHM
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10 Reasons Why I Bombed Being a SAHM

It was difficult for me to accept that I was not one of those women who thrived being around my children and doing all things good housewives do. I often felt overwhelmed and longed for those days of being kid free.

4 Awesome Essential Oils You Need to Know About for Summer
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4 Awesome Essential Oils You Need to Know About for Summer

It may still be spring but I’m already looking ahead to summer. I’m looking forward to the warm weather and being outside more and spending time sitting by the pool watching the kids swim.  How about you? I do have to admit that there are a few things about summer that can be a pain…like…

Five Ways to Nourish and Renew Your Spirit
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Five Ways to Nourish and Renew Your Spirit

Today I am revisiting a guest post originally posted on March 11, 2013, by Renée Peterson Trudeau, a life balance coach/speaker and author of the books “Nurturing the Soul of Your Family” and “The Mother’s Guide to Self-Renewal.  

Weird Confessions of an Annoyed Housewife
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Weird Confessions of an Annoyed Housewife

I love my family and generally am happy to contribute my part by taking care of the home. However, sometimes housework can put me over the edge and I find myself doing weird things to get back at my family.