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posted on September 23, 2015

Routines For A Happy Mom-Life: Episode 20



Routines are powerful. When they’re just right, we feel energized and balanced. When they’re a little off, we feel unsettled. And when they completely fall by the wayside, we sometimes need a complete reset to get back on track (looking at you, back-to-school season).

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posted on September 15, 2015

Things We Shouldn’t Have Freaked Out About (As New Moms): Episode 19



Once upon a time, Meagan and Sarah were new moms. And we worried – a lot. Years later, we look back at some of the things we could have lightened up about just a tad. (Or a lot.) Episode 19 is for new moms – and anyone who can remember being one. We talk about agonizing over ounces pumped and hours slept (or not slept), and offer a little perspective from where we are now.

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posted on September 1, 2015

Let’s Discuss “Sports Parenting”: Episode 18



Meagan has never identified as a “sports parent,” but this fall she has four kids in four different sports. Sarah is still learning to find the balance between protecting precious time at home and allowing her younger kids to explore different activities.

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posted on August 25, 2015

Back-to-School, The Easy Way: Episode 17



Do the supply lists and back-to-school clothes shopping expectations overwhelm you? You’re not alone. In this episode, Meagan and Sarah share real-life tips and tricks for minimizing back-to-school stress and enjoying the process of returning to routine.

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posted on August 17, 2015

Choosing The Right School (Not As Scary As It Seems): Episode 16



Repeat after us, moms: It’s going to be okay. It’s going to be okay. It’s going to be okay.

Choosing a school for your child can seem like a life-altering, permanent decision. In Episode 16, Meagan and Sarah are here to reassure you that it isn’t. We share our own experience making school choices for our kids, from private to public to home schooling to charters to magnets to lotteries to…

(Nope, not kidding. We’ve actually experienced, and discuss in this episode, all of those things.)

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posted on August 10, 2015

Chores & Delegation: Episode 15



Cleaning your house while your kids are still growing is like shoveling the walk before it stops snowing.

Or so the saying goes, right? But as much as we’d like to throw our hands in the air sometimes, there are things that have to get done.

In episode 15, Meagan and Sarah get into the details of chores, home management, delegating, and helping kids take on age-appropriate responsibilities.

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