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posted on December 13, 2018

The Christmas Of Changes

Changing doesn’t always mean having to do something new. Sometimes it just means letting go and allowing change to happen around you (it always will, if you let it). Sometimes simply choosing not to do something can leave space for a new experience to fill its place. And sometimes, it’s a matter of proactively filling your time with something new and different so the lack of the old and familiar isn’t so keenly felt.

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posted on September 13, 2018

For The Mom Who Hates The Swings

I hate the swings. They are the worst. Because little kids can’t do the swings themselves, you see.

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posted on September 3, 2018

Slay It Or Survive It: September Is Here

This essay originally appeared in our monthly newsletter for The Mom Hour podcast. To get our emails, subscribe here. –Meagan I’ve

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posted on August 13, 2018

8 Time Management Tips For Busy Moms

I haven’t always been good at managing my time. When I look back at my pre-kid life and consider all

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posted on June 5, 2018

Organizing Kids’ Clothes: Seasonal and Hand-Me-Down Storage Made Simple

If you live in a climate that has seasons and you have multiple kids who are no longer growing out of sizes every few months, and/or handing down clothing to a younger sibling, this strategy can help you keep the task of organizing all those clothes manageable.

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posted on June 3, 2018

Why I Bought A Camper Last Week (On Moving On After Divorce)

That’s the funny thing about relationships that aren’t working: when you’re busy riding out bumps, taking the temperature of what’s going on around you, and scrambling to try to make the other person happy, a whole lot of things that you really do want to happen just…don’t. Next thing you know 20 years have gone by since you first thought about (insert your dream here), and lo and behold, you never did it.

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