tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-79496413151476853252026-10-10T02:18:12.768-04:00My experience trying to juggle family, housework, friends, and a full time job. Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger34125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7949641315147685325.post-68207005322813918862013-05-02T08:38:00.002-04:002013-05-02T08:38:20.311-04:00

“Good morning, time to get up” “Uggggggh! I don’t want to go to (insert any activity here)” This is what I have to deal with. EVERY MORNING. It’s exhausting. A few weeks ago I saw a blog post written by a woman with a seemingly perfect family – where the children wake and get dressed on their own, come down for breakfast without incident. Where does this blogger live? Can I

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         Sorry I haven't posted anything in a couple of days. Seems like there is a new problem every time I try to post. I hope to finally have this worked out and a new post up by Thursday.

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Making Marriage Simple was written by husband and wife team Harville Hendrix and Helen LaKelly Hunt. They have been couple counselors for over 20 years and are also the authors of books like Getting the Love You Want and Keeping the Love You Find.  I got my copy on Amazon but I'm sure you can find it at any bookstore/major website.....  Summary of the book

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The best part about Spring is getting to exercise outside! I love going for walks and jogging.    Do you jog? If not you should give it a try, even if you just go for a walk. It's so nice, it's like a quick little get away from everything.

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I took care of two goals from my 101 in 1001 list in one shot (sorta). #59: "Plan 12 date nights for the hubs and I" AND #19: "Pick things from the entertainment book and do them."  The hubs and I usually have our date nights inside so I thought if we plan a night out once a month, that’s not spending too much money, right? (RIGHT!). So I started searching Pinterest for

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  Well, better late than never, right? I'm sorry this post is so late, it's been a pretty crazy weekend. We actually just experienced our first minor head wound and it scared the hell out of all of us. I have never been so scared (and helpless) for my one of my children before. Luckily, it was just a tiny cut. After we got all cleaned up and realized there was no need to

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A screen shot of my phone :-) Open letter to my children: In your life you will have to make many difficult decisions. Most of these decisions I will not be able to help you with, as you will have to decide on your own.  The only decision I can help you with is iPhone or Android? And the answer is and will always be IPHONE! I'm just kidding! But I do have an iPhone

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While lying next to my daughter the other night, she asked all sorts of questions about God. The one that really got me was “Will God help me if I ever need him?” I had to hold back from crying because I knew it would confuse her. After assuring her that God would always be there for her, she fell asleep…. and I laid there, wide awake, wondering if what I just said was even true and if I

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Well, we did get in some beach time - it was a little chilly but we still had fun!

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2 years ago, I started making monthly activity calendars for the kids as a way to ensure we had some sort of fun family activity every day. They loved it, as soon as I’d get home from work every day they would ask me “what are we doing today?” and we’d walk over to the refrigerator (where the paper was posted) and I’d read today the day’s activity. It could be anything: movie night, play dough,

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  I hope everyone is enjoying their weekend. We aren't doing much this weekend - just relaxing and playing outside (it's still a little cold but the kids don't seem to mind).  I just bought some sunflower seeds so we are going to plant those today. I also want to plant carrots since we use so many of them for our juices. More on that in a later post.   As for

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Today is a gloomy, rainy day - perfect for a Movie Night at home. I prefer watching movies at home, rather than at the theater: At home we have ultra comfy seats, we can drink whatever we want, and we can have as much popcorn & ice cream as can possibly consume!  Here are some of our favorite movies: Me: My favorite movie is The Notebook.

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One thing that I do to keep focused on things important to me is to make challenges for myself. Earlier this year I discovered the website Day Zero and absolutely fell in love with the 101 in 1001 idea. 101 in 1001 is simple. Pick 101 goals or tasks and complete them in 1001 days. There is nothing too small, this idea is

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We just had two lovely summer-ish days recently. Makes me think back to all the fun we had last year.       Only 71 days until summer. Can't wait.

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As a working mom, I really don't have enough time to do all the spring cleaning in one or two days. It usually takes me a week to get everything done. I have a list for each room then my little helpers and I tackle one room until everything on our list is checked off. After we are done with a room, it's time for a snack (this part has nothing to do with spring cleaning but it is crucial in our

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Supper Sunday I hope everyone is enjoying their weekend. This weekend is another busy one for us: Saturday was filled with the kids sports and classmates birthday parties, today we are going to Wrestlemaina! I don't know who is more excited, me or the kids.   Lately hubs and I have been juicing. I never thought I'd love juice this much! I guess I never drank fruit drink from the store

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TGIF! Another week as gone by so quickly. I feel like I haven't gotten to do any "me time" things. Here are some of my favorite bath & body products. Hopefully I will get to indulge in all of them sometime this weekend! Body Wash: I always preferred Dove but I especially like the Sensitive Skin body wash. My daughter breaks out if we use pretty much anything else and I seem to

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I am so excited to join the 2013 Ultimate Blog Party! Being that my blog is brand new, I have only seen UBP from a readers point of view but this year I’m joining in on the fun! For those of you who don’t know me (and I know that is A LOT of people lol!), my name is Ellie, I’m The 30ish Mom. I am a married mother of two children. When I’m not working, attending school functions, or driving

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My daughter playing her favorite game in her "most favorite place ever" - Chucke Cheese.

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DATE NIGHT! Yesterday I surprised the hubs but not with a prank, but with a special date night. I worked in the April Fools theme into it a little. I made and printed this out on postcard paper: I waited until the kids were in bed then served a special dinner just for us (sorry, forgot to take a picture): Food Network    He thought it was chicken but it’s

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Happy Easter!! I hope everyone is enjoying time with their family/friends today. We had a simple dinner with the family and of course a egg hunt. Whatever your plans for today, enjoy! from Taste of Home As part of our dinner today I cooked lamb. It was the first time I've ever made it so I was pretty nervous as to how it would turn out. Sometimes my first

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TGIF! It's been such a hectic week and with Easter only a couple of days away, it's just going to get even more busy. I am happy this week is coming to a end soon. With so much going on, I look forward to relaxing and being silly on April 1st. So this week's theme is April Fools pranks. Here's our favorites: Me: My favorite prank is the bug in the ice cube. I love to do

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  It's been a crazy week and I went two days (TWO WHOLE DAYS!) without being on the computer. I know, two days isn't that horrible but it felt like a long time to me. I will seek professional help on my internet addiction, I promise (I am lying). When I got back on the interestnet - it's a word, I swear! - I saw I got a lovely Liebster Award from my friend at Another Clean

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Happy Sunday, everyone!     I've been craving a lot of desserts lately. One of my favorites is brownies! I could eat brownies all day everyday (as long as I have enough milk).     Quick and Easy Brownies Yields: about 20 Servings Ingredients 2 cups white sugar 1 cup butter 1/2 cup cocoa powder 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 4 eggs 1 1/2

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Easter is just around the corner. What is it about Easter that makes me want to spend more time outside? I always feel like I've been in a cave for months, then Easter comes and I think "grass, flowers, sunlight...this is what I've been missing!"   This weeks theme is Easter and here's our favorites for this week:     *Disclaimer: I did not include anything religious

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