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Best Productivity Tips To Getting More Done

Michele — Sat, 15 May 2021 00:00:00 +0000

One of our biggest challenges as moms is managing our time. Between school, helping with homework, working our own jobs, managing the finances, carting our kids around to friends and sports, keeping up with the home, and more – we are always trying to better manage our time. Therefore, it is absolutely crucial to be ... Read More about Best Productivity Tips To Getting More Done

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Work Life Balance: 4 Tips for How to Leave Work at Work

Michele — Sat, 06 Mar 2021 01:00:32 +0000

As a working mom, I can find it very difficult sometimes to leave work and the stress associated with it behind at the end of the day. I think we all know intuitively it is good for ourselves and our relationships to leave work at the office, but the physical concept of how to leave ... Read More about Work Life Balance: 4 Tips for How to Leave Work at Work

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Finding Motivation to Achieve Goals

Michele — Sat, 16 Jan 2021 01:00:42 +0000

Last year didn’t go as planned. Expectations were high, but your motivation to achieve goals plummeted quick. You didn’t keep up. This year you resolve to do better. You have laid out your goals; goals that are similar to the ones you had last year. The New Year is refreshing you. You’re excited, you have ... Read More about Finding Motivation to Achieve Goals

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Buy Nothing Facebook Groups: What are They & How to Make the Most of Them

Michele — Fri, 09 Oct 2020 14:55:51 +0000

Buy Nothing Facebook Groups are fantastic. They have so much to offer and can be an awesome resource. I have been a part of one for about a year and a half, and I have been able to give and receive so much wonderful stuff. However, not all things about the groups are great. I ... Read More about Buy Nothing Facebook Groups: What are They & How to Make the Most of Them

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Tips To Avoid Impulse Spending and Stop Buying Stuff

Michele — Sun, 06 Sep 2020 02:52:24 +0000

I don’t know about you, but I have always had trouble with the desire to impulse spend. I struggle to keep that impulse under control and stop buying stuff. There are some moments when I have extremely good willpower and can keep my spending to a minimum, like for instance when I was planning my ... Read More about Tips To Avoid Impulse Spending and Stop Buying Stuff

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5 Secrets to Keeping a Clean House

Michele — Fri, 04 Sep 2020 18:03:43 +0000

I’ve always struggled making my home feel like a sanctuary and comforting place. To me, it is a place that comes with feelings of overwhelm, stress, anxiety and a never ending to do list of picking up, dishes, laundry, and other chores that just cycle day in and day out. In our old house, I ... Read More about 5 Secrets to Keeping a Clean House

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4 Questions to finding purpose

Michele — Sat, 13 Jun 2020 13:45:14 +0000

Living with intention is all about putting your time towards what is important to you. But how do you actually know what is important to you? Over time, I think it is easy to forget what we truly care about, instead focusing on what others care about, or what is most seemingly important in the ... Read More about 4 Questions to finding purpose

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Productivity tips to work from home

Michele — Sat, 16 May 2020 00:00:00 +0000

Before last February if you worked from home you were considered to be in the minority. According to statistics, only 3.5% of employees in the workforce were working from home, even though over 50% of the jobs were compatible to working from home at some part time level. Because of recent events, however, as more ... Read More about Productivity tips to work from home

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You Have Too Much Stuff: The Implications and What to do About It

Michele — Sat, 01 Feb 2020 03:04:50 +0000

“My kids have too much stuff.” “I have too much stuff.” We all say it, don’t we? I live in a 2 bedroom, 1000 sqft house with my husband, 2 kids, and 2 dogs. And yes, too much stuff. I can go over 3 weeks without doing laundry. I can’t fit my car in the ... Read More about You Have Too Much Stuff: The Implications and What to do About It

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Ways to Regain Control when you feel like a Hot Mess

Michele — Sun, 26 Jan 2020 02:21:17 +0000

This past fall, I was a hot mess. Especially with the holidays, I had been feeling like a lot of things were getting away from me. My husband was still searching for a job, and not all of them were local, so we were having a lot of conversations about what to do if one ... Read More about Ways to Regain Control when you feel like a Hot Mess

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