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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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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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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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20 ways to save money on groceries

Michele — Fri, 29 Mar 2019 16:04:08 +0000

One of the questions I see all the time is how to save money on food and groceries. And for good reason. According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, for February 2019 a moderate spending family of 4 spends between $200 and $250 (depending on the age of the kids) per week on groceries. That’s ... Read More about 20 ways to save money on groceries

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Dare to Dream

Michele — Sun, 10 Mar 2019 07:49:46 +0000

Do you feel like a hamster, on a spin wheel that just goes around and around? Are you stuck in a life where each and every day is the same thing? Where what takes the bulk of your time and energy is draining you, bleeding you, and making you more tired than ever? Do you ... Read More about Dare to Dream

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