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5 Important Tips to Make Your Baby’s Nursery a Safer Place

October 11, 2018 by Carolyn Leave a Comment

This post was sponsored by Window Covering Safety Council as part of an Influencer Activation for Influence Central and all opinions expressed in my post are my own.

The excitement of bringing home a newborn baby from the hospital can be overwhelming, especially when it’s mixed with anxiety over your little one’s safety. Newborns on average sleep approximately 16 hours a day, so it is extremely important to create a secure place for them to sleep. There are several ways to make your baby’s nursery a safer place. Just make sure to pay attention to detail.

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Actionable Tips to get your Pack Rat Husband on Board with Decluttering

October 4, 2018 by Carolyn Leave a Comment

Being married to a pack rat can be incredibly frustrating. Especially when you find yourself constantly trying to reduce the clutter while your husband keeps creating more.

One of the most important things when it comes to having a clean and organized home is to reduce the clutter within it’s walls. The truth is though, when you are married to a pack rat, this isn’t an easy feat. In fact, trying to manage a space that is overflowing with someone else’s clutter can be downright infuriating.

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Decluttering 101 – How to Get Started and Stay Motivated

September 27, 2018 by Carolyn Leave a Comment

A cluttered house makes for a cluttered mind. At least that’s the consensus. The truth is, if you want to start to declutter your home, motivation to do so is necessary.

While most people tend to have a little clutter somewhere in their homes, there are those that have rooms stuffed to the brim with things they think they might use someday, things they never use or stuff they are hesitant to discard. This leaves whole areas of their houses unusable for what they are intended for.

Clutter on any level can be extremely overwhelming, causing stress. While you may think this would be enough to get anyone motivated to start getting rid of the clutter, the truth is, many people don’t know how to get started, and end up discouraged.

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Physical Activities and Toys To Tire Out An Active Child

September 24, 2018 by Carolyn Leave a Comment

Isn’t it amazing how much energy our kids have? I want to bottle it up and use it whenever I feel exhausted. Even when it’s time to wind down for the day they can still be running in circles and then I wonder if I should have included even more physical activity during our day. Here are 15 physical activities to tire out an active child.

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How To Get Rid Of Dog Smell In Your Home

September 18, 2018 by Carolyn 2 Comments

Having a pet is such a wonderful and enjoyable experience and there is no question, dog owners love their furry friends. The truth is though, having a dog in your home can also be quite a challenge. Especially when it comes to how to get rid of dog smell when we are wanting a fresh and clean smelling house.

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5 Fun Ways to Teach Cursive Writing at Home.

September 10, 2018 by Carolyn 49 Comments

Is cursive writing being taught in your school? Do you need to teach cursive handwriting at home?

In a lot of schools, including ours, cursive is being dropped from the curriculum.

At first I was apathetic and didn’t really care because I barely write in cursive anymore. I thought “Well, everything is going to be typed on computers anyways.”. Then I changed my mind when my boys couldn’t read a card my Grandmother had written to me. I do want my boys to be able to read cursive handwriting so I researched 5 fun ways to teach it at home.

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15 Questions For Kids To Get Them Talking About Their Day

September 6, 2018 by Carolyn Leave a Comment

Do you ever get jealous when your friends tells you their daughter tells them everything about their day at school? I know I ask my boys how their day was and all I get is “fine”. That’s why I polled my friends and got some open-ended questions for kids to get them talking about their day.

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5 Genius Things You Need To Know When Having A Baby Girl

August 23, 2018 by Carolyn 1 Comment

After having twin boys it was no secret to anyone that I was hoping for a girl with my next pregnancy. I got my wish and entered the girl world. Now that we were having a baby girl I would ask all my friends that were girl moms what I need to know.

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A New System To Store and Organize Hand-Me-Downs, Moving Boxes or Just About Anything

August 17, 2018 by Carolyn 9 Comments

This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of The Duck Brand for IZEA. All opinions are 100% mine.

There are pros and cons for having the first grandkids. Pros – extra excitement for being the first including lots of attention and visits from the grandparents. Cons – No hand-me-downs. I am the purchaser of all the clothes and my sister gets to benefit with all the hand-me-downs.

I can’t tell you how many times she has asked me…where is that cute red dress that I know Britton wore a few years ago?

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C Section Recovery: Secrets Girlfriends Share To Make Recovery Easy

August 6, 2018 by Carolyn 2 Comments

C sections happen to many of us. It’s a scary time to be faced with a major surgery when giving birth. I have had 2 c sections and want to share the real tips that help with c section recovery.

There isn’t any other surgery where you are expected to immediately take care of someone else and not yourself.

It was a big shock to my system to have a c section, barely be able to get out of bed and my first priority was trying to learn how to breastfeed, waking whenever my twins cried, and being more sleep deprived than I have ever been in my life while still needing my husband to help simply sit on the toilet.

What a crazy first week!

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