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Growing skills in parenting and organizing.

3 Simple Tips To Help Resolutions Become Habits

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How are your resolutions going? When I make resolutions my real plan is for them to end up being habits. I don’t want to start exercising for a few weeks and then stop. Or incorporate meditation in my life and then forget.

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I want to build my resolutions into habits so it is a natural fit in my normal life.

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10 Awesome Weight Watchers Blogs to Follow

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Are you in charge of cooking at your house? If you are anything like me, you are not great at coming up with recipes on your own. I love to follow Weight Watchers blogs for ideas.

You probably find yourself cooking the same things over and over again simply because you know how to prepare them and how many points per serving. 

This is especially true if you follow Weight Watchers.

Tell me if this sounds familiar. You find a recipe that fits your points, you know you like it and you know how to prepare it, it is way too easy to cook it over and over again. 

When starting WW (Weight Watchers) it is a great idea to learn from others. Here are 10 WW Weight Watchers blogs to follow for great tips and recipes. #ww #weightwatchers [Read more…]

The Best Summer Snack That Will Keep You On Track And Ready To Go

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School is out in just 2 more weeks. While everyone is excited for lazy summer days it also means I need to prepare to bring my A-game as a Mom.

No school means no strict schedule so before the kids think they can do whatever they want I need to set some boundaries.

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5 Low-Effort Hacks to Make a Kid’s Lunch Box More Exciting

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My kids get so tired of the same lunch every day yet when I try to send something new they revolt. Are you in the same boat? I need some new ways to make their lunch box exciting but I am not crafty. I need easy, no fuss ways to mix up the presentation a little.

We have gathered ideas from friends, sisters and good old Google to help us mix it up a little for our kids. And trust me…I am not into making crazy character bento boxes. I wish I was that talented but it isn’t something I chose to put effort into making.

How to make kids lunch boxes more exciting. Super easy low-effort ways to put a little excitement into your kids lunchbox. #whatsforlunch #HelloSnacks #lunchboxideas [Read more…]

An Easy Kid-Friendly Chinese New Year Dinner (5 Fun Facts + Printable)

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With 3 kids I have 2 adventurous eaters and one ridiculously picky (going to drive her mom crazy) eater. I noticed a few months ago that we were stuck in a rut of eating the same meals over and over. I personally wanted to try some new international food and thought…hey, let’s make this into a family game.

Easy Way to Celebrate Chinese New Year. #ad 5 Fun Facts plus free printable. #LingLingAsian #LL [Read more…]

8 Easy Ways To Organize Your Pantry

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Do you get inspired by browsing Pinterest for organizing ideas? I do. And I found some amazing ideas for pantry organization.

The kitchen pantry can be difficult to organize. All sorts of items have to be accounted for, food, trash bags, small appliances, etc. I depend on swiping ideas from these lovely ladies that are way more crafty and organized than me. Luckily they share their ideas.

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Update Your Home with Oil Rubbed Bronze Door Knobs

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Walking into a newly built home always brings house envy to me. The fresh smell and new fixtures makes me realize that our house needs some updating. It is the little things in a house that makes it feel new or out of date. The few things I always feel makes a home feel new are door hardware, lighting and fresh carpet.

About 6 months ago we replaced our rug in our living room. It helped to freshen up the space but I was ready to get to step 2 immediately…replace the door knobs.

I have been thinking of updating to oil rubbed bronze door knobs. I love all these options. It makes my home look brand new. [Read more…]

How to Get Crispy Edges on your Muffins.

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My boys are obsessed with muffins. In fact, they are the only thing they have eaten for breakfast before school for the past year. Now I am not a super health food Mom but I do believe in a good breakfast so I have opted to make their muffins from scratch.

Why does it seem to be that you are either good at baking or cooking but not both? 🙂 I am a decent baker but am not a good cook. Maybe it is because I am pretty good at following a recipe exactly?? I don’t have many (if any) recipes on my blog because this just isn’t a huge skill of mine but over the past year of making muffins for the kids I think I have perfected the crispy edge.

My favorite part of a muffin is the crispy edge. After making muffins for my boys breakfast this entire school year here are my 2 tips for making a crispy edge muffin.

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