If I could just do one thing for myself it would be to appreciate and be grateful for what I have every single second of every single day. To me personally, I think this is the key to happiness in life. Whatever your situation might be, there has got to be something to be grateful [...]

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Scheduling Down Time

by PeachyMamaOf2

The other day, I went into my trusty calendar to plot out all the lessons, special events, etc. from now until December.  I’m sure all you other parents out there have done the same and found your calendar incredibly full already.  How can little beings in our world take up so much of our time?  [...]

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Diaper changing difficulty? No need with these helpful hints

September 10, 2009

One of my least favourite activities these days is changing my toddler’s diapers. I look back on the gooey, runny poohies of my once-an-infact with nostalgic fondness. There’s nothing I hate more than a poopie toddler squirming her way to get out of being horizontal, while digging her toes straight into the goo.
For the benefit [...]

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Boy or Girl? A test that finally works!

September 9, 2009

Ok, there are so many online articles and blogs about gender prediction that I actually told myself I wouldn’t blog about this subject a few years ago. I don’t listen to myself obviously because here I am blogging about it. But I have good reason ok?! If you have read my previous blog entry about [...]

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Workplace Benefits Can Provide Work Life Balance

September 9, 2009

All parents strive to provide their kids the best of everything.   We try to give them all the possible lessons, possible activities, possible toys, and the list goes on.  But all of these ”things” require money.
So, when parents go searching for a job or they stay in a job that they hate, they’re thinking of the bottom [...]

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Top 10 Tips for a Happy & Healthy Family

September 8, 2009

1) Get everyone involved in saving money when eating out
The next time you go out to eat with your family give everyone a maximum amount they are allowed to spend on their meal. This promotes good financial practice for all members of the family and you can even turn it into a game to see [...]

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Got Pregnancy Insomnia?

September 8, 2009

I am awake at 4:18AM blogging about insomnia because well, I am 23 weeks pregnant and just got hit recently with an unwanted bout of “pregnancy insomnia”. Man, this really does suck, but it happens, and it happens to almost 80% of us sometime during our pregnancy (as statistics say anyhow!). Well at least I [...]

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Chocolate Pumpkin Eaters – Fall Rice Krispy Treats

September 8, 2009

Fall is here again! The leaves are turning those beautiful yellow, reds and oranges, the days are getting chiller and it’s time again for comfort foods! This is definitely one of my favorite times of the year and I love everything from the season’s colors to wearing warm sweaters.
It is also back to school time [...]

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Congrats you’re pregnant! Now what??

September 8, 2009

There are so many resources for the newly pregnant, especially on the internet, that it can be overwhelming at times. Sometimes messages can be helpful, sometimes conflicting, sometimes just plain useless and when you are new at this pregnancy thing, where do you start? Well, after surfing the web for the last few years throughout [...]

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What to do about Eczema during Pregnancy?

September 2, 2009

Who said pregnancy was a piece of cake? Not only am I growing bigger every day, now my skin has to itch too?? I have heard of so many mother’s complain about itchy skin from stretching, heat, etc., during pregnancy  but I had no idea it would be this bad. I guess during my first [...]

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