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Moving into a new home brings excitement and energy into our lives. Whether it’s your first apartment or that adorable starter home or the life long dream-come-true abode, the potential for new beginnings fills hearts with anticipation for the memories yet to be made and the establishment of new traditions. Even if you remember the last minute closing costs and borrowed boxes from your neighbor, there may be a few
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School is officially back in session for us and soon will be elsewhere, too. Every morning, parents rise at the crack of dawn. They ask annoying questions like, “Did you put your homework in your backpack?” “Have you brushed your teeth?” “Where are your shoes?!” After a stiff cup of coffee, they endeavor in a number of menial tasks that must be done. Laundry is sorted and started. Bowls of
Back to school often comes as a brutal disruption sleep schedules (so long late nights, hello early mornings), our vacation schedules (squeeze in those last minute road trips while you can), and if we’re not intentional our budgets. If you’re gearing up for a new academic year, have no fear. While I can’t do anything about the sleep or vacation, I am here to help you with saving as many
It’s hard to believe the kids will soon be heading back to the classroom. Now’s the time to get organized so that your mornings run as smoothly as possible. These 5 Back to School Breakfast Hacks will keep their bellies full and your crazy limited. Frozen Pancakes So sure, you could buy the pre-fab frozen pancakes from the store, but everything tastes a bit better when it’s homemade. But who
As sure as the summer sun fills the sky, the Saturdays in June, July, and August will be filled with wedding bells. Young brides and grooms captured by love with stars in their eyes, practically run down the aisle toward one another. Their lives are packed with promise and hope, but the odds are stacked against many couples. Learning how to share a life can be challenging. If you are getting married
“Into each life some rain must fall,” said Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. We all know someone whose “some rain” looks more like a monsoon than a light sprinkle. Your best friend loses his job. Your neighbor’s mother passes away. There’s a dreadful diagnosis, a car wreck, and an major appliance blow up – sometimes in one week. Most of us want to help those we know when in need, but walk
Every summer it seems to happen. We build momentum to the end of school, celebrate a great year and the new beginnings yet to come, and then we make all sorts of plans. We talk about what we’d like to do over summer vacation – all of our grand ideas and intentions. Classic summer fun always makes the list – maybe a trip to a State Park or to a
