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How to Have an Attitude of Gratitude

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How to have an attitude of gratitude

Many of us have heard the phrase, “Thankful, Grateful, and Blessed” but how many of us are truly grateful and thankful? How many of us truly see our blessings and express our gratitude? Most of us never consider our blessings, instead we worry and shift our focus on our problems. That alone will cause nothing but anxiety and unhappiness. When we are anxious and filled with negative energy, everyone around us will feel it. It’s not good for our well-being or our loved ones. This can all change with our way of thinking. It’s time to cultivate an attitude of gratitude. [Read more…]

DIY Cheap Halloween Decor – Dollar Tree Hack

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Cheap DIY Halloween Decorations

Hocus Pocus, lace up your boots, grab your broom, it’s time to fly! Whether you are throwing a Halloween party or just need cheap Halloween decorations, you can’t go wrong at the Dollar Tree. I was able to make DIY spell books and potion bottles super cheap. The best thing and the worst thing about the Dollar Tree is everything is CHEAP. Many times, you have to “hack” it, to make it into something nice. If you have been following me, you know that I like to do Dollar Tree Hacks. Last time, I took some orange foam pumpkins and turned them into expensive looking fall décor, check them out here.

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All MOMS WORK: ENDING THE “MOM LABELS”

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All moms work

We have all heard the labels that mothers are given: SAHM, WAHM, Working Mom, Single Mom, PTA Mom, Homeschool Mom, Crunchy Mom, Breast-feeding Mom, Bottle-feeding Mom, Young Mom, Old Mom…I could go on and on, but you get the picture. As moms, we are labeled. Then comes all the “this label vs. this label.” When the whole truth of it is, we are just MOMS. If you are a mother, it doesn’t matter if you stay at home with your kids or work outside the home, YOU WORK! ALL MOMS WORK!

We don’t need the labels to prove what we do and don’t do. WE WORK HARD EVERYDAY. We are raising humans. What could be harder than that?  24/7 our mind is on our children. Our mental lists of our children’s meals, appts, school, projects, extra-curricular activities and more, is boundless. Our brains are constantly trying to keep up, while our bodies are doing all the physical demands that are needed to raise children. No one knows how hard we work, more than we do. [Read more…]