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Why Homeschooling is One of the Best Decisions We Have Ever Made

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Have you ever asked, “Should I homeschool?” There are many reasons to homeschool your children. Yes, there are arguments against homeschooling, but there are also many benefits to homeschooling. Read on to find out why Homeschooling is One of the Best Decisions We Have Ever Made!

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Should I Homeschool?

Some people just know that they will homeschool their children. They are confident about it before they even have their first child. I, on the other hand, was not one of those people. In fact, I had considered it many times, but I hesitated for a long time before making that important decision. [Read more…]

Swapping Gifts for Experiences For a Year: What Our Family Learned

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When you give experiences instead of gifts, you give the gift that keeps giving. Swapping gifts for experiences will cure the clutter while making a lasting impression on your child. Children will not remember the toy you gave them, but the memory of an experience will last forever.

Give experiences instead of giftsWe have all been there, in the aftermath of Christmas morning or our child’s birthday party, with a pile of “new” things to add to our home. To multiply the never-ending mound of toys our children already own. Once you find a place for all the new birthday “things”, then it’s time for the holidays. You know the ads start running right after Halloween, advertising the new “it” toy of the holiday season and your child feels this toy will complete them. Then, when summer rolls around, you find their “it” toy in the yard sale bin in your garage. WHAT A WASTE!

It’s a vicious cycle that leads to clutter, and clutter leads to STRESS! Giving experiences, instead of gifts, can change all of that! The family-bonding time and memories are worth so much more than that toy they will soon forget.

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A Bucket List To OWN My 40’s

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An empowering BUCKET LIST FOR WOMEN to start living their life. It’s never to late to chase your dreams and full-fill that bucket-list of things you have always wanted to do. Focus on the joy, and seize the day! This bucket list is for every woman who is ready to LIVE HER LIFE on her OWN terms.


As my 30’s are dwindling down, I realized that I never finished my “Before 30 Bucket List.” Of course, now the thought of purposely jumping out of a plane and finding my way to Machu Picchu in Peru doesn’t sound as intriguing as it did a decade ago. It seems, I’ve changed my mind yet again. [Read more…]

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