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For All the Times Your Spouse is Crazy…

November 3, 2014 By Meredith 36 Comments

Marriage is tough business and couples tend to...clash. For all the times things get a little dicey in your marriage, snatch up this book--with all it's laughs and encouragement to love your spouse, it's exactly what you need to add some perspective to your marriage!

My husband is a fabulous man. He’s full of ideas and plans. Some of these plans are better than others. Some of these plans include spending our date night at Home Depot shopping for refrigerators. I’ve written before about how we don’t always see eye to eye on how we spend holidays. About our varying definitions of relaxation (spoiler […]

Filed Under: Blog Stuff, Books, Couple Time, Reading

What are you doing with YOUR hour?

October 31, 2014 By Meredith 12 Comments

Sometimes in life, you just have to take the bad selfies--psychotic hair included. Snap away and find your sanity!

I understand that logically, it’s not really an extra hour.  When you factor in all the gradual shifting of daylight and the hour forward in the spring and blah blah blah, it really makes no difference. I don’t care. I understand that with kids, it’s really the same difference. Despite the clock reading a different […]

Filed Under: Mommy Time, Sleeping Children, Young Kids

The Patience of a Mule

October 29, 2014 By Meredith 4 Comments

Since my son has started Kindergarten, we have felt the pressures of keeping up with grade-level expectations and are thankful for any help we can get in keeping him up with where he needs to be! Reading Readiness is an important issue.

This was a phrase my mother used to say. I didn’t really get what it meant until I had kids of my own. Then I understood that essentially every waking moment would be spent biting my lip and trying to temper the extreme impatience of my extremely impatient self. Kids at any age provide ample frustration. […]

Filed Under: Preschool, Reading, School

Jumping

October 27, 2014 By Meredith 14 Comments

I spend so much time being scared of the next move I should make, when the truth is, I should channel the fearlessness of my daughter and just jump!

A fan of change, I am not. I’m still working to wrap my mind around this whole Sunday package-delivery jazz, and my husband knows if WordPress updates to a new layout, it’s best to just pass me a paper bag and walk away. To me, life is full enough as such; the added stress of adapting to […]

Filed Under: Babies, Faith, Health, Preschool, SAHM Life, School, Young Kids

Do You Dare??

October 24, 2014 By Meredith 6 Comments

One more step might not seem like much, but one step a day is what will finally get you to where you need to be! Keep pursuing those fitness and wellness goals--you WILL get there!

I try to be healthy, I really do. I do loads of crunchy-ish things like essential oils, hot yoga, oil-pulling, and rocking my Fitbit like it’s no one’s business. But the thing is, it’s hard sometimes.  More than sometimes, to be honest. So when someone or something encourages me along my journey to health, it’s a […]

Filed Under: Exercise, Health, Weight Loss

Happy Hauntings!

October 23, 2014 By Meredith 6 Comments

Remember that sweet place in Lancaster County where we love to hang out, Dutch Wonderland? We are kind of totally in love with it. If you are considering or planning a visit there this year, in 2016, make sure to pop by HERE to grab tickets for a specially discounted price exclusively available to my […]

Filed Under: Holidays, Leaving the House, Reviews, Toddler Playtime, Young Kids

Books YOU Need to Read This Fall

October 22, 2014 By Meredith 22 Comments

Curling up with these cozy good books is the perfect way to spend this fall! Go beef up your reading list!

Call it the cooler fall temps and the fewer sit-outdoors-and-do-nothing kind of nights, but I got busy with my books recently.  And I fell in love with them. I read A LOT, no question, but the recent crop of books that have come my way have been so fun to cozy up with. Check out […]

Filed Under: Escapism, Mommy Time, Reading, Reviews

When the Day’s Hours Won’t Budge

October 20, 2014 By Meredith 16 Comments

To-do lists are daunting! Actually getting stuff done is so hard! I finally figured out this one trick to not letting these lists loom scarily large over my day.

I love my husband a lot.  He’s a good man.  He’s a smart man.  Some of the things he says makes me want to scream. Sometimes I do scream. You see, he has this lovely gift of practicality and perspective. God decided to skip those traits in me.  I got ginormous thighs and a bent […]

Filed Under: Couple Time, Faith, Homemaking, Mommy Time, Young Kids

The Ladies Do Nails

October 17, 2014 By Meredith 5 Comments

These new nail products are rolling out all these new nail products and polishes and I decided to give them a try! My thoughts on what works for a busy mom in caring for her nails

My daughter is adorably into “Ladies’ Time”. What is Ladies’ Time? It involves the two of doing anything together one-on-one.  This can range from not-fun, “The ladies love to grocery shopping in the rain together!” to the very fun, “Ladies are so excited to troll through sale papers on the weekends!”. Sometimes she will walk around the house […]

Filed Under: Fashion, Girlhood, Mommy's Favorites, Reviews

Imaginary Friends, as Real as They Are

October 15, 2014 By Meredith 10 Comments

We might not always understand our kids' friendships, but this is why, as long as they are healthy, it is important to encourage and support them.

Friends, I need to introduce you to someone. His name is Luke, and he is VERY IMPORTANT. He has become the newest member of our family.  No worries! I haven’t gotten myself knocked up again. I know, we can all exhale together now. No, Luke is the product of my daughter–her imagination, that is. I […]

Filed Under: Preschool, Toddler Playtime, Young Kids

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