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Eric Carle Themed Boys Room

Brown Bear, Brown Bear

Our family loves all the Eric Carle books - "Brown Bear, Brown Bear What Do You See?" was the first book our kids memorized and started reading to their little sister so it holds a sweet spot for me. Continue Reading

Filed Under: AROUND THE HOUSE Tagged With: Boys Room, Brown Bear, Children's Room, Outdoors Design

Indie Vibes

Sophisticated Indie style makes for an inviting bedroom design. The neutral earthy-inspried color scheme - rust, chocolate, blue and creams - makes it easy to pair additional pieces that may already Continue Reading

Filed Under: AROUND THE HOUSE Tagged With: Bedroom, Bohemian, Indie, Sophisticated

Modern Meets Indie

The soft colors of this modern meets indie inspired nursery transforms this into a mellow and inviting place to bond with your baby or lay down on the playful rug for tummy time. The pastel banquet Continue Reading

Filed Under: AROUND THE HOUSE Tagged With: Modern Indie, Nursery

Letting go is hard, but it's especially hard when it's toxic family & toxic family members. What to expect when cutting ties with toxic family members & how to cope when family hurts you. When family is toxic, whether a toxic parent or sibling, the path to happiness is letting go of toxic family members & toxic people.

Letting Go of Toxic People, Even If it’s a Family Member

If you do an honest assessment of your family relationships and one or two people keep showing up because of the terrible way they make you feel, it might be time to evaluate these toxic people and if Continue Reading

Filed Under: MOM LIFE Tagged With: Narcissistic Mother, Toxic, Toxic People

Great list of things to buy new or used. Its so easy to overspend on your kids, this is a great resource of ideas on where to save.

What to Buy New or Used When You Have Kids

Buying baby and kid stuff is pretty fun and kid's marketing geared at new parents is greatly effective in convincing that you need all this STUFF. But just hold on, there are things you can save on by Continue Reading

Filed Under: POSITIVE PARENTING Tagged With: Baby, Consignment Store, Craigslist, Ebay, Kids, Toddlers, Toys, Used and New

Easy Morning Habits - so easy, I can start making them part of my routine tomorrow!

5 Morning Habits to Increase Productivity

If I'm being honest, I have never and probably never will be a morning person. I love my bed and being buried under a pile of heavy blankets but like most people, the morning is my most productive and Continue Reading

Filed Under: MOM LIFE Tagged With: Habits, Productive, Productive Day, routine

Snow Day Boredom Busters - Yes, Please! Great ideas to keep the kids busy when we're stuck inside all day.

Snow Day Boredom Busters

Being stuck indoors all day or worse, several days in a row due to a snow day is bound to leave your kids and you more than a little stir crazy. Here's a list of ideas they'll love (and you will too) Continue Reading

Filed Under: ACTIVITIES Tagged With: Boredom Buster List, Kids Activities, Snow Day Activities, Snow Days

I'm saving this to read for temper tantrums. Good info to have on hand to calm tantrums!

6 Tricks to Calm Temper Tantrums

It wasn't until my kids turned three that I found out the wrath of temper tantrums and they started making too-often appearances. It was a rough patch in my parenting as I tried to figure out how to Continue Reading

Filed Under: BIG EMOTIONS Tagged With: -, 5 Steps to Calm Temper Tantrums, Calm Tantrums, Tantrums, Temper Tantrum, Temper Tantrums

Beautiful girl's room with easy pieces to pull together. Great color palette to go with everything.

Style Me Simple + Pretty

Little girls love to play princess, but this room will certainly make them feel like one every day. Gorgeous neutral pieces including an upholstered bed, simple patterned rug, flowing curtains and a Continue Reading

Filed Under: AROUND THE HOUSE Tagged With: Big Girls Room, Children's Room, Girls Bedroom, Girls Room, Pretty Room, Simple + Pretty

Neutral Retreat

What you want in a bedroom is a place to escape at the end of the long day, a comfortable bed with great bedding to curl up under and coordinating pieces that give you the retreat... ahem, bedroom you Continue Reading

Filed Under: AROUND THE HOUSE Tagged With: Bedroom Design, Master Bedroom, Neutral Bedroom, Neutral Retreat

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