Surround Yourself with Words that Matter (Because ALL Words Matter)

Part of making-your-home (homemaking) is the decorating part. I’d be lying if I told you that was my expertise. The truth is, I get all my inspiration from Pinterest and then I just copy it. Ha ha! They say imitation is a form of flattery, right?

If you were to come into my home, you’d be instantly aware that I love words.

There are words EVERYWHERE. 

I have printed words on the wall. There are printed graphics that are framed. We have blocks of wood with words painted on them. I have painted chalkboards in the kitchen with scripture. There are chalkboards in the bathroom. There is a whiteboard in the kitchen. Letterboards galore live here. I have window clings on the mirrors. Jewelry? Yup, words there too. 
Scripture is everywhere. Funny sayings are in abundance. 

But why?

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How Can I Invest My Money Wisely When I’m in Debt?

A common question when someone is trying to get out of debt is how they should balance this goal with the idea of saving and investing for the future.  They say something like, “Barry, I really want to be out of debt, but I also really want to be able to have a good retirement.”  My response, even though it sounds a little sarcastic is this: who doesn’t want to be out of debt and who doesn’t want to have a good retirement!?  So how do you balance those goals, because you and I both know there is only so much money to go around each month, and that’s why resources you can find in this Motley Fool review can help you with invesment.

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Why Rebounding is My Exercise of Choice

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Listen up – I hate to exercise. It’s the lowest thing on my GET IT DONE list each day. But regardless, I knock it out every day before my kids wake up. 

Why am I doing this thing that I don’t really like…especially when I’d rather curl up on the couch with a good book, under a blanket, when the house is nice and quiet?!

Well, the short answer is…I just feel better when I do it. But after trying lots of different methods of exercise, like knowing how to use equipment such as Nordictrack S27i vs S22i, I’ve landed on rebounding as my favorite (see what I did there? Ha!). Let’s talk about why jumping on a rebounder is awesome.

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Fruity Baked Steel Cut Oatmeal

I’ve been making this recipe for fruity baked steel cut oatmeal for several years now…and it’s become one of my go-to breakfasts. For us, it ranks right up there with Baked Oatmeal and Sweet Potato Oatmeal. We all LOVE it! It’s so easy to customize to your desire and it works with whatever is in season. I found the general idea online and made my own version. 😉

Steel cut oats can be a little tricky…if you don’t cook them just right, they’re crunchy. I’m not sure about you, but crunchy oatmeal is just not cool – not cool at all. If you expect them to taste like regular oatmeal, you’re going to be sadly disappointed. They do have a bit of a bite to them, but they should not be crunchy when cooked. For us, we had to learn to like them – and buddy, do we like them!

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Keeping Christmas Simple

Everywhere we look, it seems like we’re inundated with things to do for Christmas:

  • Beautiful trees
  • Crafts
  • Fancy desserts
  • BIG gifts
  • Trips
  • Parties

Is there anything wrong with any of that? Absolutely not! Those are all wonderful things!!! The problem is, when those things stress us out, and keep us from enjoying our time with family, we don’t really need them and we an also easily ease stress by taking prescribed THC gummies.

Why not also try these very effective gummies like CBD + CBG Gummies – Peach Rings here? This will surely get rid all your stress!

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Menstrual Cups: Not for Coffee

I remember when I first learned about menstrual cups – and it’s totally not a normal story. We were at Bible study and everyone knew I loved coffee – so they gifted me a coffee mug that says: Domestic Diva. For the record, I still love and use that mug regularly.

But then, the men started calling it my Diva Cup. And somehow, someone got on the internet and found out what a Diva Cup really was…and I was ABHORRED. No really. 

What!?! No Way!

People do this?! They put a cup up in their hoo-ha?! What a bunch of tree-hugging weirdos!

And now, here we are. In the place where I always find myself…falling off my high horse and eating lots of crow. 

Hear that? It’s the crows in my front yard. 

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Basic Overnight Oats

I’ve been making Overnight Oats for many years. At first, I started because it was a cool breakfast to eat in the summer months when it’s HOT as soon as your feet hit the floor and you just want to sit in the nude and eat cold food. What? Oh, that’s just me? Oh well.

And then, my kids fell in love with them so I found myself making them all the time. 

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How Can Moms Rest?

Until recently, I never rested. No really. I didn’t.

I thought rest was for PANSIES!!!!!!!!!!!!! I mean, I have work to do!!!!!!!! We’ll just rest when we’re dead!!!!

Yup – you sure will. And you’ll go much earlier if you don’t learn how to slow the heck down.

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5 Steps to Changing Your Negative Thoughts

I have always thought negative thoughts about myself. Things like:

  • You don’t deserve anything
  • Boy, you’re dumb
  • She’s WAY better than you
  • You’re stupid
  • No one really likes you
  • You’re not good enough

I can’t pinpoint WHY I thought those things…I’m sure some of it is because kids are just cruel and certain things stick with you. But sometimes things just get in your head.

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How to Poop (Moms, Dads, Children…Anyone)

It’s NOT humorous when you can’t poop. 

It’s even more UNhumorous when your child can’t poop. 

I remember thinking Eli had some kind of really incurable disease and I worried for days, finally taking him to the doctor and the ER – and guess what?

The poor boy just needed to poop.

With certain kids (or adults) it can be hard to get enough fiber into them for them to poop regularly – or maybe they DO eat enough fiber and still can’t poop.

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