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This is a sponsored post. I am a Sears blogger, though all opinions are my own. I love shortcuts. Ways to save time. Work arounds. As a work-at-home mom, my day is divided in to two parts…with kids and without kids. Let’s not even get in to the fact that my day...
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This is a sponsored post. I am a Sears blogger, though all opinions are my own. Is it just me or do you like to do a bit of shopping once the weather gets nicer? After a winter hunkered down at home or bundled under layers, spring is a welcome respite from...
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Last October we pressed pause. Briefly. I knew that something awful was coming. Not a family issue or anything to do with jobs, but a change was coming. The second to last week of that month we braced. We prepped for a weather issue of unknown proportions. I’m not trying to be dramatic. Not...
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Do you remember a time when you bought what you wanted, when you wanted, and didn’t care what anyone said about what you purchased? In my 20s and single, I was never a shop-til-you-drop gal, but if I needed a shirt or a dress or a pair of shoes, I didn’t consult anyone. I...
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One day, the piles around my house were of no consequence to me. I happily stacked one toy on top of the other. I stowed clothes in storage bins. I squeezed between bins of toys to get from one room to another. Stored loads of board games in the toy cupboard. Piled DVDs haphazardly...
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I held the Disney art kit in my hands as my daughter rummaged in her purse. I was shopping at The Disney Store with my then 7-year-old daughter. She was so excited to spend her own money. For the first time in her life, she had saved money. She had saved for weeks…a nickel...
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Things that make me say “Hmmmmm.” Today’s hmmmmm-inducing moment…I searched my blog for the word “bucket” to find my Bucket List post. Apparently, I have used the word “bucket” 137 times on my blog. Doesn’t this sound like a lot? I probably used a few to talk about children’s toys, a few more in...
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I want to sell my toys! I heard my daughter say these words. I was caught off guard. What did she say? I was completely and utterly dumbstruck. My kid wants to sell her toys?! My kid who demanded that Santa bring her another Barbie Dreamhouse, after Mommy (me) had to admit that she...
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