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13 Useful Time Management Tips for Moms

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If you’re a mom and need help with time management, I’ve got you covered. Here are some mindset and actionable tips for time management for moms.

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Is Self-Care Selfish?

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The modern dilemma, especially in the motherhood space – “is self-care selfish?” I believe the answer isn’t as simple as a yes or no. Let’s break it down.

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Self-Care for Moms – We Need to Redefine

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For some reason, self-care for moms has been seriously downgraded. Not only do we not “allow” moms to prioritize their self-care routine, but society has made moms to believe that eating a hot meal or taking a shower alone is self-care. These 2 things are self-maintenance, not self-care.

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Self-Maintenance Meaning – For Moms

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Self-care and Self-maintenance are buzzwords, especially in the mom community. But why are people taking basic human needs and making them seem like luxuries? Let’s break that down.

I’ve addressed self-care vs self-maintenance before but let’s dive a little deeper into the difference.

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14+ Road Trip Activities For Kids- SCREEN FREE!

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Finding screen free road trip activities for kids can be damn near impossible. If you want to avoid screens on your next road trip, check out these activity alternatives!

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35+ Non Candy Easter Basket Ideas

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If you don’t want to load your kiddos up with candy this year for Easter, this post is loaded with non candy Easter basket ideas. A lot of them can be grabbed on Amazon, at your local grocery store or even Wal-Mart or Target.

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What is a Brain Dump?

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Have you seen brain dumps floating around and ever wondered “what is a brain dump?” Here is a great break down on brain dumps and their benefits.

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9+ Early chapter books for girls to read together

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Early chapter books for girls are all over Amazon! Getting into a chapter book is a great way for a young girl to learn to read and for you to spend one on one time with her.

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10 Quick changes – when everyone is losing their minds

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When everyone is screaming, does it stress you out? It does for most of us. Here are 10 quick changes when everyone is losing their minds.

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10+ Unique teacher gift ideas 2021

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Everyone wants to come up with unique teacher gift ideas so every year I make an updated post on what your kids’ teachers actually want this year!

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