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Must Have Gardening Tools for the Beginning Gardener

The quest to begin a food garden at home began two years ago for us. While our first garden wasn’t a huge success, we did see an improvement last year. I’m hoping that this will continue to be an upward trend. And in the meantime, I am happy to share what I learn along the way. Keep in mind, I am not a gardening expert by any stretch. Just sharing gardening tips for beginners that have helped me or that I have put into practice. Today, I want to talk about my must have gardening tools for the beginning gardener. This post contains affiliate links and while you are under no obligation to use them, by purchasing something through my affiliate link you are supporting…

Family Life

6 Ways for Step Parents to Connect with Their Step Children

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While we are not married (yet), we have been a blended family now for almost four years. Does this make me an expert in blended family parenting? Of course not. What it means, from my perspective, is that we’ve gone through the trial and error of making a blended family work. It’s not perfect, but it works for us. There’s always room for improvement but we’ve also come a long way. Here are six easy ways for step parents to connect with their step children in a natural way. For us, it all started with creating blended family rules. We also acknowledged that these rules would change over time. It’s also helped that all of the adults have remained as such and treated each other…

Health and Wellness for Moms

5 Fitness Habits That You Can Start Today

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One of the most common resolutions set at New Year’s involves fitness or health. And while I don’t make resolutions anymore, I do create goals. I also list habits that I would like to develop. My goal categories are encompassing of my overall life while the habits are what I hope to get me there. Or at least part of what will get me there. So here are 5 fitness habits that you can start today if health and fitness is one of your goals for this year. Why Creating New Habits Will Help You Meet Your Fitness Goals One of the best ways to make your fitness goals a reality is to create habits that support success. It’s important to keep in mind that…

Family Friendly Holidays

Gluten Free Hanukkah Recipes

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I want Squeaker to know about other cultures and religions aside from her own. Now, while her ethnic background is quite diverse (she’s Japanese, Filipino, Polish.. and a host of additional European background) and I have some idea of how to introduce those cultures (like with our mini tot school Poland unit); religion is another issue. I am raising her as a Christian because that’s what we are. However, I also want her to be aware of other religions and as a Christian, I think that learning about Judaism will go a long way. While we won’t celebrate all of the Jewish holy days, we will definitely study them and celebrate them a little bit. We’ll probably start with Hanukkah because it’s close enough to…

Productivity for Moms

Top Picks for Planners for Moms Who Want to Get Organized

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One of my yearly goals is to improve my time management skills. I’ve tried to find the best planner for moms who want to get organized in the past. It’s something that I constantly and continually work on because it’s something I’ve always struggled with. Organization, in general, can be one of my biggest enemies. And now as Squeaker gets older and as I continue to make a transition to being a work at home mom; organization is more of a need than ever. I’m also a bit of a planner addict but terrible at using them consistently. I love to look at them and I love the concept. I may have finally found my ideal planner and once I’ve had some time to really explore it,…

Every Day Life

Spreading Joy For All During the Holidays

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This post was sponsored by Hasbro’s Joy For All brand as part of an Influencer Activation for Influence Central. All opinions expressed in my post are my own Did you have pets growing up? We always had at least one dog as my mom and I are both allergic to long haired cats. For that matter, too much dog fur can do quite a number on my indoor allergies now. Regardless though, having a dog was one of my favorite things about my childhood. I loved having a dog and cannot wait until we can add a dog to our current household. But until then, we’ll make do with a Hasbro Joy For All Pet Pup. How Having a Family Pet Benefits Children Animal lovers…