Around the House
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Overjoyed With Under-Scheduling
As parents, one thing Chris and I have purposefully shied away from is over-scheduling our kids. Remember last summer (or was it two ago now?) when I over scheduled Bean as soon as…
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Confession: Sometimes I Suck at Life
The last two weeks for me have been some of the busiest of the year. Not only have my own children begun their end of the school year activities (our daycare uses a…
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Household Tricks That Keep Me Sane
Almost from the day Gracie was born, I knew that in order to manage a household with two small children, organization was going to be key. It has taken me several years to…
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New Mom Bag
I went to visit a sweet friend of mine last week who has just had her first baby. The little pooper slept the whole time I was there (the baby; not my friend),…
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Toes in the Water
Change in plans for St. Jude’s. Clearly, I am not a details person and didn’t plan this well. I can’t link to the kids’ charity page because it affiliates them with their daycare…
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Vermin Hunting
We have a small animal living in our attic. He’s been there off and on for the past month or so. We aren’t sure what it is, exactly. Every time we hear him…
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Basic Meal Planning
Occasionally, I post pictures of various parts of my meal planning process on Instagram. Inevitably, I get people who want to know more about my meal planning process. I’m always hesitant to blog…
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Busy Doing Nothing Important
I was going to sit down and write an apology for my sudden disappearance from the blog world. I was going to explain how busy I have been and how much I have…
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Chris vs. Gracie: The Dinnertime Edition
On my way home from class tonight, I thought to myself, “Hmmm… what should I blog about tonight?” And then I walked in my front door to find an epic dinnertime battle happening…
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Small Change. Big Happy.
My name is Katie, and I am a purger. It drives my husband crazy, but I can’t help it. I throw things away. Sometimes it’s things that are trash. Sometimes it’s things that…
