Fantastic Finds
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Thank You Cards From Basic Invite Are Anything But Basic!
(This post contains affiliate links.) When you’ve got as many kids as we do, it’s an endless party. No, really. We end up celebrating a birthday just about every single month of the year, which takes a lot of planning. While I’m good about many of the details, one thing I tend to fail at is sending thank you cards. They’re important. I think it’s good etiquette to send them. I was apparently traumatized by having to write 153 thank-you wedding cards (you know, the boring plain white ones with standard wedding photo) & never recovered, which has affected my ability to get on top of sending out thank you…
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I’m Waiting For A Turn With “My” Weighted Blanket
When you hit your 40s, your expectations of a lot of things change. You start to take joy in the little things. They are the things that you never thought you care about, granted, but that’s what being middle-aged is like. And kids don’t get it. At all. Me, to kids: “Wow, the car has been driving so smoothly since I got the tires rotated! I’m so glad I got that done.” 13y.o *long pause*: “Being an adult sounds so sad sometimes.” — Stephanie Ortiz (@Six_Pack_Mom) February 22, 2019 Take birthdays, for example. When you’re young, you’ve got wants. If someone were to ask you for a gift list,…
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Fantastic Finds- School Mum Calendar
Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. Keeping track of the comings & goings of six kids is no joke, so I rely heavily on a calendar to stay on top of it all. I’ve set up a command center in my kitchen that contains our family’s master calendar, which I’ve talked about previously here. I’m always on the lookout for helpful organizing products, & when Stationery Geek UK offered me the opportunity to review their School Mum Calendar, I jumped at the chance! I’m so into nifty organizing tools, & Stationery Geek is chock full of fun stuff. Click here to check out Stationery Geek’s website. Here’s one of the…
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Fantastic Finds- Bloggers Bible
Whether you’re a beginning blogger or a seasoned pro, it can be daunting to keep track of every last post, task, and email associated with all things blog. Running a successful blog requires so much more than just writing great posts; you also need to maintain your social media and advertising in order to grow traffic to your site. One of my greatest challenges as a blogger is consistency; I often struggle with figuring out what to do when. Can you relate?? If so, then you NEED this fantastic product created by Stationery Geek: THE BLOGGERS BIBLE I’m not exaggerating when I say that this planner has had a HUGE…
