Motherhood

Motherhood Around the World – An American mom living in Singapore

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I’m so excited about this new blog series learning about the life of moms around the world. In the coming weeks, I’ll be sharing new posts with the tag #motherhoodMonday. I hope you glean as much knowledge from these posts as I have! Without further ado – meet my friend, Justine! Justine and I met at a blogging conference back in… 2016? I know that we both had one less child and probably a little more energy! Ha! I’ll let …

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Want your kids to be better travelers? Put away the screens.

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Friends ask all the time how our children fare while traveling? Do they throw fits and get antsy? How do they handle flights? For the most part, our children are great travelers. We exposed our kids to planes, trains, and automobiles at a young age. We drove 14 hours to the Florida panhandle when our boys were just 2.5 and 6 months old. Our first domestic and international flights were when they were 5, 3, and almost 2. Other than …

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My Summer (un)Bucket List

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Last year I made a Summer Bucket List for our family and I think it’s a very good way to be intentional with the short time we have with our children. ?After all, we’ve all seen that meme about how you only get 18 summers with your kiddos. ?#cuethemomguilt However, the reality is that we mothers already place a TON of expectations on ourselves, that can never be met. ?Right after you hold your child for the first time someone …

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My Favorite Products from Thirty-One Gifts

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Thirty-One Gifts was introduced to me quite a few years ago by my neighbor. ?I fell in love Thirty-One’s products because they offer so much for the busy mom! ?We’ve used their travel totes & thermal on multiple trips by car AND air! ?I even have a favorite office product. Thirty-One Gifts is Ohio-based and focuses on giving women the chance to enjoy the freedom of their own business! ?I love their emphasis on faith and family. It’s hard to …

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SAHM survival: Keeping your sanity when your husband travels

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I know I normally write about family travel destinations, but there’s another aspect of travel makes me a little cray to the Z every month and that’s when my husband?travels?for his job. Ever since we just had one tiny baby, Mr. YT has been leaving me for 2-3 nights per month.?I know some of you have a husband that travels much more, so I shouldn’t complain. ?In reality, in 7 years it’s never gotten easier?but it has gotten more manageable. …

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The disease of wanting to be liked

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Today after?dropping off boy #2?at preschool, I was attempting to “sell”?preschool to my daughter, using it as a leverage tool for her to?(for the love) go in the potty. Her response, “Yeah I go to preschool next year and people will like me!” I have to stop buckling her seat and look at her. ?Did she just say that? She’s not even 3 but she’s going to go to preschool with the aim that people will like her? Oh that …

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I don’t do it all… and neither should you

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I was talking to a friend the other night and she said, “you have a lot of responsibilities. ?I don’t know how you do it.” ?I laughed a little … because I don’t. #confessiontime It’s a Thursday morning at 10:44 am and I’m sitting at the coffee shop typing this. ?Alone. ?You see, for the last 18 months or so, I’ve had a babysitter sitter come in at least twice a month to give me a morning to do whatever. …

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The long days of {a mother’s} summer

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Thoughts on a world full of tragedy School took place from late August until the end of May, but summer was when you got your education. It was July?of 1994 and we were free. ?A two-wheeled Huffy gave my brother and I all the freedom we could ever need. ?We’d bike down 2 streets and knock at the door of my brother’s friend, then zigzag?on to the next house, our numbers growing each time. An empty acre of grass?beckoned — …

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