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The holidays have been not only busy but a bit rough for me this year. I don’t know why but I am going to be honest and say I may need a month to recover from them. No really, I’m not kidding!! The kids are all running around playing with their Christmas toys as we…

This will be the last thanks and prayers of 2014! It is so hard to believe that but there it is. This year has been a mixed bag of heartache and blessing around here. I am sure that it has been for all of you as well. So I will actually keep this very short…

This holiday season we are taking the time to wish you all a very Merry Christmas in multiple languages! As you know in my home English, Spanish, and French is spoken.

We are in the final stretch! Christmas is only three days away (not counting today) and I am enjoying a little vacation this week with my family. When I say little I mean I am working for about an hour a day and then we are out and about doing various things. The fact that…

You can have the most beautifully decorated room and still find it a little dull, if it’s two-dimensional. Understand that toys all over the floor do not create depth. These things make the room cluttered, not three-dimensional. Creating depth is a lot easier than you might think though. A few minor tweaks can completely change…

Disclosure: This post is brought to you by Wonder Workshop and The Motherhood. All opinions are my own. We all want our children to be creativity in everything they do. Whether they are coming up with new ideas or just trying to solve a problem. I always tell my own children to always think outside…

Before you had kids, you probably didn’t have to overthink buying something new for the home. If you saw something you liked, and you had the extra money you just went ahead and bought it. Now, even if you have the money you probably have a mental battle in your head. Can you afford it?…

Things have been busy around here and with my family all here for our annual holiday dinner yesterday things are still a bit crazy. Some of them will be leaving today and then I have to go through the process of getting my home back into order but all in all it was a wonderful…

How do you like your coffee; is it one of the most popular ways? Coffee is one of the most regularly drunk beverages on the planet, in all of its forms. If you are one of these drinkers you’ll probably have a preference for how you like your coffee, but is your preference amongst five…