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    I’ll Lose Money If I Don’t Stick to My New Year’s Resolutions

    Phew! At the time of writing this, I am eight days into my cleanse and I’m feeling great. I’ve been spending this time reflecting on my intentions for the year and trying to figure out how to make them actually come to fruition. This quote from The Art of Simple really resonated with me:

    Quite honestly, I’m kinda on
    the fence about making resolutions on January 1—I appreciate the
    sentiment, but I know how seldom those resolutions are actually
    resolved. Sometimes, they merely serve as a catalyst for frustration
    when January 7 rolls along, and you’re already back to your Dr.
    Pepper-drinking, staying-up-too-late ways.



    But I am in to: fresh

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    5-Minute Home Improvement

    You know you’re a busy, full-time working, full-time mothering blogger when you write about something as simple as cutting a piece off your outdoor bushes and sticking it in a vase with water. 
    But sometimes it’s the little things! 
    This easy, peasy strategy is an awesome way to add real greenery to a space without having to sustain a live houseplant. Even the darkest areas of a home can sustain this kind of green! 
    And, sometimes, those of us who are busy full-time working and full-time mothering need some quick and easy solutions!
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    Our Goals as a Family

    Recently, one of my friends linked to a reflection form on her Facebook page, and I love it. It comes from a blog called The Art of Simple.

    But it made me start freaking out. How am I supposed to set my own intentions for the year and set some with my partner and set some as a family?

    It’s something I totally want to do, but I can’t cram it all into my New Year Reflection Time. It’s too overwhelming.

    And then I was suddenly so grateful that I’ll be working through a Purposeful Parenthood course with others to set intentions about what kind of families we want

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