Tag: young kids

  • Day in the Life of a SAHM with Young Kids and a Husband on Night Shift

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    Our family has been adjusting to my husband switching back to night shift, which he switches from day shift to night shift and vice versa every three months. This time, it has taken us about two or three weeks to get back into a routine and we finally feel well-adjusted now. I have been so… Read more

  • Homemade Playdough

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    My two year old son loves to play with playdough, however store-bought playdough can be pricey and tends to dry out almost the same day you open it up. My mom was a preschool teacher for many years and passed down this homemade playdough recipe that doesn’t dry out too fast and is made with… Read more

  • Enjoying Catholic Mass with Two Kids Two and Under

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    It is my holy obligation to go to Catholic mass every single Sunday. Just because I have young kids, I am not exempt from this and in fact, they should be going too. So we go, pretty much every single Sunday. It has required some work and repetition to get my two kids ages two… Read more

  • Everything in My Minimal Hospital Bag as a Second Time Mom

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    When I was preparing to go to the hospital to have my first child, I had no idea what I should bring with me. I was having a scheduled C-section so I knew I would be there for a few days, but I had no idea what I needed. I did all the research, watched… Read more

  • Traveling by Plane with a Baby

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    Before traveling with my baby on an airplane for the first time, I did ALL of the research. I asked for tips from friends I knew had done it before, I read through all of TSA’s and my airline’s guidelines for traveling with a baby, and I had read posts just like this one to… Read more

  • 10 Things I Do to Save Money

    As I mentioned in my last money saving post, before I moved out of my parents’ house and got married, I didn’t really think about saving money at all. I was living under my parents’ roof for free, not paying any bills, but making money that I felt I could spend the way I wanted… Read more

  • Everything in My Car as a Minimal Mom of Two Young Kids

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    If you know me, I am a person who likes to have all my spaces tidy. This goes for my car, too! As a mom, this is a space that can quickly become a messy space if I don’t keep on it. While we are out and about, things accumulate in the car, like sippy… Read more

  • Weekly Cleaning Schedule in My Home with Two Young Kids

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    Before having kids, I would always clean my home on Sundays. Every weekly cleaning task I wanted to complete would be done on Sunday. I loved starting the week off with a clean home. After having kids, this Sunday cleaning day has not worked for me. I cannot carve out one whole day or even… Read more

  • Everything in My Minimal Diaper Bag with Two Kids in Diapers

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    That first time I left the house with my first born son, I had no idea what I was going to need. I basically packed every baby item we owned into the diaper bag until I could no longer zip it up. As a second time mom, my diaper bag has become very minimal and… Read more

  • 7 Things I Don’t Buy to Save Money

    Before I moved out of my parents’ house and got married, I didn’t really think about saving money at all. I was living under my parents’ roof for free, not paying any bills, but making money that I felt I could spend the way I wanted to because I could. Little did I know I… Read more