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Four Family Crafts To Teach Your Children About Gratitude

As red, gold and orange leaves are falling delicately to the ground and nature begins its transition into the colder months, it's clear that the holiday season is upon us and like many, it's my favorite time of the year. I'm like obsessed with it. I start gathering new recipe's and digging out the old ones in preparation for Thanksgiving EARLY in November honey. It's really not a game. Who … [Continue reading...]

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Help! I’m Ten Minutes Late for My Life

I've never been an incredibly punctual person. You can ask almost anyone who knows me that my perspective on time has always been a bit... skewed. But let me tell you, once I became a mom my tardiness went from tolerable to girl....Get. Your. Life. The more kids I had, the later I am. Seriously, I think each child has set my timeliness back ten minutes. And I have four children so yeah, I … [Continue reading...]

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I’m Alexandra and I’m Resilient. What Are You?

Someone recently asked me to describe myself in one word. I initially focused on my weaknesses: insecure, anxious, indecisive. Then I got to thinking about what has enabled me to conquer various obstacles in my life, what has kept me going. Then, it was clear. I am resilient. When I was pregnant eight years ago, I was sure there was no way I could mother a child. When she was born and I held … [Continue reading...]

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The Importance Of Knowing Your Worth

I’ve never ever been able to adequately accept a compliment. My face gets hot, my heart starts to race, and I quickly groan ‘thanks’ under my breath and change the subject. See, I have this amazing way of undervaluing myself, my skills, my knowledge, my experience, and my dreams. I’ve never found myself worthy of living a happy successful life – regardless of how hard I work and how much I … [Continue reading...]

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“No-Flail Motherhood”: 6 Tips To Get Back On Track When Things Are Out Of Control

A new mommy friend of mine reached out to me on Facebook recently. "I.AM.DROWNING," she wrote. "When do you start to feel like you have the hang of this stuff?" "What stuff?" I wrote back. "Everything! The feeding, the finding time to shower, the cooking," she wrote. "Man, what am I going to do when I go back to work?" I was scared to say what I was really thinking ("Girl, you'll never … [Continue reading...]

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5 Ways To Strengthen Your Mother-Daughter Bond

By Sharmetra Pittman Building a strong relationship with your daughter helps you, as a mom, have the strongest effect on influencing your daughter to make positive choices in life. How do you build a strong, positive, and thriving relationship with your daughter? Below are 5 simple tools to strengthen the foundation of your mother-daughter relationship and keep the flow of communication … [Continue reading...]

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The Beauty In Knowing You Are Not Alone

I was on my way out of town last week when I just happened to check on the Young Mommy Life Facebook page. I saw a message from one of the most engaged fans, Amber. She had written a post that she wanted to share with me, all about her journey as a young mother and how reading my blog (along with others) helped her become the woman she always wanted to become. I was touched. Even after blogging … [Continue reading...]

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How I Plan On Knocking Out $30,000 Worth Of Debt In The Next Two Years

First off, can I just say that I didn't even realize I had $30,000 worth of debt? I paid off my credit card balance two years ago, and I felt lighter and freer. It was only a $2,000 balance but knocking out any debt is cause for celebration. It wasn't until I sat down and looked at our monthly spending that I realized we paid more than $1,000 a month on debt (not including the mortgage). … [Continue reading...]

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