Category: Balancing the Busy

Sex- The Answer to a Happier Holiday Season

Originally posted 12/5/2014. How do you have a happier holiday season? Have more sex. Want to hear my (somewhat supported) scientific reasoning? Here you go. Between Thanksgiving and Christmas we eat like crap. We enjoy glutinous meals where often the veggies are candied or covered in gravy. We attend holiday dinners and parties where we …

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My Mini Guide to Black Friday

**Updated 11/19/2018 Before the turkey is even cold, people will be out shopping for Black Friday (Thursday?) deals. We can all agree that we don’t like the infringing on the Thanksgiving holiday. But some may also agree that the hustle and bustle of Christmas shopping is so much fun! I’d be lying if I said …

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Ready to Fall into October?

Oh my gourd. When did October become as full as December?

Oh my gourd. When did October begin to feel as full as December? After a busy September I was looking forward to the calm before the storm. Yet I’ve found myself over planned and busier than ever. What gives?? When I was a kid my mom would bring home a few pumpkins from the grocery …

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This Week, Choose Joy

Are you having the most hectic week of your entire year? 50 weeks culminating to this? No wonder we celebrate the new year! But in the midst of the crazy we always have a choice about how we respond. I know it’s a tough balance between super mom and super-chill mom. I’ve tried  to make …

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Shopping and Saving This Christmas

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I’ve got this love hate thing going on with Christmas shopping. I love getting a good deal, but I don’t want to feel like I spent my whole season hunting for the lowest prices. But on the contrary, it’s against my nature to just buy what I need and disregard that it may go on …

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