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5 Activities I Cut to Save Time

5 Activities I Cut Out To Save Time

Want more time, but lacking focus, already stretched thin, or simply living the busy mom life? Instead of trying to find more time in your already busy schedule, eliminate the unnecessary to hack your productivity. Read on to find the 5 activities I cut out to save time. I can’t talk about time or money…
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10 Household Products I Don’t Buy to Cut Costs, Clutter, and Waste

Wanting to avoid the stores? Start by cutting out non essential home products. Follow this list of 10 household products I don’t buy to cut costs, clutter, and waste. My minimalism journey first began when I was pregnant with my daughter. I had to wear a much smaller selection of clothing, and I realized it…
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The Key to Transitioning into Motherhood – Agility

Life Transitions Require Agility A few years ago I resigned from my teaching position. It was a very difficult decision. I had loved the students and staff in the district and put my heart and soul into my teaching every day. I even loved the naughty kids, well some of them. It wasn’t until I…
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4 Actions to Meet Your Financial Goals This Year

Last year my husband and I decided that we would pay off $20,000, on top of automatic payments, to student loans in one year. That seemed like a very aggressive goal, but looking back it was only a matter of focusing our finance priorities. We reached that goal by following the “4 Actions to Meet…
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Why Every Woman Should Create a Uniform

Steve Jobs, Barack Obama,  doctors, nurses, mechanics, pilots, military personnel, stay at home moms…They all have uniforms, even if they had to create it themselves. Why do you think moms wear messy buns and yoga pants every day? Because they barely have time to get dressed! They’ve automated this routine naturally. One way you can…
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How to Stay Informed, Not Overwhelmed

We live in an age where there is a breaking news story every 60 seconds.  Every day, 24 hours a day, the media lures you in with headlines that create fear, anxiety, and astonishment. I too, blamed the media for a while, but then I realized that I was the one watching it. I was…
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