Author Archive | Beth L.

When Your Husband Works Long Hours

By Beth L. on August 12, 2018 in Home and Finances, Marriage, Mental and Emotional Health, Motherhood, Parenthood

For the majority of our marriage, my husband has worked much longer than the so-called "40 hour work week." As a stay at home mom, this means many long days for me, as well. You’ve heard of the witching hour, right? The hour before dinner where everyone is riding first class on the struggle bus, [...]

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Self-Care in Small Degrees: Finding Even a Little Time for You

By Beth L. on July 8, 2018 in Health and Fitness, Mental and Emotional Health, Motherhood, Parenthood

Self-Care. It's currently a hot topic, especially among mothers, and for good reason. When we become a parent, a massive shift happens literally overnight when we introduce this tiny person who doesn't care about our desire to binge watch Netflix or head out for dinner at 8:00pm. There’s a reason a blog post or meme about how hard motherhood is [...]

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6 Ways To Lighten The Laundry Load

By Beth L. on May 20, 2018 in Home and Finances, Just for Fun

Laundry. It's the worst, right? People often complain about laundry and for good reason: it's one of those household chores that never ends. Unless your family is walking around naked, there will always, always be dirty clothes. While that is discouraging, there are a few ways I tackle the mountains of laundry that lighten the [...]

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Books I’ve Read Lately

By Beth L. on March 29, 2018 in Mom

I love reading book recommendations and adding books to my to-read list! I hope you do too, because today I'm back with my favorite fiction reads of the past few months. Trust be told, I suffered through a string of "meh" books this winter, but don't worry, I've left them off my list. Per usual, [...]

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Why I Leave My Phone Downstairs for Bedtime

By Beth L. on March 6, 2018 in Health and Fitness, Mental and Emotional Health

Ah, cell phones. It's always amazing to me that something I didn't have for the first half of my life now causes me to turn the car around if I forget it. At the beginning of the new year, two of my goals were to be less attached to my phone and to read more actual books [...]

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6 Tips for Making Dinner Time Suck (A Little) Less

By Beth L. on January 29, 2018 in Entertainment and Activities, Food and Meal Planning

Much has been said about the magical dinner hour. It brings families together, ensures your children don't grow up to become hardened criminals, and basically solves all the worlds' problems. Right? Except that dinner with kids (at least my kids) is not an hour-long kumbaya session where we hold hands and trade blessings. Instead, it [...]

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Favorite Smoothies: Breakfast with a Little Something Extra

By Beth L. on October 24, 2017 in Food and Meal Planning, Health and Fitness

Are people still into smoothies? I know they were all the rage for a while, but I feel like the internet has quieted down a bit on the topic. Cool or not, I still have one almost every morning for breakfast.

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6 Fall Outfits I’m Loving

By Beth L. on September 28, 2017 in Beauty and Fashion, Just for Fun

While I don’t consider myself a fashion expert, I do like to get dressed every day. Somehow I feel more productive and energized when I’ve done a little more than roll out of bed and throw a hoodie over my pajamas. (But trust me, there are days like that!)

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You Sure Have Your Hands Full

By Beth L. on September 8, 2017 in Just for Fun, Motherhood

It’s inevitable. When I take my tribe anywhere, at least once I will hear, “You sure have your hands full!” I don’t necessarily take this as a criticism, and it is much preferred over other comments I receive (“Are these all yours?” or simply “Woah!”). But my mind wanders a bit when I hear this […]

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13 Must Reads to Add to Your Reading List

By Beth L. on August 7, 2017 in Entertainment and Activities, Just for Fun

In 2017, I resolved to read more. Thanks to audiobooks, it's happening! I would guess 70% of my reading comes through audio; it's the best for this stage of life. I've compiled a list of my favorite reads of the year so far. I checked out most of these with Hoopla or Overdrive through the Monroe [...]

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When Your Husband Works Long Hours

Self-Care in Small Degrees: Finding Even a Little Time for You

6 Ways To Lighten The Laundry Load

Books I’ve Read Lately

Why I Leave My Phone Downstairs for Bedtime

6 Tips for Making Dinner Time Suck (A Little) Less

Favorite Smoothies: Breakfast with a Little Something Extra

6 Fall Outfits I’m Loving

You Sure Have Your Hands Full

13 Must Reads to Add to Your Reading List

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