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Tips for Coping After Losing Your Spouse

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Losing a loved one can be very traumatic, especially when the person who has passed away was your spouse. Grief is something that you cannot rush or outsource, and it will take as long as it needs to. Here are some tips for coping after losing your spouse. Five Stages of Grief People who have lost a spouse are going to be feeling a flood of emotions. You might find some comfort in knowing that what you are experiencing is something that all humans go through. Let yourself feel whatever emotion it is you are feeling, and realize that this … Continue reading →

After Valentine’s Day Sales

It is the day after Valentine’s Day. The flowers may need water, the trash can may be full of candy papers and cut out hearts may be littering the craft table or floor. The aftermath isn’t limited to your home, however. Store employees are hard at work moving and Valentine’s Day products to other shelves and putting them on clearance in the process. If you can take some time to get to the stores, you’ll be rewarded with reduced and sale prices on some great items. What can you do with old Valentine’s Day products? Here are some ideas. Stuffed … Continue reading →

Never Too Old

I was only 21 when I got divorced. I was extremely young, but I felt like I had lived the life of a much older woman. As time went on I wasn’t sure I would ever get married again. It seemed like I had been single for so long already, I just couldn’t understand why it was taking me so long to find someone again. I felt like I had a lot to offer, but all the men that kept coming into my life were, well…less than what I wanted for me and my son. Stealing credit cards and sneaking … Continue reading →

Happy Kids: Mission Impossible?

You’re familiar with the saying, “Happy wife, happy life,” but have you found the key to fostering that happiness? According to a new survey, happy kids beget happy moms/wives which beget happy husbands/dads. The equation seems simple enough until you factor in life’s discomforts, hardships and disappointments. I’d love for my child to be happy 24/7.  What parent wouldn’t?  After all, nothing makes most moms and dads happier than to see their children in high spirits. My own 8-year-old would love for her entire family to be happy every minute of every day and is visibly uncomfortable when that idealistic … Continue reading →

Happy News for the Royal Family Despite Illness

 What wonderful news out of England, that Duchess Kate is now pregnant. She is early in her pregnancy, and is unfortunately experiencing a very severe case of a common early pregnancy symptom. Most of us are familiar with morning sickness, and many of us have experienced it at some point during our pregnancies. However, only about one percent of women will experience morning sickness as severely as Duchess Kate is now experiencing it. The scientific name for excessive morning sickness is hyperemesis gravidarum, or excessive vomiting during pregnancy. In case you are wondering what qualifies as excessive vomiting (after all, vomiting … Continue reading →

Can You Have A Happy Halloween Without Candy? Yes!

This evening, I took the boys out for more extensive Halloween activity than we have ever done before. This was Dylan’s third Halloween. For his first Halloween, he was a little bear and we only went to the children’s costume parade downtown. Last year, we did nothing. I forget why, but we did not dress up or go anywhere. This year, we all dressed as firefighters (even the baby) and went out two times. For both outings, my goal was the same – to have fun with Dylan and Blake without the boys eating any candy. As we drove towards … Continue reading →

An Afternoon At The Fair

Yesterday, I took Dylan and Blake to the Tunbridge World’s Fair in nearby Tunbridge, Vermont. There are many fairs and harvest festivals in New England in the fall and I thought that it would be a fun way to spend the afternoon with the boys. It was so cute to see the excited look on his face as we went towards the gate and he began to see the fairgrounds. Once we got inside, Dylan told me that he wanted to play games first. We played a couple of kid – friendly games and he won a few little prizes. … Continue reading →

“I could never homeschool.”

I hear that all the time after I confirm that I am that woman with kids in tow at the grocery store on a Wednesday morning. I am either asked if there is a school holiday or if I homeschool. The most common response I get when people know I homeschool is “I could never homeschool.” The second most common response always includes something about being with kids all day or being happy to send kids off to school. Both responses used to shock me and now they either make me laugh a little. I know it is not possible … Continue reading →

How To Have A Happy Home

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Is your home a happy home? I always imagined the American dream, Mom, Dad, kids, living happily every after in a house filled with sunshine. That didn’t happen for me but it was still important that our home was happy. Lots of times I didn’t have the time or energy to make our home happy, I thought it was a lot of work until I discovered it really is the little things that make a happy home. Show affection, every day. Start your day with a hug and end it with a hug. Hug hello and goodbye. It’s amazing how … Continue reading →

Happy Birthday Little Boy!

Four years ago today I looked down at this precious angel in my arms and felt a surge of love like none I had ever experienced before. I had fought so hard to bring that baby into the world and finally, after 38 long hours, he was here. I had never understood love like I did in that moment. It was then, that I became a mother. It’s hard to believe that was really four years ago. I remember thinking that I could never love him more than I did in that moment; but I was wrong. My love for … Continue reading →