Summer was fast approaching and I was wondering, What will summer look like media free? So we had a family night discussion about it. T1 wanted to stay media free. T2 wanted to watch shows with us at night T3 was not invited to this particular session of family night (we put him to bed […]
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Going media free has been the best step we have taken to simplify our lives. Because now WE are in control of media, instead of media being in control of us. Here are just some of the benefits I have noticed. More Time to Do Important Things No media leaves plenty of time for homework
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By January I was ready to take the computer away from T1. I had seen these amazing benefits for T2 and T3 and felt that T1 wasn’t quite getting them. He needed a break! He was also getting more intense and compulsive about the computer and even at one point asked for some help because
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The fall of 2010 we suddenly found T2 and T3 were unexpectedly (but so excitedly) starting at a Waldorf Charter School. One of the “rules” at the school is kids are supposed to be media free during the school week. Why do they want children to be media free? Here is a great explanation! I
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TV Shows The boys had a rhythm of 1-2 shows a day. During the school year it was pretty much 1 afternoon show right after school and that was it. We would sometimes watch a movie together on the weekend. The summer before we went media free there was a shift where Rob and I
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I was raised with the rule of watching an hour of TV a day. It irritated me as a child, but as I grew I could see the benefits. So I wanted to limit media for my kids. Here is how I tried to accomplish this. As you can see, it didn’t really work as
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I had planned 5 weeks off between my last class and this one. With end of school and camps, it helped to not have to teach Monday nights. It was nice to have a break and focus on my family. But I am refreshed and really anxious to meet this new group of expecting parents
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My Front Porch had become a dumping zone of the “treasures” T3 brought home from school every day. Time to organize! I took everything off and swept with the broken broom. Then I put the treasures into 2 boxes, which T3 is going to go through sometime this week and pick out his favorites. I
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I got a free sample of Vitafusion PreNatal Gummies to try. On a side note, my boys think it is strange I get so many random things to try. But I love it! 🙂 When I was pregnant I was so BAD at taking vitamins. They would sometimes make me feel sick, so I would
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I know I have mentioned before how I am so honored to be contributing to a spirituality and birth book, The Gift of Giving Life. I love the women I am working with and it is so wonderful. I had wanted to write a book about birth for a few years now. This was the
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I love summer. It is a great chance to have the big things de-clutter and organize their rooms. This year was even better because I took an Online Organizing with Your Kids course at Simplify 101. It was very inspirational. We started with Thing 2’s room. Here is our before pictures. First off back in
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I loved this book, Birth Movement . It is filled with pictures of different positions moms can use during their birth. Jun-Nicole has pictures of positions for moms who are un-medicated as well as moms who have epidurals. I have been a doula for over 4 years and learned some new positions I will certainly
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I love breastfeeding moms. They need as much support as they can get. At the CAPPA conference, the last day we had a speaker who talked about breastfeeding. We are up against formula companies who make billions of dollars a year. Their marketing campaigns are highly funded. Who is paying for breastfeeding marketing? You Can!
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One of my favorite things in Hypnobabies, is something I don’t like to use. But I am so glad it is there if I need it. If I like it, why wouldn’t I like to use it? Because it is the Change in Plans Script, so if I am using it, it means something is
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Last year I set a goal to get a new Entertainment Center. I forgot about the goal until our TV broke right before Christmas. I scoured the internet for an Entertainment Center that I liked and that had storage. I found one and there was an outlet about an hour drive away where we got
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