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What is Intentional Parenting | Connecting with Our Children
Parenting can be hard, but also very rewarding. When the days are good, they are great! When they aren’t going so well, it is very hard to remember the good days. What is intentional parenting and how can it help us connect with our children? We have three children, two of whom are adults now. I hadn’t heard of intentional parenting until recently and it struck me that this is exactly how we raised our own kids. Which makes sense considering we have been personally creating an intentional life now for years. The process for creating an intentional life naturally flowed into our parenting style. How we disciplined each child.…
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How to Create a Family Emergency Binder | Seeking Simple Life
Illness or death for a loved one is never easy to process. Your mind is filled with all of the emotions and may not be thinking through the specific tasks that you need to get done. Learning how to create a family emergency binder might just be the solution for being more prepared for a crisis. We’ve had a number of close family members pass away recently and it had me thinking about a family emergency binder. Do I know where all of the important papers are for the house? Would my adult kids know where to find information needed to pay bills? Does my husband know who to contact…
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Easy Summer Camp Planning Guide for Parents | Simplify Your Summer
It’s that time of year when summer camps are open for registrations but how do you choose? Which ones are best for your kids and won’t break the bank? What if they are full already but looked amazing? There are so many options but you don’t know where to begin. This easy summer camp planning guide for parents is perfect for simplifying your summer. **disclaimer** This summer camp planning guide does not include a magical mom taxi for taking said children to or from their summer camps. That wonderful task is still left for yourself or someone you trust. Enjoy that mom taxi time it can be amazing! When kids…
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How To Get Over Mental Barriers | Create The Life You Want
Barriers come in many forms, but learning how to get over mental barriers is the worst. Mental barriers come with that inner voice that tells you what to do or not to do and they can hard to recognize and hardest to overcome. In the Goal Setting and Tracking Series, I talked about the categories of barriers and how to identify barriers that may stop or delay your goals. What happens when you come across a mental barrier? What do you do when you are frozen in fear of overdoing that next step? You thought that the barrier was ‘lack of knowledge’ or ‘lack of time’ or just some other…
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The Risk of Gender-Balance at Work | #Balanceforbetter at Work
Is gender balance at work a positive step towards equality? Or does it raise more questions and doubts? These are all valid questions that we need to ask ourselves as we strive for equality in the workplace. I’m a female engineer with over 20 years of working in a man’s world. It hasn’t been easy and there have been times where I’ve had to adjust my approach to “earn” enough respect to be heard at that conference room table. It is easy to get upset at that last statement and shout from the roof-top that it shouldn’t have happened. However, I want to offer you a different perspective today. One…
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Gender-Balance Starts At Home | #BalanceForBetter at Home
It’s International Women’s Day this week and it has me thinking about gender balance. Not just gender balance in the workplace but gender balance starts at home too. The theme for the 2019 International Women’s Day is #Balanceforbetter. Many moms feel like they carry the burden of home organization and parenting by themselves, and don’t realize the benefits of delegation. Should gender balance start at home? I keep hearing moms, tired and exhausted moms, say their husbands don’t do enough around the home or with the kids. These are moms that work outside the home, moms that work from home, and stay-at-home moms. I’m going to be very clear here.…
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Is Stress Killing the Libido? | Building Strong Marriages
When life is chaotic and stressful, sex is the last thing on your mind. That busy mom brain has no desire for sex. Is stress killing the libido? How is it that when you are on vacation, the libido improves? Why does it take getting away from “all the things” to help find that connection with your spouse? I’m fascinated by the science behind this topic, mostly because of my inner geek. Don’t worry though, I won’t get deep into the scientific reasons because I want to help you find healthy ways that will help you boost your libido. I want to help you build a strong relationship with your spouse or…
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Creating an Intentional Life | Create the Life You Want
Have you ever felt dissatisfied with life? Is there something missing? Creating an intentional life is the key to creating the life you want. But how does one start? Where do you start? My intentional life came naturally over many years. So much so that when I started hearing the term, “intentional living” I was shocked to find out that I had been following this path already as part of my Seeking Simple Life journey. In one of my most recent articles about work routines, I talked about the key to being successful using work routines is using intention. It was intentionally setting up routines that work for you and…
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Date Nights at Home | Building Strong Marriages
With Valentine’s looming most people are looking for romance tips and date night ideas to spice up their relationships and “Wow!” their partner. I commend you for taking the time to celebrate your spouse, but what about the rest of the year? Are you finding fun in your marriage all year round? Here are some fun date nights at home ideas that I’ve recently found to change up our weekly date nights. My husband and I have been married for 25 years. He’s not what I would call a huge romantic, but he shows his love for me in his own way. I appreciate all the little ways he shows…
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The Secret for Successful Work Routines | Improving Productivity at Work
“We’ve always done it that way.” This is the single worst sentence anyone in business can say. However, routines are more than just “doing what you’ve always done”. Why is it that some think routines are horrible, while others swear they are the best? I believe there is a secret to successful work routines and when you add this secret ingredient to your day, you can achieve success. Some people feel stagnated by routines and look at routines as stifling, boring, and non-creative. Many feel that if they plan their day ahead of time they are less creative. Then there are others that feel lost without some structure, or without…
