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The Steps I Didn’t Take, the Work I Still Have, and the Weight of Tomorrow
Eight o’clock rolls around and the house finally starts to sound like it’s winding down, but my brain hasn’t gotten the memo. I look at my Fitbit like it personally betrayed me, because somehow it still says zero steps. Zero. As if I haven’t walked this house from one end to the other all day long. Up and down the stairs multiple times to check on C and to get to my office. As if I haven’t bent, lifted, cleaned, reached, stretched, and hustled. As if motherhood doesn’t count as movement unless it happens on a treadmill. I tap it like that’s going to change anything. It doesn’t. It just…
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Building Real Financial Stability: Smart Strategies for Young Families
Image via Pexels Raising a family while building a financial future isn’t just a juggling act—it’s a full-court press. Every decision carries weight, from buying groceries to choosing insurance. It’s not about chasing perfection. It’s about creating structure, breathing room, and options. When your money supports your values, everything gets easier. You stop surviving and start steering. Budgeting Isn’t a Lecture—It’s a Mirror The word “budget” still triggers eye rolls. But here’s the truth: most financial problems don’t start with spending too much—they start with not knowing what’s going where. The first move is to build awareness through expense tracking and break the fog around spending habits. You don’t need…
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Christmas Gift Guide 25: Dazzle Like Dolly by Jessica MacLeish
Last week David and I stopped into Ollie’s for me to pick up a new book and decorations for Halloween and Thanksgiving. While in Ollies I found Dazzle Like Dolly which is a activity book containing games, activities, quizzes & fun inspired by the Queen of Country. Before you ask yes, Dolly is known as the Queen of Country, My entire family loves not only Dolly’s music but her movies and herself as well. I wish Suzzane and my parents had been here to share the book with. The cover of the book is pink and Dolly has on a pink dress with a pink Guitar Suzzie would have loved.…





