Decluttering, cleaning up, organizing... For years these words have haunted and taunted me. I love order and beautiful clean spaces, but I have never in my entire life been good at creating them myself. I made strides this past year after discovering the book Smart But Scattered (you can read [...]Continue Reading
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Top Parenting Books for Positive Parenting
These are the top books for learning about positive parenting. When we decide to look for new parenting tools one of the first things most of us think about is finding a good book to read. Some books below I have only read in part, some all the way through. I tend to be a "gleaner" of parenting [...]Continue Reading
How I Find Time to Read as a Mom
Reading makes me feel more human, less automaton. If I were to envision a heaven, in fact, it would be a library (maybe a library that serves coffee, garden fresh foods and craft beer....but I digress). The books - when my kids were little I hardly touched a book except to glean parenting ideas here [...]Continue Reading
Books to Help You Recharge When You’re Sick of Parenting: Get Re-inspired
Sometimes parenting just takes it out of me. I go through lulls, sometimes feeling terribly bleak and lost, sometimes just a minor low, when I forget why I'm doing what I'm doing. I just need a boost - a reminder that I'm not alone and I can keep doing this. I've always been a reader and books [...]Continue Reading
12 Ways to Make Reading Interactive
Here are 12 ways to be a reading hero for your kids - they'll love when their favorite stories come to life with these activities. Reading is a great way to connect with kids. Sometimes reading a books together smooths a rough day or gives your big kid a chance to be your baby again, if just for a [...]Continue Reading
5 Tips for Connecting With Your Kids Through Reading
Looking to connect? Read this book... Or any book! Reading is a great way to connect with your kids and often helps kids feel cared for. It requires no real prep once you have chosen a book. You can read to one child at a time or all your kids together and its one of those few activities that [...]Continue Reading
