30 days of 30

{30} Things I’m Thankful For

April 24, 2012
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Today’s post doesn’t have any grand lesson or takeaway. Instead, it’s just an opportunity for me to publicly celebrate a few of the many gifts in my life. Like the photos post, it’s a gratuitous peek inside our family and life…nothing more.

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{30} Recipes on My “To Try” List

April 23, 2012
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I know I’m not alone in having long lists of recipes to try! The beauty of the internet is that you can find dozens of new recipes on an almost daily basis accompanied by real reviews from real people and lots of pretty pictures. On the other hand, it also means that I will probably [...]

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{30} Questions to Ask to Evaluate Your Family Life

April 22, 2012
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I’m far from perfect as a wife and mother, but I’m determined to keep trying and improving! I honestly think one of the signs of a great mom (or wife or friend or businessperson or whatever) is a willingness to evaluate and grow and change. No one is perfect, and perfection shouldn’t even be a [...]

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{30} Things I Look for on Pinterest

April 21, 2012
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When Shaina from Food for My Family first introduced me to Pinterest, I thought it was just another social media network and I didn’t pay much attention to it. A couple months later, I spent some time actually using it and it quickly became one of my favorites. What I think makes it different from [...]

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{30} Smart Tips for Your Kitchen

April 20, 2012
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Earlier this week I shared 30 smart ideas to make life easier, and you may have noticed there were no kitchen tips in that post. That’s because I figured the kitchen deserved a dedicated post of its own, and there is no shortage of cool tips to use to save time and frustration in the [...]

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{30} Ways to Pay It Forward

April 19, 2012
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Turn on the evening news and chances are you’ll hear more than enough about how horrible society today has become — crime, greed, dishonesty and more star most evenings. But the truth is there are still many, many good people living in our communities…and hopefully you and I can be counted among them. One way [...]

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{30} Ways to Show Your Kids You Love Them

April 18, 2012
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In the busyness of this thing we call life, it’s easy to get caught up in just meeting the physical needs of our kids, especially with many littles underfoot! But one thing I hope my kids always know, no matter how busy the day has been or how stressed or grumpy Sean and I may [...]

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{30} Smart Ideas to Make Life Easier

April 17, 2012
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I love smart ideas, quick tips that make you wonder, “Why didn’t I think of that?” or say, “Whoa, so cool”, and make your life easier in the process. I think this is probably one of my favorite things about Pinterest — the abundance of simple, doable, smart ideas to Pin, remember and incorporate into [...]

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{30} Ways to Make Money from Home

April 17, 2012
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I’ve always enjoyed working, but one thing I knew for sure — before we were even thinking about having kids — was that I wanted to be at home with them. I knew I wanted to homeschool, and I just couldn’t imagine not being a stay-at-home mom. Over the past 9 years, I’ve pretty much [...]

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{30} Photos I Treasure

April 15, 2012
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Today, for something completely different, I thought I’d share 30 photos of our family that I treasure! Some of these you may have seen before in Weekend Reading posts or other relevant posts, and I’m sure as soon as I hit Publish on this post, I’m going to remember a dozen other photos I wish [...]

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{30} Posts I’m Proud Of

April 14, 2012
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I am counting down the days to my 30th birthday, and I couldn’t be more excited! Truly! As I was brainstorming ways to celebrate here on the blog, I couldn’t help but think that 30 lists of {30} items would be just about perfect for my type-A, list-making self. Join me for the next month [...]

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{30} Things I Want My Girls to Remember About Me

April 13, 2012
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Although we’re deep in the throes of raising “littles”, I know that it won’t be long until they’re grown and leaving our home to start a life of their own, and sometimes I wonder how my girls will remember their childhood. Will they remember me getting frustrated with them when they’re hyper and bouncing off [...]

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