10 things To Do While Staying at Home

by Amy1 Comment
My family and I like many have been following a state-wide stay-at-home order since mid-March due to COVID-19. These are a few things that I 've been doing to keep busy while we try to do our part to flatten the curve and slow the spread of the virus. 1. Bake your favorite treat! Here's a few of mine. Lemon Bars, Birthday Cake flavored treats, Molten Chocolate Cake, Cinnamon Rolls, and DoubleTree Cookies. I have a lot of great cookie recipes pinned, go check them out! 2. Binge watch some happy and funny shows. I'm loving Frozen 2, Great British Baking Show, the Good Place, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, any Jane Austen adaptation, and the New Little Women. 3. Read one of the books on your list some of my favorites are: Pride and Prejudice, Anne Of Green Gables, Historical Fiction featuring women, and Bossy Pants by Tina Fey. 4. Marie Kando Your Clothes: sort them by clothes that spark joy, clothes...
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7 Ways to Keep Your Cool This Summer

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With summer break in full swing, there is a lot of togetherness. There are lots of people out and about and maybe your kids are at home all the time. I would be lying if I said I never get frustrated with my kids or that I'm never the angry mom, but I'm a real person and can't always use my Mary Poppins voice. Sometimes my patience well is depleted and I have come up with some ways to refill it. I wrote a guest post for my friend, Robin of The Mama Playbook, a few years ago, but the tricks are still relevant. Click here for 7 tactics to help you deal when you feel like you're going to lose it. These tactics could be used when you feel your patience unraveling with your kids, spouse, co-workers, or people in general. Cheers, Amy ...
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