The Raw and The Cooked - Simple Rhythms for SAHM, Honest Motherhood, and Books Worth Reading
By Dara Boxer
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Dara Boxer is a stay-at-home mom to four kids six and under, committed to living a simple, well-organized, and beautifully functional life — mostly for her own sanity. A former personal chef and cooking instructor, she brings that same intention to her home: from seasonal meal planning to laundry systems, quiet time routines, toy storage, and everything in between.
Episodes release on Thursdays, and alternate between honest book reviews and practical strategies for managing the chaos of home life with little kids. Come for the rhythm tips, stay for the raw motherhood truths — and maybe leave with a better grocery list.
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#226: Before You Replace It, Ask This Question
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Jun 11, 2026 |
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#225: Book Club | The Three Lives of Cate Kay by Kate Fagan
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Jun 04, 2026 |
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#224: Camp Mommy - Planning a Simple Summer
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May 28, 2026 |
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#223: Why I’m Done Chasing Reading Goals
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May 21, 2026 |
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#222: Book Club | The Correspondent by Virginia Evans
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May 14, 2026 |
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#221: The 2pm Reset
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May 07, 2026 |
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#220: Seven Simple Ways ChatGPT Makes Home Life Easier
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Apr 30, 2026 |
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#219: Why 'Vigil' by George Saunders Falls Flat for a 'Lincoln in the Bardo' Fan
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Apr 23, 2026 |
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#218: Our Q1 Budget Reality Check
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Apr 16, 2026 |
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#217: Three 5-Star Books + One Popular Letdown
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Apr 09, 2026 |
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#216: Seasonal Reset For A Rhythmic Home
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Apr 02, 2026 |
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#215: You Don’t Have a Time Problem — You Have a Stuff Problem
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Mar 26, 2026 |
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#214: Daily & Weekly Flow For A Rhythmic Home That Feels Calm
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Mar 19, 2026 |
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#213: Microhabits - The Tiny Behaviors That Hold Your Home Together
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Mar 12, 2026 |
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#212: What We Ate This Week, How I Prepped, & What I Spent, Part IX
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Feb 26, 2026 |
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#211: Stewardship Reset for 2026 - A Year of Enough
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Feb 19, 2026 |
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#210: Choosing Morality When Culture Looks Elsewhere
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Feb 12, 2026 |
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#209: Winter Isn’t Forever - 10 Ways I’m Making It Through February
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Feb 05, 2026 |
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#208: Beyond the Book: Living Good Energy as a Mom of Four
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Jan 29, 2026 |
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#207: From Page-Turners to Passes: Eight Book Reviews
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Jan 22, 2026 |
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#206: Good Energy by Dr. Casey Means | Metabolic Health Made Simple
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Jan 15, 2026 |
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#205: Kisses from Hashem - Small Gifts in a Loud World
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Jan 08, 2026 |
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#204: Joyful Rhyming Reads for Babies 0–3 — Books You’ll Actually Love Reading on Repeat
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Jan 01, 2026 |
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#203: Amazon Impulse Purchases from 2025 | The Wins and The Regrets
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Dec 25, 2025 |
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#202: My Favorite Books of 2025
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Dec 18, 2025 |
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#201: One-Pot Easy Winter Dinners
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Dec 11, 2025 |
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#200: Top 5 Listener Favorites (and Why I Think They Hit Home)
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Dec 04, 2025 |
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#199: Children of the Book — A Memoir Full of the Bible, Motherhood & 92 Children’s Book Recommendations
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Nov 27, 2025 |
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#198: Our Simple Laundry System: What Works for Our Family of Six
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Nov 20, 2025 |
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#197: Book Club | The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry
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Nov 13, 2025 |
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#196: What We Ate This Week, How I Prepped, & What I Spent, Part VIII
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Oct 30, 2025 |
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#195: 10 Things Simplifying My Life Right Now, Part IV
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Oct 16, 2025 |
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#194: Broken Bones & Holy Interruptions
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Oct 09, 2025 |
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#193: The Radical Gift of Sabbath
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Oct 02, 2025 |
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#192: How I'm Taking Back My Life From My iPhone, Living Like It's 1995
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Sep 25, 2025 |
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#191: The Summer 2025 Reading Roundup: Hits and Misses
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Sep 18, 2025 |
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#190: Digital Reset: Apps, Emails, Photos, and Calendars Made Simple
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Sep 11, 2025 |
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#189: Book Club | The Bright Years by Sarah Damoff
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Sep 04, 2025 |
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#188: Raw Monthly Budget | What My Family of Six Actually Spends
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Aug 28, 2025 |
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#187: What If September Didn't Have to Feel So Overwhelming?
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Aug 21, 2025 |
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#186: What We Ate This Week, How I Prepped, & What I Spent, Part VII
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Aug 14, 2025 |
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#185: How I Structure Summer Weekdays with Four Small Children
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Aug 07, 2025 |
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#184: [REPLAY] Audio Magic: When Narrators Transform Good Books Into Great Ones
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Jul 31, 2025 |
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#183: [REPLAY] The Power of the Pan Sauce
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Jul 24, 2025 |
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#182: [REPLAY] Batch Cooking Will Transform Your Weeknight Dinner Routine
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Jul 17, 2025 |
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#181: [REPLAY] Counter Intelligence: The Secret Life of Organized Kitchens
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Jul 10, 2025 |
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#180: [REPLAY] Meal Planning Made Simple
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Jul 03, 2025 |
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#179: Book Club | The Wedding People by Alison Espach
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Jun 26, 2025 |
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#178: Orchestrating Chaos: Bedtime Routines with Four Kids Under Six
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Jun 19, 2025 |
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#177: Guilt, Rage, and the Belle Doll — Managing Grandparent Overindulgence and Toy Overload
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Jun 12, 2025 |
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#176: The Tim Birthday Card Project
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Jun 05, 2025 |
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#175: Tiny Meals, Big Mess | A Survival Guide to Starting Solids (6-12 months)
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May 29, 2025 |
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#174: The Summer 2025 Reading List + 4 Children's Chapter Book Recommendations
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May 22, 2025 |
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#173: Starting Again, Gently | A Slow Reset After Sickness, Chaos, or Just a Lost Week
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May 15, 2025 |
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#172: What We Ate This Week, How I Prepped, & What I Spent, Part VI
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May 08, 2025 |
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#171: Book Club | God of the Woods by Liz Moore
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May 01, 2025 |
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#170: Why ‘What’s for Dinner?’ Is the Most Annoying Question Ever (And What to Do About It)
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Apr 24, 2025 |
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#169: The Power of the Monthly Note
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Apr 17, 2025 |
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#168: Navigating Pregnancy and Childbirth in the American Medical System
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Apr 10, 2025 |
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#167: Five Overrated Reads
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Apr 03, 2025 |
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#166: SAHM of 4's Rhythm for a New Month, a New Week, and a New Day
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Mar 27, 2025 |
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#165: Getting Your Kids Outside This Spring
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Mar 20, 2025 |
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#164: Book Club | All The Colors of the Dark by Chris Whitaker
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Mar 13, 2025 |
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#163: Finding Mindfulness in Motherhood this Spring
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Mar 06, 2025 |
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#162: Impulse Spending | The Good, The Bad, The Ugly
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Feb 27, 2025 |
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#161: Book Club | Peaks and Valley's by Spencer Johnson
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Feb 20, 2025 |
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#160: Breastfeeding is Not Free (And Other Lies)
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Feb 13, 2025 |
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#159: Book Club | Here One Moment by Liane Moriarty
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Feb 06, 2025 |
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#158: Daily Goals as a SAHM of 4 Kids 6 and Under
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Jan 30, 2025 |
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#157: What We Ate This Week, How I Prepped, & What I Spent, Part V
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Jan 23, 2025 |
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#156: Organizing Your Family Photos
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Jan 16, 2025 |
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#155: 3 Thrillers to Kick off Your January Reading
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Jan 09, 2025 |
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#154: Surviving with 2 Under 2
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Jan 02, 2025 |
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#153: The 10 Non Fiction Books I’m Revisiting Annually
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Dec 26, 2024 |
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#152: Planning 2025 | The Week in Between Xmas & NYE
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Dec 19, 2024 |
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#151: The Morning Routine with 4 Kids 6 and Under
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Dec 12, 2024 |
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#150: Book Club | The PLAN by Kendra Adachi
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Nov 21, 2024 |
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#149: The Everything Holiday Episode
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Nov 14, 2024 |
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#148: Fourth Trimester with Four Under Six
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Nov 08, 2024 |
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#147: Baking with Toddlers without Loosing Your Mind
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Oct 17, 2024 |
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#146: Sophia's Unmedicated Birth Center Story
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Oct 03, 2024 |
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#145: Reviewing Everything I Read This Summer
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Sep 05, 2024 |
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#144: What We Ate This Week, How I Prepped, & What I Spent IV
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Aug 22, 2024 |
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#143: Last Minute Purchases / Preparation for a New Baby
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Aug 15, 2024 |
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#142: Thoughts on Motherhood in the Little Years
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Aug 08, 2024 |
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#141: 3 Summer Romance Novel Reviews
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Aug 01, 2024 |
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#140: Systematically Cleaning Up the Kitchen After a Meal
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Jul 25, 2024 |
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#139: Purse & Diaper Bag Organization
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Jul 18, 2024 |
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#138: My 75 Pregnancy Challenge
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Jul 11, 2024 |
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#137: Toddler Books We Currently Love, Part 4
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Jul 04, 2024 |
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#136: What We Ate This Week, How I Prepped, & What I Spent, Part III
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Jun 27, 2024 |
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#135: The Paper Plate Phenomenon
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Jun 20, 2024 |
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#134: Keeping the Playroom Clean, Tidy, & Organized
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Jun 13, 2024 |
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#133: The Summer Reading List
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Jun 06, 2024 |
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#132: Authors That Include Covid in their Novels, Why?
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May 30, 2024 |
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#131: 10 Things Simplifying My Life Right Now, Part III
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May 23, 2024 |
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#130: The Summer Playbook
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May 16, 2024 |
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#129: What I Prepped This Week & What We Ate & What We Spent on Groceries , Part II
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May 09, 2024 |
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#128: America's Food Supply is Poisoned: 10 Food Items to Make at Home Instead of Buy
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May 02, 2024 |
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#127: 5 Mystery / Thriller Book Reviews
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Apr 25, 2024 |
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#126: 15 Kitchen Tools to Elevate Your Home Cooking
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Apr 18, 2024 |
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#125: Simplifying Everything
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Apr 11, 2024 |
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#124: Getting Your Toddlers Started with Chores
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Apr 04, 2024 |
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#123: Our Hormonal Cycles, Energy Levels, & Treating Ourselves with Kindness
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Mar 28, 2024 |
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#122: Putting Together a Minimal Maternity Spring Wardrobe
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Mar 21, 2024 |
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#121: What We Ate This Week, How I Prepped, & What I Spent
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Mar 14, 2024 |
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#120: Life Lately
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Mar 07, 2024 |
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#119: Kitchen Decluttering & Organization for Easier Flow & Meal Planning
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Feb 29, 2024 |
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#118: Surviving the Rest of Winter with Toddlers at Home
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Feb 22, 2024 |
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#117: When an Authors Second Novel Disappoints, Part II
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Feb 15, 2024 |
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#116: One Skillet Dinners: Asian Style Chicken 3x
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Feb 08, 2024 |
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#115: 10 Things Simplifying My Life Right Now, Part II
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Feb 01, 2024 |
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#114: 4 Overrated Books + 1 Parenting Book Recommendation
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Jan 25, 2024 |
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#113: Simple Everyday Habits for a SAHM
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Jan 18, 2024 |
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#112: 5 Rules for Maintaining a Well-Organized Home
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Jan 11, 2024 |
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#111: 75 Items to Throw Away Right Now + 10 Week Home Organizational Challenge
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Jan 04, 2024 |
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#110: Top 23 Books of 2023
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Dec 28, 2023 |
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#109: Book Club | The Collected Regrets of Clover by Mikki Brammer
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Dec 26, 2023 |
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#108: Setting Up a Family Command Center
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Dec 21, 2023 |
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#107: When to Quit a Book + Choosing Better Books in the Future
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Dec 14, 2023 |
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#106: The How's & Why's of Batching Errands and Household Chores
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Dec 07, 2023 |
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#105: 2024 Budgeting for a Smooth Year
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Nov 30, 2023 |
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#104: Book Club | Lady Tan's Circle of Women
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Nov 28, 2023 |
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#103: We Moved 2x in 6 Months, Here's What I Learned
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Nov 23, 2023 |
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#102: End of the Year Review for 2024 Planning
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Nov 16, 2023 |
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#101: Powering Through Doorstop Books
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Nov 09, 2023 |
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#100: 3 Pillars to Become a Poised and Confident Mother
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Nov 02, 2023 |
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#99: Book Club | Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt
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Oct 31, 2023 |
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#98: 10 Rules for Getting Things Done In Busy Seasons
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Oct 26, 2023 |
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#97: Top Baking Mistakes
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Oct 19, 2023 |
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#96: How and Why the Sabbath Balances Out Your Weekly Flow
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Oct 12, 2023 |
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#95: 12 Overrated Books to Avoid
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Oct 05, 2023 |
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#94: Fall Meal Planning, it's Soup Season!
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Sep 28, 2023 |
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#93: Book Club | Who is Maud Dixon? by Alexandra Andrews
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Sep 26, 2023 |
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#92: Why I Choose Natural Birth + Our 3rd Baby’s Birth Story
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Sep 21, 2023 |
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#91: One Skillet Dinners — Chicken 3x Ways
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Sep 14, 2023 |
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#90: Sunday Things for a Simple Weekly Flow — Back to School Rhythm — Lunches, Drop-Zones, Paper Clutter, Evaluating Systems
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Sep 07, 2023 |
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#89: Everything You Want to Know for a Successful Family Photoshoot + At Home Photography Tips
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Aug 31, 2023 |
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#88: Book Club | Yellowface by R.F. Kuang
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Aug 29, 2023 |
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#87: Back to School Toy Clutter
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Aug 24, 2023 |
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#86: Ground Beef 5x Ways
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Aug 17, 2023 |
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#85: 3 Hot Summer Books Recommendations
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Aug 10, 2023 |
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#84: Utilizing Timers in Motherhood
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Aug 03, 2023 |
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#83: Book Club | Every Summer After by Carley Fortune
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Jul 27, 2023 |
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#82: Going From 1 to 2 to 3 and More | What the Transition Was Like After Each Baby
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Jul 25, 2023 |
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#81: Toddler Books We Currently Love, Part 3
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Jul 20, 2023 |
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#80: Planning Simple Weekend Family Trips
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Jul 13, 2023 |
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#79: The Two Jennifer Egan Novels I Can’t Stop Thinking About
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Jul 06, 2023 |
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#78: What & When & How to Meal Prep as a Family of 5
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Jun 29, 2023 |
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#77: Book Club | Good Neighbors by Sarah Langan
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Jun 22, 2023 |
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#76: Baby & Kids Clothing Organization, Part II
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Jun 15, 2023 |
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#75: Four Novels by a Popular Writing Duo, One Unfortunate Outcome
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Jun 08, 2023 |
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#74: A Consistent Bedtime Routine for Moms
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May 11, 2023 |
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#73: 2 Book Recommendations | Healthier Phone Boundaries
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May 09, 2023 |
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#72: Finding Time to Exercise Surrounded by Little Screaming People
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May 04, 2023 |
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#71: Book Club | Thank You for Listening by Julia Whelan
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May 02, 2023 |
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#70: Planning Out a Flexible Summer Flow
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Apr 27, 2023 |
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#69: Getting Through the Dinner Rush
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Apr 25, 2023 |
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#68: Book Reviews | 3 Contemporary Romance Recommendations
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Apr 18, 2023 |
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#67: What Do I Do With All My Kids Artwork?
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Apr 13, 2023 |
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#66: Book Club | You're Not Listening by Kate Murphy
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Apr 11, 2023 |
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#65: A Small and Simple Act of Kindness
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Mar 30, 2023 |
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#64: Three Thriller Novels: One to Recommend, One to Avoid, and One Was Overrated
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Mar 28, 2023 |
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#63: Curating a Spring Wardrobe In Between Pregnancies
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Mar 23, 2023 |
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#62: Simple Home, Kitchen, & Bathroom Swaps to Save Money
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Mar 21, 2023 |
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#61: Baby Products I’ve Loved and Used for all 3 Kids
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Mar 16, 2023 |
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#60: I Love Taylor Jenkins Reid Novels
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Mar 14, 2023 |
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#59: Six Meal Planning Tricks That Have Been Saving Me Lately
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Mar 09, 2023 |
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#58: Book Club | You Should Read Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin Today, and Today, and Today!
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Mar 07, 2023 |
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#57: The How and Why of a Spending Freeze
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Mar 02, 2023 |
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#56: Book Review | Sea of Tranquility was a Sea of Garbage
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Feb 23, 2023 |
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#55: Tips to Thrive as a SAHM
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Feb 16, 2023 |
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#54: My Favorite Fiction Novels from Last Year
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Feb 09, 2023 |
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#53: How to Transition from Naps to Quiet Time
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Feb 02, 2023 |
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#52: Winter Meal Planning Ideas
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Jan 26, 2023 |
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#51: A Thriller and a Romance, Two Binge Worthy Book Recommendations
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Jan 19, 2023 |
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#50: Simple Daily Routines for the Fourth Trimester and Beyond
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Jan 12, 2023 |
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#49: Curating an Annual Family Yearbook
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Jan 05, 2023 |
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#48: 6 Sunday Things for a Simple Weekly Summer Flow
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Aug 18, 2022 |
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#47: Smart Items to Buy in Bulk to Save Money
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Aug 11, 2022 |
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#46: Toddler Books We Currently Love, Part 2
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Aug 04, 2022 |
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#45: A Simple Weekly Laundry Routine
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Jul 28, 2022 |
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#44: 10 Things Simplifying My Life Right Now, Part I
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Jul 21, 2022 |
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#43: 7 Overrated Books You Might Want to Avoid
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Jul 14, 2022 |
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#42: Our Sons Birth Story
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Jul 07, 2022 |
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#41: Our Daughters Birth Story
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Apr 07, 2022 |
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#40: Organizing Tax Paperwork
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Mar 31, 2022 |
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#39: The Go-Bag, to Make Your Mornings Easier
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Mar 17, 2022 |
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#38: Why You Should Download Lincoln in the Bardo by George Saunders, Immediately
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Mar 10, 2022 |
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#37: Simple Cleaning Schedule Throughout the Week
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Mar 03, 2022 |
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#36: Simple Meal Prepping Throughout the Week
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Feb 24, 2022 |
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#35: Grain Bowls, a Simple Lunch Idea
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Feb 17, 2022 |
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#34: Baby Clothing Organization
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Feb 03, 2022 |
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#33: Nine Book Reviews, Plus an Accidental Self-Development Journey
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Jan 27, 2022 |
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#32: Sinking Funds! Budgeting Part II
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Jan 20, 2022 |
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#31: Fluid Budgeting, and a Spending Freeze! Budgeting Part I
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Jan 13, 2022 |
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#30: How to Read a Recipe Like a Professional Chef
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Jan 06, 2022 |
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#29: 5 Ways You Can Read More Books in 2022
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Dec 30, 2021 |
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#28: 3 Quick Tips For a Calm and Peaceful Holiday Weekend
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Dec 23, 2021 |
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#27: Asking The Universe For What You Want In 2022
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Dec 16, 2021 |
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#26: Decluttering Toys Before The Holidays, and a Toy Rotation Afterwards
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Dec 09, 2021 |
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#25: the reese witherspoon book club pick that i absolutely loathed...
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Dec 02, 2021 |
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#24: cloth diapering, a modern parents guide
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Nov 18, 2021 |
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#23: top kitchen tips for a smoother cooking experience
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Nov 04, 2021 |
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#22: building stronger habits
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Oct 28, 2021 |
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#21: nine spooky book recommendations | witches make the best editors, they always run spell check!
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Oct 21, 2021 |
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#20: systems and routines for a well-balanced home
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Oct 14, 2021 |
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#19: how to stretch three dinners into a whole weeks worth of meals
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Oct 07, 2021 |
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#18: a big little love for liane moriarty and her novels
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Sep 30, 2021 |
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#17: environmental sustainability ninja leaves no footprint
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Sep 23, 2021 |
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#16: the push by ashley audrain pushed me into a dark and raw place
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Sep 16, 2021 |
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#15: three sheet pan dinners that'll get a standing oven-ation
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Sep 09, 2021 |
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#14: why did the sun go to school? to get brighter! (our one thousand hours outside challenge!)
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Sep 02, 2021 |
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#13: Toddler Books We Currently Love, Part 1
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Aug 26, 2021 |
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#12: simplify and minimize your kitchen utensils, it's a whisk you should take
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Aug 19, 2021 |
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#11: how to save money on books, e-books, & audiobooks
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Aug 12, 2021 |
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#10: if your refrigerator is running, you better go catch it
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Aug 05, 2021 |
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#09: when an authors second novel disappoints so badly, after a fantastic debut
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Jul 29, 2021 |
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#08: what's the secret? pasta water!
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Jul 22, 2021 |
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#07: find a summer reading list that doesn't use the term 'beach read.' go ahead, I'll wait...
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Jul 15, 2021 |
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#06: pan sauce and meat, best comPANions ever!
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Jul 08, 2021 |
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#05: halfway through the year, how's your reading challenge coming along?
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Jul 01, 2021 |
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#04: a beautifully organized and smoothly run kitchen, four little things to implement today
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Jun 24, 2021 |
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#03: tone, inflection, and pitch, oh my! and other important factors for audiobooks
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Jun 17, 2021 |
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#02: a sustainable meal planning guide, you breader believe it!
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Jun 10, 2021 |
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#01: 1984, and other books i wish i read in high school
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Jun 03, 2021 |