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5 Tips for Making January a Little Less Sucky
It’s that time of year again.
January. Ugh.
It’s day after day of grey skies and freezing temperatures. In fact, the only time I really see the ...
5 Lessons We Learned in 2018
As the year comes to an end, we’re all in the habit of looking back and thinking about the good, the bad and the ugly. It’s amazing how fleeting a...
How to Teach Your Kids About Entitlement This Holiday Season
It makes every parent bristle.
After spending hours shopping, planning and wrapping (which ALWAYS takes five times longer than you think it will)...
5 Reasons You Should Tell Children the Truth (Even When It Hurts)
1. They should hear it from someone they trust.
Wouldn’t it be nice if life didn’t ever suck? If it was predictable and gentle, and we never had t...
Other Life Lessons Blog #3: The one thing all kids need when they go back to school.
We’re not really summer people.
Sure, we love the idea of summer. We love long days, warm nights and afternoons by the pool. Ooh! Barbecues. Annnnd...
Other Life Lessons Blog #2: The BabyTime Show recap
We didn’t know what we were doing. Not even a little bit.
When we signed up to do our first-ever in-person selling at The BabyTime Show in Mississa...
Introducing Other Life Lessons
You learn a lot after having a baby.
Like how that white couch was a terrible idea.
And that you were a horrible child who should’ve appreciated ev...