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From Monday Mom Blues to Monday Blooms
Tweet A mom friend told me as a stay at home mom you have oodles of time to think, but do little else. To be honest, it’s made me dread a whole fresh week of nothingness. When I first started as a full-time stay at home, I watched hours of mindless TV. But recently, all this…
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The Superhero You Know
Tweet The next biggest superhero isn’t coming to a theater near you. What most people don’t know is that they have one of the most powerful ones in their home. It’s you. Here are top 10 super powers that should deem you the next Super Hero: Super pain. Yes labor is equated with running a marathon. But…
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Effortless Teepee II
Tweet This will be a short post because it took me no more than 5 minutes to put a toddler teepee together. The hard part was entertaining two babies at a hardware store while trying to carry bamboo poles and them back to my car. Thank you nice City Mill salesperson for helping me with…
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The Toddler Craft Project That Keeps On Giving
Tweet When you’ve got a spirited tot, planning a project that has multiple uses is ideal. This is important to tuck away for: a) rainy days b) cancelled playdates c) when you’re too tired to do anything. Thankfully, one of those days when all of the above was happening, I saw a potted plant nearby…
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The Unwanted Things Your Kids Teach You
Tweet Being a parent teaches me a lot of things. Sometimes it forces me to learn things I’d rather not learn. Things like how to survive the world with less than a few hours of sleep or how to cook dinner with a crying toddler and un-soothable five-month old or how to be patient when…
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What Mothers Want You to Know
Tweet I’ve only been a mom for two and a half years, but having ventured to the other side, I can’t remember life before my sons. Taking on this newish role has changed me. In a good way. Forever. It’s given me new mommy lens that makes me see the world differently. I wish I…
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Creative Bee: Larisa Majors
Tweet I kept catching mom friend Larisa’s crafty ideas in my Facebook feed, until I had to ask her, “Will you please post a few on The Inspiring Bee?” Fortunately, she agreed. Check out her amazing before and after photos of the antique, vintage and unwanted items she found around Oahu and transformed into inspiring treasures:…
