She's been a part of our family for nearly five years. It wasn't in our plans to add a dog to our family. We met Eva at PetSmart while picking up a container for a butterfly chrysalis. The girls asked if we could look at the cats and dogs a local shelter had brought in for adoption. We went to "look" at the dogs, and a little voice said, "Eva needs a family, Mommy." That's the story of how we became a dog family.
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At the beginning of this month, I took the plunge and purchased a planner. My initial and main reason for purchasing the planner is the fact that I have lots of thoughts and ideas running around in my head. Since I rarely wrote them down, they often just sat in my brain similar to the many photos I have piled up on my hard drive. Now with my handy dandy planner, I am able to write down and dedicate a bit more time to things that I desire to do; not just those things that I know I have to do so that our home functions.
Read MoreThis week many moments put a smile on my face. Sometimes I take for granted moments of happiness so this week I am documenting a few.
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It is often perceived that mothers are able to get every single thing done on our little checklists. Well, I will tell you I often do get most things on my checklist done simply because I don't put a lot on it. I give myself permission to not get it all done before I create my daily goals.
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