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Is Your Teen Headed Back to College? Strategies for Success

Have you got a teen headed back to college in a few days? Have you had a great holiday together? Are you ready for them to go back? I am all of the above. It’s been such a great time together! It is amazing how “smart” my boys now are! The opinions keep on rolling out about everything! Evidently my husband and I aren’t really in the know about anything! (Insert rolling eyes here!) All joking aside, going back to school can be stressful for many of our kids. They might not have had a very good semester scholastically. There …

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Moms Take Time Out For Yourself: 10 Easy Ways to Make This Happen

Take a time out… Let’s get real for a minute… As moms we are the last person in line for getting any type of care. Everyone is ahead of us, including the dang dog! Are you constantly tired? Cranky? Stressed? We feel you! It’s all the things that we keep track of and take care of… Take some mom time out and try some of the following ideas. The mom trenches are a great place to be! We are on the front lines for our families, but we need to take care of ourselves, as in immediately!! We’d love for this …

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Great Games to Play with Your Teens Anytime

Follow my blog with Bloglovin “Life is more fun if you play games (with your teens)!“–Roald Dahl This is so true, and we are going to help you out this season to find some really great games to play with your teens! Many people think that they only have time to play games on vacation or at the holidays. Unfortunately, we fall into that group a lot of the time. But, when we do take the time to actually play a game, it is always so fun! And, let’s face it, time with our teens is so precious. We know …

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