Parenting

There Is No Worse Feeling Than When Your Child Is Sick

07.05.2012
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I have been having quite the difficult past two weeks here at home, which is a big reason for the lack of new posts. Just when I found the perfect balance for getting everything done, of course life has to swing another way and keep me on my toes. It’s been a few weeks of [...]

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7 Ways My Toddler is Just Like My 15 Year-Old-Cat & 1 Way They Differ

07.03.2012
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Princess Bean is by far my most spirited child. She is fearless, curious and loves to get dirty. The two older children are not really like that and so it’s been fun (and terrifying) to watch Bean grow and get into sh*t — so say it lightly.  She is at that fun stage and age [...]

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Babe Has a Fever, Now What? 4 Things You Need To Know About Fevers

27.01.2012
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There is little worse then hearing your child wake up in the middle of the night, crying. When you go to them and pick them up for comfort you realize they feel as hot as an oven and it’s obvious your little babe is sick. You take their temperature — and there it is, your [...]

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Sh*t No One Tells You Before You Have a Kid

24.01.2012
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Becoming a parent is one of the most exciting times in life.  A life change that rocks your world in the most amazing way. It’s certainly not easy and there will be challenges, but as I am sure I don’t need to tell you — it is totally worth every moment.  We all hear about [...]

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The Importance of Catching Those Fleeting Moments

19.01.2012
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As a mother with young children you don’t receive a whole lot of feedback that what you are doing — this ever important ‘job’ — is going in the right direction. You go through many stages before your children are old enough to give you that positive reinforcement that reassures those little voices in the back [...]

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Small Shift, Few Changes and Some Cute Faces

17.01.2012
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I mentioned this a while back on my Facebook page — that changes were on the way for Accustomed Chaos. I took some time off last week to give myself some breathing space and now I am en route to new things to come for 2012.  December is hard on everyone with all the holidays and [...]

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Mixed Feelings About a New Chapter

06.01.2012
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I could have talked about this sooner. It’s not like it’s some giant secret or anything. Part of me didn’t want to jinx it – the other part – well, this new ‘chapter’ means the end of previous chapter.  Sounding all dramatic – it’s not really. Most I think would be thrilled about this – I [...]

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Is Finding Balance in Life A Myth or Obtainable?

04.01.2012
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I have never really been one to make resolutions. Every year it’s a big thing and then no more then 6 weeks later we start to hear how everyone hI have this big goal for 2012 – not being the ‘resolution’ type this is kind of a first for me. I want to find balance in [...]

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7 Signs Your Dealing With “After Holiday Aftermath”

28.12.2011
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The holidays are a tremendous amount of fun. All this excitement in a week with Christmas, boxing day, family, new years eve and new years all rolled into one. The kids home from school. Presents, singing, family … it’s a lot of hooplah to take in. Every year I get excited for it and then [...]

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