I love to find fun ways to teach my kids about the real meaning behind our holidays and today's Easter Week Advent printables do that! Mandy from Sugarbee Crafts has come up with this Easter Advent with daily activities for your family from the Sunday before Easter until Easter Sunday. She also created some free printables to go with it (which you can find below).
Meditation can seem strange or unfamiliar at first- that was definitely my meditation experience in the beginning! I've found that it can be both weird and transformative! In this post, I'll share my meditation experience and the benefits of meditation that I've discovered along the way. Continue to the end of the post to see two videos on the subject!
Meditation can feel weird at first. Initially, it may seem like you're not doing anything, and you might question the point of sitting there in silence. But if you're able to let go of those thoughts and just focus on your breath and being present in the moment, you may start to experience a level of peace that comes with being mindful and aware.
If you're tired of waking up to a cluttered and chaotic bedroom, your nightstand may be to blame. It's amazing how much of a difference a little organization can make in your space. Don't worry if the thought of decluttering your nightstand feels overwhelming. I have seven easy nightstand organization ideas that will make tidying up a breeze!
I also have a video with a simple step-by-step process for night stand decluttering and cleaning motivation here:
Continue reading for some additional organization ideas!
Check out this Valentines Day Countdown for kids! I've included instructions to make your own Valentines Countdown and a couple of lists of Kid Friendly Valentine's Day Activities and FREE Valentine printables for kids!
For Valentine's Day this year, I wanted to do some fun things with my kids so we put together this Valentine Countdown for Kids! There is a little envelope for each day and inside is a little note, with a valentine activity for the kids or the family to do together that day, in preparation for Valentine's Day! I'm excited about the things on our list (which I will share in this post)!
Before we were a week into 2023, I had an ankle injury from a rock climbing accident!
We got a family rock climbing membership in the summer and it turned out to be an excellent family activity- both for exercise and for building camaraderie! We decided to pause our membership & reactivate it in the new year to use rock climbing as an indoor activity during the part of the year when weather is not so nice for spending time outside.
So we reactivated the first week of January, and that week during one of our visits, the accident occurred. Here's what happened:
If you want the whole detailed story, watch the video above. For a summary, read on: