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Staycation: Day 2

June 25, 2017 by mizliz74 Leave a Comment

Well, yesterday ended by going to an outdoor movie at the zoo. It was free but the concessions weren’t. I bravely handed two 7 year olds a wad of money and sent them to get popcorn. 2 bottles of Sprite, a bag of skittles and a Hershey bar returned albeit without any change. So back … [Read more…]

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Posted in: Children, Simple Travel, The "time" of your life Tagged: Bloody Mary, children, crying, fish, fish eyeballs, Lionfish, rain, staycation

Anne, declining birth rates and children in general: part two

May 23, 2017 by mizliz74 Leave a Comment

Back for more? Don’t hate me yet? Awesome. Yesterday I ranted about my children and today I will rant some more. We also mentioned Anne of Green Gables and the newest adaptation. I started off discussing a book I’ve never read and other peoples opinion of it and it’s adaptations for the screen. And then… … [Read more…]

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Posted in: Children, Home Tagged: boarding school, children, clutter, fathers, French children, messes

The benefit of owning little

June 21, 2016 by mizliz74 Leave a Comment

Lately, I’ve thought about this often. When was I the happiest? And how do I get back there? Every time I ask, I come up with the same answer: When I had nothing. See, after my divorce, I had precious little. I had a futon for a couch and that I borrowed from my parents. … [Read more…]

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Posted in: Simple pleasures, The "time" of your life Tagged: breathe, children, clutter free, decluttering, family, living with less, minimalism. clutter, simplicity

Lenten sacrifice

February 21, 2015 by mizliz74 Leave a Comment

Welcome to Lent. The season of giving up chocolate for Jesus. It’s a season I never really understood until my friend explained it this way: you decide to give up or change a habit or something about yourself that is probably sinful and not pleasing to God, but you’re supposed to fail to show you … [Read more…]

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Posted in: I Love Jesus, Uncategorized Tagged: bedtime, children, Easter, Jesus, Lent, penance, sacrifice

Simply overwhelmed

October 30, 2014 by mizliz74 Leave a Comment

It’ been quiet in these parts for good reason: I am completely overwhelmed. With everything. I keep thinking it’s going to quiet down. Things will settle and I will have time. But it doesn’t and I don’t. It’s insane. I made some commitments and then some commitments to help with my commitments and next thing … [Read more…]

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Posted in: The "time" of your life Tagged: children, Ebola, music director, PTA, simple living, simplicity

Priorities

August 6, 2014 by mizliz74 1 Comment

This week is VBS (vacation bible school) week at my church. I had volunteered to help with the music before knowing the dates and it turned out that my husbands birthday is in the middle of it (today, in fact). He had his own gig scheduled at a park this evening and I knew if … [Read more…]

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Posted in: The "time" of your life Tagged: children, family, God first, Priorities, time, time management

How to simplify children

July 26, 2014 by mizliz74 19 Comments

No, I’m not joking. And I’m no expert in this area. I am, however, a mom who is frustrated with how complicated raising children has become. When I had my first child at age 20 I didn’t think twice about breastfeeding him and after he was born he latched on like a champ. A baby … [Read more…]

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Posted in: Children, Home Tagged: children, clutter free, decluttering, minimalism, simple, simple kids, simplicity, simplifying

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