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March 8, 2020 by not your average mom Leave a Comment

Last week I finished reading the book The One Thing, written by Gary Keller (cofounder of Keller Williams Realty) and Jay Papasan. I started reading it upon the suggestion of a member in a Facebook group I belong to after posting that my biggest challenge continues to be having way too many plates spinning at […]

Filed Under: Lessons I've Learned, Moneysavers, Self Care Tagged With: avoiding distractions, home office, public library, work at home moms, work from home solutions

10 Alternatives To Having Your Kids Work On Workbooks This Summer

July 7, 2018 by not your average mom 4 Comments

Today someone I’m friends with on Facebook posted a question asking if she was the only one who had her kids do workbooks over summer vacation. And there were dozens of responses saying YES! and Absolutely! and I don’t want my kids to forget everything they learned over the summer! I was the only person in […]

Filed Under: Lessons I've Learned, Life at My House, Parenting Tagged With: activities for kids, library, public library, summer learning, summer math practice, summer reading, summer slide, workbooks

Twenty book and three drink minimum.

March 11, 2015 by not your average mom 9 Comments

I have not been taking advantage of the public library here in town, for a few reasons. 1) I suck at remembering to return the books on time, and they never end up actually being free. 2) We always misplace at least one book. 3) My kids suck at the library. But now that I […]

Filed Under: Your Daily Dose Tagged With: public library, when your kids suck

Dig into reading. And your wallet.

June 14, 2013 by not your average mom 8 Comments

When I was little my mom would take us to the public library all the time. Going to the library was one of my favorite things to do. There was something exciting about knowing you could go look at the books and take as many of them home as you wanted. And there was nothing […]

Filed Under: Your Daily Dose Tagged With: children's books, overdue notices, public library

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