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Need cool shades for your kids that will last? Check out Speckaboo!

August 16, 2016 by not your average mom Leave a Comment

A couple months ago I was given some sunglasses to check out by Speckaboo. The kids loved them, but before I wrote a review, I wanted to have a chance to really check them out and see if they stood the test of my children who have never had a pair of sunglasses last more […]

Filed Under: Kids' Corner, Reviews and Giveaways Tagged With: beach, giveaway, speckaboo, summer, sun, sunglasses

You Are Not The Only Mom

July 21, 2016 by not your average mom 4 Comments

It’s about the halfway point of summer vacation here in CT. But if you are anything like me, you are way more than halfway to your breaking point, and you are starting to count down the days until school begins. You don’t really want summer to be over. Not the good parts of it. But boy do […]

Filed Under: Parenting Tagged With: countdown, mom, mom fails, summer, the only mom

Twenty-One Days

July 9, 2016 by not your average mom 4 Comments

We’ve officially been out of school and on summer vacation for three weeks. And for three weeks I have been working from home with five kids here all day long. My husband has been working a lot and hasn’t been around much, and for three weeks, I have been taking all the kids to the pool with […]

Filed Under: Your Daily Dose Tagged With: alone time, kids, summer

We are already having a great summer and it’s not even officially summer yet.

June 19, 2016 by not your average mom 1 Comment

Our last day of school was on Thursday, so it is officially summer for us here in CT now. But we unofficially kicked off our summer last Monday. I  have been determined to make this summer one that is close to the kind of summer I had as a kid. An unplugged, less scheduled, more relaxed, […]

Filed Under: Your Daily Dose Tagged With: showyourslow, slow summer series, summer

You can do Cross Fit. Or you can give me a pedicure.

June 14, 2016 by not your average mom 2 Comments

Yesterday was Number 7’s last day of preschool and just dropping her off I was already very emotional and I knew I would be a total wreck, so I treated myself to a pedicure, which I hardly ever do. And I don’t hardly ever  do it because of the cost. I mean, that is definitely a […]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: pedicure, summer

It’s 5:00 p.m. Have you slowed down yet today?

June 13, 2016 by not your average mom Leave a Comment

Today is the official start of the #ShowYourSlow challenge. In case you missed it,  I have teamed up with my good friend Eileen from Little Acorn Learning, and it is our mission to encourage and (hopefully) inspire moms to slow down, unplug, unschedule, and enjoy more mindful moments with your families this summer. In order […]

Filed Under: Your Daily Dose Tagged With: flowers, little acorn learning, show your slow, slow summer series, summer

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