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Relocating and Unemployment PSA

Well, I felt like I needed to share my knowledge about unemployment since I have moved so many times. If you relocate due to a spouses job, you should qualify for unemployment (factoring in how long you worked etc.).  You pay into unemployment so it makes sense to use it. You file in the state you moved from, […]

Time for Fitness

Working out on a regular basis feels so good. It can be so hard to get back into a routine, but I know how good it feels. I don’t plan on running any marathons in the near future, but I feel pretty good.  Okay, I don’t know if I’ll run any 5ks in the near future either.  When […]

Maybe I’ll read my book..

Well, I read. I read a lot of books. They just have lots of pictures. Most of them are written by Dr. Seuss to be in fact. As for the Disney books, they are a good read as well. I do find myself analyzing all of the children’s books I read my boys. Why do so many of […]

March Madness

One of the best times of the year. My school didn’t make the tournament but let’s be honest, I don’t watch much television. If I do, it is Wild Kratts or Curious George etc.   We still manage to get excited. Of course I had to try a Shamrock Mocha shake. The boys and I were decked out […]

I promise…

I promise it will get easier. I have been there. I have moved 4 times in 4 years with two boys who are under 5 without family near by. I have had moments of failure and moments when I just thought wow, this is so hard. I have heard other people say unintentionally how happy they were to […]

Critical thinking, a learned skill

You aren’t born with critical thinking skills. As we get older, I think we really start to understand how much we don’t know. We question the world around us, and we grow from our experiences (if we are lucky enough to not be so stubborn.) I understand that everyone has their own perspective. I have learned  that being […]

Monday!

Happy Monday to all. I hope everyone has a great week.  My family and I had a great weekend. We didn’t do anything wild or adventurous but sometimes that is just perfect. 🙂

Happy Friday!

Every Friday for almost five years I have been posting happy Friday photos on my social networks. It is easy to do, and a fun way to kick off the weekend.  Every once in a while, I think about how my Friday posts originated. My oldest son was born on a Friday. I started off posting happy Friday, […]

2017 off to a good start

We took a road trip this weekend, and the boys were great. It was a fun adventure. We will see how I feel tomorrow when I have to go to work. The boys had their first sleep over this weekend. It is nice because I don’t set my expectations too high with two boys under five years old. […]