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Spring Giveaway – Local, Farm-Raised Pork & Beef, CSA Produce!

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I could not be more ready to kick this awful March to the curb and begin a warm and fun spring. We View Post

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Decorating giveaway winner!

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Thank you to all the decorating tips! I am going to re-read all of them for sure! Congrats to Laura View Post

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My Worst Failure as a Homemaker {Help Me Out, & Win Adorable Print for Your Home!}

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First off, thanks to all of our friends who have been praying for Ty. He is feeling much, much View Post

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Parenting an Introverted Child Well

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I have to credit the idea for this post to Jamie of Simple Homeschool, who recently posted, "On the View Post

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welcome to the new “Smartter” Each Day!

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Ta-Da!!!! Meet my new site, everyone! I am beyond excited about my newly designed and newly located View Post

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How to Keep Your Marriage Alive in a Den Full of Chaos

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There are some of you reading this who make me nervous as I write this. I wish you would just stop View Post

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my crazy homeschooling ideas

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  I recently found a blog I loved. It was called “weird, unsocialized homeschoolers.” View Post

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when the real world smacks you in the face (and a mom’s favorite verse!)

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Less than a week ago, I was cruising down the highway, kid-less, Chick-fil-a salad on my lap, all View Post

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I went to a mom conference! (My new convictions on texting, discipline, and joy at home)

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My cousin and I somehow escaped the madness love and community of our families to attend the Mom View Post

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what to do when you wash a disposable diaper in the washing machine for the second time in a month

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Cry. Curse yourself (again) for being Eco-unconscious, and hate Mother Nature for such cruel, View Post

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a budget that finally worked for us (the crazy budget post)

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Yup, it’s the crazy budget post. Intrigued? Every once in a while I get a great idea in one area or View Post

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Kids’ Bedroom Chore Chart: the answer to all your problems

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Don’t you just love when you think of a solution for a bunch of problems at once?!? It’s only View Post

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weekend reading…2/9/13

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Happy weekend, everyone! We've been battling some winter colds around here (including a nice little View Post

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Anxiety in Motherhood

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This morning I'm guest posting at Modern Alternative Mama, speaking about my struggles with anxiety. View Post

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Make Your Hormones Work for You: what to do, when, in your cycle

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Attention: This post is for women. (In case the use of the "h" and "c" words in the title didn't View Post

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Why Does God Allow Asthma? (with real answers)

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Want to teach your kids about Jesus, but long for some guidance? Check out my new View Post

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what I’ve been up to {& weekend reading}

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(sigh). That's me over here, wishing I was Stephanie at the Keeper of the Home. Do you notice I'm View Post

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feeling overwhelmed? 10 ways to beat no good, horrible days of motherhood

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I'm wondering if the January pits have gotten to us over here at Smartter Each Day. {ps. there is View Post

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5 good things about days when you feel like a useless blob

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Well, I guess I'm not totally a useless blob, since I bet there are no other works of literature View Post

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Giveaway Winner!

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I've been thinking all day about who gets to be the lucky winner of these prizes....And we have View Post

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Giveaway for Locals: Grass-fed Meat and Organic Produce, Delivered!

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Hey local readers! It's somebody's lucky day! I have two awesome prizes to give away. A pound of View Post

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Priscilla’s True Life Story: Gluten-free by choice!

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I met Priscilla years ago, before she had three kids and a husband! Here they all are View Post

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Should moms take naps? {thoughts on guilt, rest, and how to feel peppier}

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There are a few groups of people I am secretly jealous of. So secretly, that I decided to post it View Post

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on loss: {How To Enjoy Life When Others Hurt}

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warning. this post is not a funny one. (In case the title confused you.) I did have an idea for a View Post

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One more plug for planning day (and how I spent mine)

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Recently I talked about how wonderful, amazing, and productive it is to get out of the house and View Post

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Is there an “app” for that? Contest

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Anyone else remember when (gasp) there were no cell phones? What in the world did we do? I remember View Post

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A Christmas Surprise (or, what Todd hunted in the house)

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  When I was in college, these two guys did a funny skit making fun of all the squirrels View Post

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Why Everyone Needs a Planning Day (and suggestions of how to spend it)

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My friend Brandi does not share my enthusiasm for planning. Last year when I told her that I was View Post

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Hi! I’m Jessica. Former English teacher turned homeschooling mom of three. ESTJ. iPhone addict (in recovery). Anxiety overcomer. Allergy mom (only slightly neurotic). Loved by God, and wife to Mr. Fix Anything. I run a mean 12-minute mile and can make just about anything dairy free. I’m glad you’re here! Read More >>>
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