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Tiki Bar Ideas for Kids | Tye Dye Inspired

The Tye Dye Inspired Tiki Bar was a crowd-pleaser for this party! Cash had so much fun choosing all his favorite rainbow color-themed candies and creating the Italian Soda Bar! Follow along through the party posts: THIS MAIN POST Tye Dye Party Food Ideas Tye Dye Party Games & Activities This Tye Dye Tiki Bar SHOP THIS PARTY Amazon List | Tye Dye Party Essentials Etsy Shop | Tie Dye…

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Bridal Showers, Everything You Need to Know

A bridal shower is an important pre-wedding event that celebrates the bride-to-be and her upcoming nuptials. If you have been tasked with planning a bridal shower for a friend or family member, there are several things you can do to ensure it’s a success. Bridal Showers, Everything You Need to Know First, decide on the date, time, and location of the bridal shower. It’s important to choose a…

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Tye Dye Party Games & Activities

Cash’s 9th Tye Dye Party Games were anything but slow despite all of the Sloths… He is a guy who loves a good vibe and Tye Dye was the way to go this year. Of course, we did our own shirts, but we also went through a luau obstacle course that included a tye-dye-themed candy bar! Follow along through the party posts: THIS MAIN POST Tye Dye Party Food Ideas Tye Dye Party Games & Activities A…

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Tye Dye Party Food Ideas

Tye Dye Tyme when you’re turning NINE! Cash’s 9th Tye Dye Birthday Party was anything but slow despite all of the Sloths… He is a guy who loves a good vibe and Tye Dye was the way to go this year. Of course, we did our own shirts, but we also went through a luau obstacle course that included a tye-dye-themed candy bar! Follow along through the party posts: THIS MAIN POST Tye Dye Party Food…

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How to Throw a Tye Dye Birthday Party

Tye Dye Tyme when you’re turning NINE! Cash’s 9th Tye Dye Birthday Party was anything but slow despite all of the Sloths… He is a guy who loves a good vibe and Tye Dye was the way to go this year. Of course, we did our own shirts, but we also went through a luau obstacle course that included a tye-dye-themed candy bar! Follow along through the party posts: THIS MAIN POST Tye Dye Party Food…

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March Week 11 | Clean Week

Welcome to CLEAN Week, which is inspired by the concept of Spring Cleaning. You get a chore chart, and you get a chore chart! I’m very generous when the sun starts to come out. No seriously, I’m a completely different person than I am in the winter… This week we’ll cover a few cleaning routines we have for Spring and early March. Week 11 | Post 2 “Seriously though, you’re all getting a new…

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How to Deep Clean Your Freezer in 10 Steps

Keeping your freezer clean and organized is essential for maintaining the freshness and quality of your frozen foods. Here are ten simple steps to deep clean and declutter your freezer: Unplug your freezer and remove all items from the freezer and place them in a cooler. Discard any expired or freezer-burned items. Remove any removable shelves, drawers, and ice trays, and wash them with warm,…

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February Week 9 | Time-In Week

Now that we’ve had our Time Out, it’s definitely time to jump back in. We’re getting geared up for a whole new season with Spring right around the corner and there is so much to do. This week is all about getting your TIME Organized so you can be your most efficient self heading into the next few months. Everything comes speeding in from scheduling camps to just being outside and flipping your…

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My Top 10 Time Management Strategies as a Busy Mom

As a busy mom, effective time management is crucial to juggle multiple responsibilities efficiently. Balancing the needs of your children, the demands of your job, and personal time can be challenging. But with the right strategies, you can find that perfect equilibrium. Here are the top 10 time management strategies that can help you stay organized and make the most of your time: Prioritize…

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February Week 8 | Time Out Week

I am officially calling a Time Out. We are 8 Weeks into the year and I know I’m not alone when I say, as a Mom, I need a time-out. I debated calling this week “Break Week” or even “Transition Week” but honestly, we know it’s not a break, it’s a glorified 30-second time-out to catch our breath. We get to take a quick look back on the first 2 months of the year (where’d that go?!) while…

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How to Mentally Prepare for Baseball Season

If you had time to read my last post on 10 Things Every Baseball Mom Can Do to Support Her Son I hope you enjoy these next pieces of advice. It’s a bit of an expansion on that list, but more geared towards what he can do as opposed to what you can do. Here are my Top 5 Focus Points or Dynamic Conversation Topics I like to encourage throughout the entire season, but especially at the beginning for…

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February Week 7 | Baseball Week

It’s Week 7 of the year and we officially started BASEBALL yesterday! We didn’t know we were going to be Baseball parents when we had kids, but we did know we would probably be raising student-athletes. I’m going to bounce right off of Self-Care Week and into a bit of Dynamic Athlete Awareness. You may have picked up by now that I am passionate about a few psychology-related things… One of my…

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10 Things Every Baseball Mom Can Do to Support Her Son

There are plenty more than 10 Things Every Baseball Mom Can Do while Supporting her son in his baseball adventure. But we kept this post at the quickest and top ten. Maybe we’ll do a Part 2. Wyatt and I are very similar in how we like people to interact with us as athletes. So, he and I built this list together. I cannot tell you how many times I’ve said that Baseball is not the only thing in the…

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NERF Birthday Party Obstacle Course | Gauntlet

Wyatt turning 9 was a BLAST! We celebrated him with a Happy NERF Day themed party this year and oh, how the darts flew! Everyone was a trooper as this party did happen in the rain… We’ve been so lucky these last 8 years with the January weather, it was time for a wet and wild day. I’m breaking this party up into a few posts. You can cruise through it if you start at the MAIN BLOG POST: How to…

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NERF Birthday Party Level | Ladder Range

Wyatt turning 9 was a BLAST! We celebrated him with a Happy NERF Day themed party this year and oh, how the darts flew! Everyone was a trooper as this party did happen in the rain… We’ve been so lucky these last 8 years with the January weather, it was time for a wet and wild day. I’m breaking this party up into a few posts. You can cruise through it if you start at the MAIN BLOG POST: How to…

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NERF Birthday Party Game Levels

Wyatt turning 9 was a BLAST! We celebrated him with a Happy NERF Day-themed party this year and oh, how the darts flew! Everyone was a trooper as this party did happen in the rain… We’ve been so lucky these last 8 years with the January weather, it was time for a wet and wild day. I’m breaking this party up into a few posts. You can cruise through it if you start at the MAIN BLOG POST. The…

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NERF Birthday Party Food Ideas

Wyatt turning 9 was a BLAST! We celebrated him with a Happy NERF Day themed party this year and oh, how the darts flew! Everyone was a trooper as this party did happen in the rain… We’ve been so lucky these last 8 years with the January weather, it was time for a wet and wild day. I’m breaking this party up into a few posts. You can cruise through it if you start at the MAIN BLOG POST. The…