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Stop Beating Yourself Up–Parent Better with Stress Management Tools

June 27, 2018 By Tanya Gioia 1 Comment · This post may contain affiliate links

I recently contracted an awful head cold from a water park excursion in Texas.  Playing, splashing and sliding at the park proved a great time for the family, but getting on a plane the next day sealed the fate of my sinuses. Frustrated, I thought “Go ahead start beating yourself up for knowing better than…

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10 Simple Christmas Wreaths You Can Make in An Hour

November 10, 2017 By Tanya Gioia Leave a Comment · This post may contain affiliate links

Make one of these 10 simple Christmas wreaths in less than an hour!   We don’t even start to set up our Christmas Tree until after the second weekend in December.  I often make the wreath for the door out of the trimmings off the Christmas tree we liberate from the national forest. This year…

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Want More Free Time With Your Family?

April 19, 2017 By Tanya Gioia 2 Comments · This post may contain affiliate links

I want more free time with my family how about you?  When I add up the school/work day and see how many hours I truly spend face to face with my kids I feel sad. Before school, I spend about an hour with them and after school about 4 hours which includes dinner, homework, preparing…

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Organize Your Holiday Schedule In 15 Minutes

December 9, 2016 By Tanya Gioia 2 Comments · This post may contain affiliate links

Holiday schedule organization in as little as 15 minutes keeps a busy home from turning into chaos.  You can use a simple wall calendar and 15 minutes at a family dinner to create a plan for attending holiday parties and performances.  (This post does contain affiliate links to help you find items and support the…

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How We Created a No Stress Christmas Day and You Can Too!

December 7, 2016 By Tanya Gioia 6 Comments · This post may contain affiliate links

We saved our family Christmas Day by doing nothing. Six or seven Christmases ago we started doing “nothin’ ” for Christmas Day.   It came as a revelation to my husband and I when the boys were really little. (Affiliate links provided so you can find products and we can support the blog-thank you so…

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Easy Kid Friendly Gingerbread Houses

November 18, 2016 By Tanya Gioia 4 Comments · This post may contain affiliate links

Easy Gingerbread houses that kids can do themselves are a great holiday party idea.  This sturdy gingerbread house works for even the chunky toddler fingers–no baking required!  These gingerbread houses use graham crackers right out of the box. All the fun is really in the decorating right?  This lets you get to it right away…

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Halloween Pumpkins Based on Your Favorite Book

October 21, 2016 By Tanya Gioia 2 Comments · This post may contain affiliate links

Is there anything better on a brisk fall day than cozying up with your child and a favorite book?  Reading to your child is such a  gift of your time.  As I tell my son, books can take you around the world, deep into space, and off into other dimensions in just one afternoon.  Every…

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Vacationing with Family: A Blast or A Drag

October 12, 2016 By Tanya Gioia 2 Comments · This post may contain affiliate links

My husband and I worked at a smallish dude ranch in Northern Colorado for many years.  Several times during our tenure, a family reunion booked the whole ranch for the entire week.  Maybe Grandma and Grandpa were treating the family to a vacation or the whole family pulled together and decide instead of a cruise,…

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5 Hacks for Leaving the House On Time (with or without kids)

October 6, 2016 By Tanya Gioia 1 Comment · This post may contain affiliate links

I call it the SWAMP! I feel totally sucked in by all the things to do and left undone when I leave the house. Physically, it is like walking through water with weights on. I am pushing with my arms, my legs and my mind to just get out the door.  Don’t ask me anything…

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When Storm Troopers Invade Your Bedroom

October 1, 2016 By Tanya Gioia Leave a Comment · This post may contain affiliate links

Storm Troopers in the Bedroom, Oh My! When Storm Troopers invade you bedroom you duck under the covers as they are likely carrying Nerfguns set to stun! A true delight in my house is my youngest son’s love of costumes.  For many years I went everywhere with a superhero.  Batman, Spiderman, Cap tainAmerica, Superman or…

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