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I quit Social Media for a week and this is what happened...

I quit Social Media for a week and this is what happened... Life went on, I got a lot more done, spent less time on my phone and more time focusing on my surroundings, I actually felt a little lonely/disconnected. To clarify, I did keep Snapchat! So many people communicate that way😏 that I decided to keep it. but I deleted Facebook and Instagram off my phone and iPad to help with the temptation. In a lot of ways it was so freeing! I think so many of us are guilty of mindlessly getting on both of those apps and not even realizing until you've been scrolling for an hour... I did spend more time on Pinterest😂 but at least thats a little more useful way to spend your time. I did spend a lot less time on my phone/ipad and it was so nice. Whether I was at home, or out and about I was so much more aware of my surroundings. I got so much more done around home because I wasn't wasting so much time sitting on the couch browsing.  I actually felt a lit

Weekly Recap October 14th - 20th

Weekly Recap October 14th - 20th My ootd for Sunday (Note Dublin hiding behind me😉). We got up Sunday morning and headed to church. After church we headed to Des Moines to eat and, get some groceries and browse around a few stores. Guys...it SNOWED in Des Moines!! we were so excited, probably the only people that were😂. We decided to try out the new Wahlburgers in Des Moines and my gosh it was so amazing! great service, prices and food, we'll definitely be making it a regular stop! Naturally you need to listen to Christmas music for the first snow... We finished the evening with a little creme dementh dessert and some blue bloods, if you've never had this dessert or never heard of it you're SERIOUSLY missing out I'll post the recipe soon because really everyone needs to have this in there lives. Sometimes you just need to hold on real tight and have mommy cuddles...💙. Monday I had a long list of things I wanted to ge

Fall Organizer

Fall Organizer In this post you'll see how I have organized my papers for Thanksgiving, if you're hosting Thanksgiving at your home the checklist are perfect for you! I also have a calendar going from September-November to write in special events and dates, a fun Fall Bucket list and some coloring pages I found online. I got just a cheap binder from Dollar General for a couple dollars and used my label maker to label the binder. I threw in some blank pages I had for any extra notes I wanted to add. Then I added this page that starts that has a week before slot and then a Sunday - Thursday slot. This is where I'll write down anything I need to do leading up to Thanksgiving - whether it be cleaning the bathroom, vacuuming, running to the store, etc. I use this page the day of Thanksgiving - I used this last year and it worked great and kept me on track during the day. This is the page where you'll write down everythin