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Why I Stopped Potty Training My Kids

by Toni Herrbach

Why I Stopped Potty Training My Kids

No more diapers. When Cora made the transition into "big girl panties" my potty training days were over. Can I get a high five, fist bump, spirit fingers? There was no sadness in my house when Cora stopped wearing diapers. I don't miss them at all. After changing diapers for almost 18 years and I don't know how many diapers that adds up to, but I'm sure it's in the thousands or tens of ...

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A Day in the Life of The Happy Housewife ~ My Schedule

by Toni Herrbach

A day in the life of a happy housewife

Have you ever wondered what a real schedule looks like for a stay-at-home/ work-at-home mom? Years ago I wrote a series about a day in the life of The Happy Housewife. It is still one of the most popular series on my site, over 10 years later! Personally, I think people are curious to see how others live and manage their time. I love learning how other people organize their days Now that my kids ...

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How to Keep Your New Year’s Resolutions

by Toni Herrbach

Every new year millions of people make resolutions to get organized, simplify, lose weight, exercise more, spend less time on their phones, save money, etc. The reality is only about 8% of people succeed in keeping their resolutions. Why do so many people, who have great intentions fail? The problem is most people have a laundry list of things they want to change or improve each year and the ...

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No Sugar Challenge

by Toni Herrbach

21 day no sugar challenge

Are you ready to give your body a break from sugar? Many people resolve to get fit in the new year and joining the No Sugar Challenge is a great way to drop a few extra pounds and inches. There's a saying that you can't exercise away a bad diet and it's true! When I first started getting fit for good I ate poorly most of the time (especially soda!). It wasn't until I changed how I ate that ...

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10 Tips for Becoming a Yes Mom

by Toni Herrbach

How to be a yes mom

When your children ask you a question is your first response more likely to be yes, or no? For many years my first response was always no. "No- you cannot have a snack, no - you cannot paint, no - you cannot play outside, no - you cannot get out such and such toy..." A few years ago I read an article about saying yes to your kids more often than you say no. The article made me realize that ...

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Life Changing Books I Read

by Toni Herrbach

Life Changing Books I've read

I truly believe a great book can change your life. However life changing books are useless if you don't read them. This year I decided to focus on reading more books and scrolling less. Don't get me wrong, I like reading articles online, but I find that once I start reading them I can't stop. Then I get sucked into a rabbit hole of articles that aren't super helpful or educational. ...

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