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Happier motherhood–and life–inspiration from Mom 2.0

I’m here at the Mom 2.0 Summit and have been struck by how fantastic some of the panelist’s quotes have been–and how perfectly they mesh with my mission and message here at The Happiest Mom. I wanted...

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A new Happiest Mom tradition: intention-setting Mondays

Moments like these are some of my favorite--and I want to make room in my life for more. Do you ever feel like life just goes too fast? That you have all these wonderful intentions for your children,...

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5 tips for getting motivated (when you'd rather just lie on the sofa)

Has it really been three days since I last posted? I think this is the longest I’ve been away from my blog in months. But after the whirlwind pace of the last few weeks, which have included my book...

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Mindful Monday: spend more time outdoors

After the enthusiastic response to last week’s Monday post about stating an intention for the week, it’s clear setting a specific weekly goal needs to be a  staple here at The Happiest Mom. Thanks too...

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Mindful Monday: take better care of myself

How did everyone do on last week’s Challenge? I’m working on making a badge that you can post on your own blog in the future; but for now let’s all chime in here. I did pretty well on my challenge for...

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How big dreams and "aim low, go slow" work together

I’m a dreamer with big ambitions. I pretty much have to be–as a freelance writer, if I wasn’t working toward something beyond the next assignment or next (often missing) check, I’d have burned out by...

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Thursday check-in: how are those Mindful Monday Challenges going?

Hi all, As the weekend approaches, I wanted to check in with my co-challengers, and also direct you toward a few opportunities to win copies of The Happiest Mom: 10 Secrets to Enjoying Motherhood. My...

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Sunday wrap-up: Looking back, looking forward

Wow, it has been a busy couple of weeks. Our discussion about hiring household help–and my follow-up post debunking some myths about hiring a cleaning service–really seemed to strike a chord with other...

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Mindful Monday: work on work

How did everyone do last week on their Mindful Monday Challenge? Mine went very well. I walked 5 of 7 days and in most cases exceeded my 30 minute goal (in fact, one beautiful day I just kept going...

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Managing your money: do you have goals?

It's hard to follow a map if you don't know where you're going...or why. This is the second post in a series about money and finances here at The Happiest Mom. You can find part 1 here. The year after...

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How much money is "enough"?

In my post the other day, I detailed my five biggest financial pitfalls. Number one was this: “Things will be better when…” syndrome. Katherine commented: “I read a study somewhere that most people...

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Mindful Monday: Get on top of the end-of-school-year calendar

I have so been loving the conversation about money we’ve been having here for the past week – how to know when you have enough, overcoming the pressure of “keeping up with the Joneses“, setting goals....

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Hey Jealousy: money, moms, and envy

When I decided nearly a decade ago that I really, really wanted to be a freelance writer – perhaps the world’s most envy-inducing occupation – I joined several writing communities both online and in...

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The one in which I ask for feedback

As you may have noticed, The Happiest Mom has been growing. And with growth comes an opportunity to reflect and make sure I’m being as helpful and engaging as possible. I know, this is my space, and as...

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Silencing the green-eyed monster: 7 ways to squelch envy and jealousy

For almost two weeks now, we’ve been talking about money. The mistakes we’ve made with it. What we want to do with it. How we’re trying to use it more wisely. And, how we feel about it. As it turns...

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My Mindful Monday: Gear up for summer break

How did everyone do on last week’s Mindful Monday challenge? Pretty good here. I feel like I stayed on top of the influx of end-of-school paperwork pretty well so far…there’s still a week to go. (Of...

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The future of The Happiest Mom

What a cool collection of ambitions and perspectives in yesterday’s discussion about dreams surviving motherhood (or not). I’m going to take a day or two to reflect on what all of you are saying there,...

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I promised you Shabby Apple, but today it's strawberry jam…

I meant to post more about “mom uniforms” and dresses today… …but remember that CSA bounty I mentioned on Monday? My friend Amy (who taught us everything she knows!), my sister-in-law Jenna and I spent...

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Mindful Monday: Soak up what's left of summer

I wish I could say I’d crossed everything off of last week’s Mindful Monday to-do list, but as it so often does, life got in the way of perfection. So I’ve still got a few things to accomplish before...

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Sunday Reads: The beauty of an ordinary life, moms who inspire, Still Life...

Hello all! Here in Michigan the unseasonably warm and sunny early October has shifted into a much chillier and wetter middle-of-the-month, which has inspired me to do more curling up and...

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6 Days of Holiday Giveaways, Day 5: keep your gifts organized with a Junque...

As I’ve mentioned, we try to keep our Christmas gift lists pared down to just three or four per kid. Still, multiply 3-4 gifts times five kids, plus the stuff they get from relatives, and you’re...

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Feeling overwhelmed by New Year's goals? Make mini-resolutions instead!

It’s January, and everyone’s talking about resolutions. And in the spirit of the new year, I’ve made a few of my own. But with all this focus on Important Life Changes, it’s easy to let...

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Mindful Monday: Move my exercise routine outdoors

You know what? I’m proud of myself. I’ve been working out regularly since January. Not every day. Not even always 3-4 times a week. But there has not been a single week in the past four months that I...

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Real Mom Moments Caught on Camera

This photo is one of my very favorites of me as a mom. For vain reasons? Heck, yes. I look at it and think: hmmm, I like my hair that dark shade; and wow, that’s some lovely décolletage (thanks to...

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My favorite Happiest Mom posts (an outsider-turned-insider’s perspective)

This post is by Sarah Powers, Happiest Mom contributor and Managing Editor, and blogger at Powers of Mine. When I came on as Managing Editor here at The Happiest Mom a few months ago, I was already a...

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The Kitchen Hour Podcast with Amy Allen Clark of MomAdvice.com

If you don’t already know Amy Allen Clark, founder of MomAdvice.com, you’re definitely going to want to listen to this episode of The Kitchen Hour Podcast. Amy and I talked about everything from...

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Best of The Home Hour Podcast

by Sarah Powers, Managing Editor  We are loving all the feedback on the podcast lately! It sounds like several of you are just starting to get into podcast-listening in general, and have added The Home...

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The Truth About Dads

taken while I was writing this post! Confession time: Up until a few days ago I had no idea Father’s Day was this weekend. For some reason I had next Sunday in my head, to the point where I even got in...

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Get Caught Up With Holiday Episodes Of The Home Hour!

Happy holidays, all! I’m not sure how it’s possible that we are just two weeks from Christmas! Sarah and I have been working hard on our holiday giveaways this week – not to mention festivities in our...

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Pardon our dust! (And, yay for changes!)

We’re doing a little spring cleaning here at The Happiest Home! Sarah’s been working hard behind the scenes to switch us to a new theme that will make it easier for you to navigate content and discover...

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