Today marks Rohan's first day of second grade and Kaya's first day of Kindergarten. I'm a little emotional about Kaya's entree into "big girl" status, but overall I'm ecstatic to have these kids outta my house for 6 hours a day. #judgemeifyawanna! They had a great drop off. No tears. No fighting. No awkwardness. I have high hopes for this year. Oh, and this happened: I almost fainted when he reached for her hand! Dear Rohan, My sweet boy. My smart, active boy. School has been ...

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I didn't do an official "spring cleaning" this year. I did however do a summer purge. I konmari-ed my clothes and realized I have no clothes that spark joy...(and then manifested a gift of 4 big bins of clothes)...but that's a different post. I also purged the kids' rooms again. This was an exercise borne of frustration as much as it was lifestyle redesign and "good-deeding." (PS: Did you see me on TV talking about this? Me Time with Frangela had me on to discuss purging your kids' items! ...

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Bye bye summer break! Bye bye 24/7 children making noise in my house. Eating up every single thing. Constantly vying for my attention. Incessantly whining or fighting each other. And questions. All the myriad questions. Time to ask your teacher. Bye bye kiddos! School starts here on August 12th and I couldn't be happier about it. Now, I do love my children to bits and I loved our Summer Camp at Home and the way it manifested, but I am ecstatic for school to start and here are 10 reasons ...

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This was first published in March 2016, but I'm still lying to myself every day so I figured it was worth reposting. Check it out! ::singing:: tell me lies tell me sweet little lies.... So, my inner voice is a liar. I lie to myself all the time. I mean...fibs really. Teeny tiny white lies, honestly. I realize the lies I tell myself help me get through the day sometimes. They're necessary for survival. So I'm lying for my own good! Lie: I'll finish that ____ when the kids go down for ...

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