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Here's To Long Weeks

9/30/2012

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Well, it's been quite a long couple of weeks. It feels like when one child has a rough week... they all adopt a rough week! 
We've had non-nappers, tummy troubled toddlers, hair cutters, party planners & teeth sprouters... not to mention our grammy broke her foot... so this momma has been surviving on caffeine & string cheese! 


Haha! Do you moms do that? I sometimes get to the end of a day & realized I've had granola bars, string cheese, a lot of coffee, and an apple. So I load up on water & calories half-way through the day. It's terrible!!


I wish there were a way to keep moving throughout a busy day, yet still have hugged every child, read to them, nursed the baby, and YES, eaten 3 full meals plus snacks for a nursing momma! It's exhausting trying to fit it all in!


Our new "schedule" is maintaining the bare minimum, but I have so much more that I would love to fit into a day!! There just aren't enough hours! 


I guess that means the fall baking, crafts, and extra school stuff is out... because I'm not about to sacrifice those hugs. Maybe a meal, but never a hug!! :)


Good luck in your upcoming week mommas! Personally, I have TONS of laundry I'm behind on, my own momma in a cast for the next 8 weeks & a huge list for an "American Girl Spa" party I'm giving my soon to be 6 year old for her birthday! It's gonna be a wild week... bring it on!!
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Color Coding Saved My Life

9/10/2012

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I thought I'd share my secret to keeping my kids (& their stuff) straight! COLOR-CODING has saved my life.


Each family member (me & daddy included) has a color. We have our color in everything...
CUPS
PLATES
JACKETS
HATS & GLOVES
SCHOOL SUPPLIES
BAGS
TOWELS
TOOTHBRUSHES
LAUNDRY HAMPERS
SOCKS
(sometimes even clothing or other things)


I am even able to color-code the columns on our "Today I Ate A Rainbow" charts & our daily schedules.


It might sound like over-kill, but when I see a blue towel on the floor... I know whose it is (& who needs a little more help remembering to hang their towel)! When ladybug can't find her jacket, we know we're looking for pink! It REALLY helps the smaller children. They see "their color" everywhere & feel a responsibility for it!


...I see "their colors" everywhere & want to buy each one! Haha! Anytime I see things with color options in {green, purple, blue, pink ,orange} I have to have it! ;)


What things help you mommas? Do you have any tricks that help you keep track of things??
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    Kourtney Owens

    I am a mommy of  SEVEN (yes 7) beautiful kids! They are amazing, wonderful, hilarious & the greatest babies I could ask for! I am married to my best friend & high school sweetheart, Michael. 

    In 2010 I began a blog as an outlet for my writing... and also to talk about how cute my kids were. I had no idea where it would take me. In 2012, after the birth of our 5th child, we began Wonderfully Made Birth. That same year, we received an Autism diagnosis for our 3rd child. A year later, in 2013, we joined doTERRA International as Wellness Advocates. The journey is not easy, but it is ours. Join me as I record our crazy life, inspire other mommas, & laugh along the way!

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