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Weekend Reading: March 22, 2014

Because the first day of spring calls for carrot cake baked oatmeal.

This will be brief because I have approximately 37 minutes to get all 5 kids ready to go, fed and in the car so that we can drop off the big girls at their final practice for their big stage debut in our church’s annual spring musical.

We’d appreciate your prayers for pain relief for Sean, as his calf is still so painful that sitting in the chaise to watch TV for an hour leaves him completely wiped out, as well as for answers as we try to figure out what is even causing this level of pain!

Here are some of my favorite posts from this week. As always, check out what I’m reading and what I’m pinning to see the other posts that make me stop and think (or, you know, drool…). You’ll find new posts all week long!

Keeping Perspective as Parents

9 Things We Should Get Rid of to Help Our Kids | We are THAT Family


On the worst days | To Sow A Seed


How we do St. Patrick’s Day | Rage Against the Minivan

The Future of Blogging

On Young Industries (Part 1): Blogging | A Beautiful Mess


Dear bloggers, this should terrify you a little bit. | Jon Acuff


Happy wowday | Seth’s Blog

Moving Beyond Politics

Is praying to end abortion missing the point? | Live Renewed


“Hi, I’m right here”: An open letter to Paul Ryan about poverty and empathy | Salon.com


This Hotel is Fighting Human Trafficking Like People’s Lives are Depending On It | U.S. Global Leadership Coalition

Have a great weekend!

Mandi Ehman is the blogger behind Life Your Way. She and her husband have four beautiful girls plus one baby boy, and together they live, work and homeschool on a little slice of heaven in wild, wonderful West Virginia. Mandi loves coffee, chocolate, easy meals, beautiful things and minimalist spaces.

Weekend Reading: March 22, 2014

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Are You Attending The Mom Summit Online?

Are you going to The Mom Summit?
The Mom Summit is FREE and available online from March 31 – April 7, 2014.

Amy McCready is one of my favorite parenting “experts” with her no-nonsense style and über-practical advice, and she’s just one of 30 amazing authors/speakers who will be participating in The Mom Summit, which will take place entirely online from 3/31-4/7.

No mom is perfect, but the beauty of the internet is we can all learn from each other! The Mom Summit will inspire and encourage moms around the world with new ideas to simplify life and leave more time for the joys of motherhood.

Register today for FREE and get access to five bonus videos as well:

During this 100% FREE online summit you’ll be inspired to…

Enjoy being a mother by learning how to stop comparing, judging, or feeling guilty
Put dinner on the table with a few simple tricks when you create 30 days worth of meals in just a few hours (you’re going to LOVE this!)
Get your kids to listen without yelling, nagging, or reminding (this will change your life)
Organize any space and keep it that way (what?!)
Maintain (or re-light) the spark in your relationship
Reclaim your rockin’ bod’ after childbirth without DIEting
Take simple steps to define your time and balance being a mom with other projects/work
And much more!

{I am an affiliate of The Mom Summit, but I’ll be watching and learning along with you!}

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{Tea} Favorites: 8 Flavored Teas for Your Next Cuppa

A couple of months ago, I shared my new-found love of tea, especially as the nursing mom of a new baby.

Today, I thought I’d share a few of my favorite teas with you.

I’ve been buying a lot of my teas on Amazon because I save an extra 20% with my Amazon Prime + Subscribe & Save discount. I can often find single boxes, although I’ll buy the bigger packs of my very favorite flavors, and I try to buy loose leaf whenever possible.

That said, my absolute favorite Amazon buy is this Numi sampler because it’s a great way to try a variety of Numi flavors at a great price. I get a new one every couple of months just because there are so many great flavors in one place!

And here are my current favorite flavors:

Numi Honeybush

This herbal tea is caffeine free with a natural honey/nectar flavor that I love in the evenings.

Numi Chocolate Pue-rh

Yes, CHOCOLATE tea, need I say more? This is really my all-time favorite tea. The chocolate flavor definitely comes through in the tea, but it’s not sickeningly sweet or rich. I add a couple of drops of stevia and a splash of unsweetened vanilla almond milk for the perfect afternoon pick-me-up. It’s really good!

Yogi Echinacea Immune Support

Although I’m careful not to overdo herbs while I’m nursing, I have been drinking a cup of this a day as I fight a cold this week, and it’s not only packed full of good stuff but really tasty too.

Yogi Vanilla Spice Perfect Energy Tea

I honestly didn’t love this tea at first, but it grew on me as I kept drinking it, and when I ran out and couldn’t find a new box at the store, I found myself really craving it. If anything, I would love a stronger vanilla flavor, but this is my go-to tea these days, and not just because it promises me energy!

Tazo Calm Chamomile

The other day I accidentally got a full caffeinated latte instead of a decaf and someone recommended I drink chamomile tea to counteract the caffeine. I happened to have a couple packets of this chamomile in my tea box that I hadn’t tried yet, and I was immediately hooked. I’ve been drinking a cup before bed every night, and I need to replenish my stash because I look forward to that cup all day.

Tazo Refresh

Another one of my favorite herbal teas is the Tazo Refresh, which is made from spearmint and peppermint leaves. It’s strong minty flavor is crisp, cool and refreshing, and it really does make me feel more energetic and focused even when I’m avoiding caffeine.

Good Earth Sweet & Spicy

I might have overdone this one because I find myself reaching for it a little less often right now, but Sweet &  Spicy is such a great flavored tea — with a little bit of sweet and a little bit of spice — that I think it will always be a staple for me.

Bigelow Cinnamon Stick

I love all things cinnamon, and the Bigelow Cinnamon Stick tea is just a simple, flavorful cinnamon tea. This is definitely another of my staples!

What is your favorite flavored tea?

Mandi Ehman is the blogger behind Life Your Way. She and her husband have four beautiful girls plus one baby boy, and together they live, work and homeschool on a little slice of heaven in wild, wonderful West Virginia. Mandi loves coffee, chocolate, easy meals, beautiful things and minimalist spaces.

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On Choosing Joy {Even When It’s Not Easy}

I called 911 for the first time in my 32 years this weekend.

What had started out as a peaceful, fun-filled Saturday quickly turned into a frantic rush to the ER when I found my husband lying in the front yard screaming in pain with his leg bent unnaturally beneath him.

We debated calling 911 for all of 5 minutes before it became painfully obvious that I would not be able to get him to the car even if I wanted to drive him to the ER myself.

So I called 911.

The girls were amazing. They took care of Jackson inside, got me what I needed when I needed it, and generally stayed out of the way.

Once the EMTs got his knee straightened (and he — thankfully — began to regain feeling in his toes), they splinted his leg, put him on a backboard, lifted him onto a stretcher, and then rolled him into the ambulance.

I called a friend who said that, yes, of course, I could drop the girls off at her house.

And we headed out.

***

It didn’t take long before my mind started to race on the long drive to the hospital.

This was bad, very bad.

Sean is a stay-at-home dad, and he takes care of everything. Breakfast and lunch. The dishes. Vacuuming and mopping. Playing with and caring for the dog. Homeschooling our 6yo. Driving the girls to and from various extracurricular activities. Walking the baby when he’s fussy and not content just to be snuggled while I work.

I haven’t been back from maternity leave all that long, and taking off another 2 months just isn’t possible.

The truth is I had plans for this week. Plans for this month. Plans for this year.

Nothing is going according to plan.

***

By midday Sunday, approximately 24 hours after the accident, I realized I had a decision to make. I could let myself be overwhelmed by everything before me. Or I could choose joy.

I don’t mean to imply that in that moment I chose joy once and for all and suddenly everything became sunshine-y and perfect.

{Although that would have been nice!}

No, what I realized was that I can choose joy over and over and over again as we walk through the next few weeks. And maybe, just maybe, the habits I form during these weeks will become habits that characterize my life.

I don’t think being a joyful person means joy comes easily. Rather, it’s a choice you have to make again and again, in every moment of every day.

***

I can choose joy when the girls are bickering over every little thing. When I’ve gotten overwhelmed and snapped at someone. When I wake up with an incredibly sore throat and just want to hide under the covers. When the dog is found chewing on a stick of butter. Hypothetically, of course.

I can choose joy when 8″ of fresh snow falls on St. Patrick’s Day. When the baby just wants to be held and the stack of dishes in the sink is growing by the minute. When deadlines are staring me in the face.

Choosing joy doesn’t mean it comes easy. It means I’m choosing it even when it’s hard. Even when it doesn’t make sense.

It means I know I’m going to screw up and default to overwhelmed, frazzled, frustrated mama sometimes. But when a tiny hand pats my shoulder or the 8-year-old’s eyes well up with tears because she’s overwhelmed too or the baby just wants to snuggle in spite of my to-do list, I will take those not as discouraging reminders of my failures but as an opportunity to choose joy.

I will take time to celebrate the little moments. To say yes to tea. To notice that one of my children is worried and hiding in her shell. To sit and talk with my bedridden husband.

Choosing joy means seeing life through the lens of eternity and realizing that, yes, this is hard. Yes, this is different than what I planned. But God knows. And I can choose to glorify Him in this moment.

I choose joy.

Mandi Ehman is the blogger behind Life Your Way. She and her husband have four beautiful girls plus one baby boy, and together they live, work and homeschool on a little slice of heaven in wild, wonderful West Virginia. Mandi loves coffee, chocolate, easy meals, beautiful things and minimalist spaces.

On Choosing Joy {Even When It’s Not Easy}

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How Long Does It Really Take?

We are in full-on survival mode here, y’all. On Saturday, Sean broke his fibula at the knee and possibly tore his ACL as well. We won’t get in to see the orthopedist until tomorrow, so he’s immobile and in a ton of pain, and I’m doing my best to care for him, the girls, the house, the dog, etc. I have tons of posts in draft, but for today, I’m sharing one of my favorites from the archives…how long do your dreaded tasks take?!

Are there certain routine tasks or chores that you dread?

If you’re anything like me, there are! And you may find yourself putting these off, looking for an excuse to do something — anything! — else rather than the one thing you’re avoiding. And I don’t know about you, but in my quest to avoid that undesirable chore, I probably think about it a dozen times, letting the feeling of dread hang over me.

For me, the two biggest chores I dread are unloading the dishwasher and folding laundry. I don’t know what it is about those two things, but they are definitely the things that can become a bottleneck as I go about my daily routines.

Or at least they were.

Until one day I decided to time how long it actually took me to just get them done. What I found was that I can fold a load of laundry in somewhere around 6-9 minutes (depending on the ratio of adult clothing to small children’s clothing) and that I can unload the dishwasher in under 5 minutes.

All this time I’ve been wasting much more time than that dreading these chores when all I had to do was take a few minutes to just get them done!

The 2-minute rule is a time management technique for knocking out the little things quickly and easily. But how many times do we put off other easy tasks just because they seem like a hassle when it would really be so much easier to get them done?

Your dreaded tasks might be different — maybe backing up your computer files or cleaning the bathroom or paying bills — and they might take longer than 5 to 10 minutes. But chances are that the time that it actually takes to do them might still surprise you and make it a little bit easier to motivate yourself to just get them done. Try it!

What chores do you dread? Have you ever tried timing how long they really take to do?

Mandi Ehman is the blogger behind Life Your Way. She and her husband have four beautiful girls plus one baby boy, and together they live, work and homeschool on a little slice of heaven in wild, wonderful West Virginia. Mandi loves coffee, chocolate, easy meals, beautiful things and minimalist spaces.

How Long Does It Really Take?

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Do Your Kids Need to Learn How to Program?

The following post is from Lauren Rothlisberger of Get Me Geeky :

I think everybody in this country should learn how to program a computer because it teaches you how to think.


- STEVE JOBS, THE LOST INTERVIEW

Do you think your kids need to learn how to program? A lot of people have never considered this question. When most of us were growing up this subject wasn’t even considered. Programming was reserved for the super-nerds working on computers the size of our kitchen. Well times have changed. I do have a rather strong opinion on this topic. I really believe in exposure. I want my kids exposed to sports, from team sports to individual, to music, to a foreign language, and so much more. I want them exposed to coding.

Now, I do have a bit of a reputation of being a little over the top with technology, but I truly believe our kids need to at least know enough to be dangerous. And I mean that in a good way. Just like some of us pursue a foreign language until we are fluent, and some of us barely make it through their high school senior Spanish verbal presentation (eh hem.. I am not good at rolling my Rrrrs). At least I had the opportunity to try.

Let’s say your high-schooler comes up with this killer business plan for a summer job. But he really needs a little web presence to get the ball rolling. Don’t you want him to feel comfortable jumping on and setting up a web page? Of course! This is why it is best to start when they are younger.

Alright, off my soapbox now. If you are interested in exposing your kids to programming check out the options below. Programming starts with simple logic. There are lots of websites/apps geared at all different ages and learning types. I was going to break these down by ages, but I don’t think that really makes sense. It just depends on the person and which style speaks best to them. I think for younger kids starting with logic is helpful and there are some great iPad apps for that. HTML and CSS are important building blocks for any website, so that is another area to focus on.

In addition to the list below, be sure to check out code.org, a non-profit working to expose kids to programming.

*Here’s a secret. These sites aren’t just for kids. You can learn from them too!

Tynker

I love Tynker because it allows kids to create games. It also takes kids through a general process in which they continue to build on their coding skills from 1st grade to 12th. They use drag and drop blocks to develop the steps needed to make certain events occur. Those events string together create a movie or game.

Scratch

Similar to Tynker is MIT’s Scratch.

Hopscotch

Hopscotch is much like Tynker & Scratch, but for the iPad instead. While it is not as advanced as Tynker in the overall process it walks you through, it is a great starting point. Oh and it is free too!

LightBot

LightBot is a fun little app and these kids have no idea they are learning on of the basics of coding. This game takes them through the steps of cause and effect. Without them even realizing it they are learning the basics of loops and if/then statements.

KodablePro

KodablePro is like LightBot and also for the iPad.

Code Academy

Code Academy really is like an online school. You go step by step through the course according to language. You can focus on HTML/CSS, Javascript, Ruby, PHP, or Python. I love the clean layout of this site. It makes it so simple to see where are you and what you need to cover next.

*Also check out this HTML 101 for Kids class for another option to learning HTML/CSS. This is what Mandi’s kids use!

That is just a sampling of what is out there. There are new sites/iPad apps coming out all the time. See which one resonates with your child so it can be a fun and educational experience for them.

Is your child learning to code? Do you think this is important?

Lauren Rothlisberger blogs and consults over at GetMeGeeky. As a military wife and mom of 4 kids 7 and under, she loves technology, productivity and finding new ways to simplify her life. In addition to several ebooks, she recently started putting together “Watch & Learn“, an online video library with “how to” technology videos.

Do Your Kids Need to Learn How to Program?

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Giveaway: Logic of English Foundations Set A ($156 Value!)

I’ve been raving about the Logic of English curriculum — both the Essentials program for elementary students and the Rhythm of Handwriting for cursive — since I met the founder, Denise Eide, at the Allume conference almost 18 months ago, and both programs continue to be among my favorites of all of our curriculum.

Although we’ve always taught reading with the Explode the Code workbooks, I’ve become increasingly intrigued by the Logic of English Foundations program, which teaches reading and handwriting together, and they were kind enough to send me the first set {Foundations A} so that I could review it and see if it would be a good fit for our up-and-coming kindergartener in the fall.

I’m not sure why I’m surprised that I really, really like the program — given how I feel about everything else I’ve used from them — but it did catch me by surprise, and now I’m actually anxious to start more formal schooling with her in a few months!

While one of my favorite aspects of this program is that it combines cursive handwriting with learning phonics, I also love that all of Logic of English’s curriculum starts with foundational building blocks so that kids are really learning from the ground up. In Foundations A, that means Sidney will learn how sounds are formed in her mouth (with her mouth open or closed, by voicing or blowing air, etc.), how to blend and segment words auditorily, and the sound and how to write all 26 lowercase letters, and then she’ll begin sounding out words.

{There’s also a manuscript version if that is your preference, although I’m becoming more and more convinced of the value of teaching cursive first.}

Enter to Win

This week, Logic of English is giving one lucky Life Your Way reader a Foundations Set A (with your choice of Cursive or Manuscript), including:

Foundations A Teacher’s Manual
Foundations A Student Workbook
Doodling Dragons (we love this book!)
Basic Phonogram Flash Cards
Phonogram Game Cards (2 sets)
Student Whiteboard (half size)
Rhythm of Handwriting Tactile Cards
Rhythm of Handwriting Quick Reference

To enter, fill out the form below:

The giveaway ends at 11:59 p.m. ET on 3/21/14. The winner will be selected randomly and notified by email, and this post will be updated with their name as well. Unfortunately, due to the international laws governing sweepstakes and lotteries, we’re only able to offer these giveaways to U.S. residents 18 years and older.

Giveaway: Logic of English Foundations Set A ($156 Value!)

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Weekend Reading: March 15, 2014

“I keep catching these glimpses of her where she doesn’t look like a little girl anymore, and I have no idea how it happened so fast!”

The kids in our church put on a musical every year, and this year our girls are participating in the choir. They’re having so much fun practicing their songs {and, let’s be honest, hanging out with their friends at practice!}.

The musical is next Sunday night, so this week we’ll have four practices — in addition to our regular AHG troop meeting, a play/coffee date with friends, their first Pinewood Derby and a birthday party. Bring on the coffee!

Here are some of my favorite posts from this week. As always, check out what I’m reading and what I’m pinning to see the other posts that make me stop and think (or, you know, drool…). You’ll find new posts all week long!

{For the Love of Reading}

19 Quotes That Will Make You Fall in Love With Books All Over Again | BookBub


This Insane New App Will Allow You To Read Novels In Under 90 Minutes | Elite Daily

{Ban Bossy?}

I don’t want to #banbossy. But I will #affirmassertive. | Rage Against the Minivan


Banish the Bossiness | Warrior Wives


The 7 Most Ridiculous Things About The New Ban Bossy Campaign | The Federalist

{It’s Mental}

Want to Make Better Decisions? Here’s a Mental Trick | Storyline Blog


The Rejection Letter U2 Got. | Jon Acuff


Sometimes it’s okay to not give ‘em what they want | Tsh Oxenreider

Have a great weekend!

Mandi Ehman is the blogger behind Life Your Way. She and her husband have four beautiful girls plus one baby boy, and together they live, work and homeschool on a little slice of heaven in wild, wonderful West Virginia. Mandi loves coffee, chocolate, easy meals, beautiful things and minimalist spaces.

Weekend Reading: March 15, 2014

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Dopplegangers, Snacks, Stomach Flu Remedies and 4 More Quick Takes

Hey, look, I’m actually participating in 7 Quick Takes at Conversion Diary on the right day this time!

1. Who’s your doppleganger?

We decided this week that Jackson looks just like Tintin, and the comparison is cracking me up. I just need his hair to get long enough in the front so I can make it stick up in the front!

2. Do you like McDonald’s Apple Pies?

I can’t help myself — McDonald’s apple pies still equal comfort food for me. And, hey, they’re baked rather than fried now! (Ha!) Sean takes one of the girls on a Daddy date to the library each week, and they stop for McDonald’s ice cream afterwards. Every few weeks he brings me an apple pie, and just…yum.

3. What’s the best book you’ve read recently?

I finished Wonder by R.J. Palacio in one day last weekend, because it was that good.

Unfortunately, I’ve barely read anything since, not just because of my schedule but because I’m having trouble getting into the next book in my pile, Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet. I’m not quite ready to throw in the towel because I don’t feel like I’ve even given it a fair chance, but maybe I should since it’s obviously not holding my attention!

4. How many loads of laundry do you do a day?

I cannot wait for summer, when everybody will wear less layers and smaller clothes, because I’m doing between one and two loads of laundry every single day — not including sheets and bedding — and I’m having trouble keeping up! I don’t remember doing this much laundry last year, and Jackson has only added one load of laundry per week to the mix, so I have no idea where it’s all coming from.

5. Are you a Grazer?

I’m pretty sure I could make all seven of my quick takes about food. I just really like food — ha!

Anyway, have you heard of Graze? It’s a weekly subscription service and each week you get a box with four single-serving snacks for $6. Admittedly that’s a little pricy for snacks, but I’ve discovered so many delicious snack ideas and flavor combinations, and I love that the portion sizes are controlled, so it’s my little treat each week (four snacks for not much more than the price of a Starbucks!).

So far, my favorites are summer berry flapjack, natural vanilla seeds and chili and honey almonds.

Get your first and fifth box FREE with my referral code: MANDIE74P

6. Do you have a summer vacation booked?

This winter has been so cold that I’m planning our summer schedule already just to give myself something to look forward to!

We had two gorgeous days in the high 60s, but yesterday the wind chill was close to zero again. Hopefully we’ll get back into the 60s today as forecasted, and in the meantime, I’ll keep dreaming about the Outer Banks and Florida! {And about how cute Jackson is going to look in these summer clothes.}

7. What’s your favorite stomach flu remedy?

I think it’s safe to say that some of the most dreaded words of motherhood are, “Mommy, I threw up.”

It was those words that kicked off our Tuesday morning as our 6-year-old came rushing to the top of the steps. Thankfully, the bug was short-lived for her and — crossing fingers and toes, knocking on wood, pray for us, please — she was the only one who got it.

When Sean had the stomach flu 5 years ago, he ended up needing IV fluids because he was so dehydrated, and the ER doctor said that Gatorade (which we’d always used) is a horrible choice for the stomach flu because of its high sugar content. We immediately bought Pedialyte to keep on hand, but it ended up expiring before we needed it, and I love that the homemade version is cheap and made with ingredients we always have in the pantry!

Homemade Pedialyte

**adapted from 100 Days of Real Food

Ingredients

4 cups water
2 tablespoons white sugar
1/2 teaspoon Real Salt*
1 cup juice (we like cranberry!)

*We use Real Salt all of the time, but I especially like it in this recipe because it’s packed full of minerals.

Directions:

In a small saucepan, combine water, sugar and salt. Heat until sugar and salt dissolve. Transfer to a glass pitcher or jar and add juice. Store in the fridge.

Serve chilled or over ice.

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Mandi Ehman is the blogger behind Life Your Way. She and her husband have four beautiful girls plus one baby boy, and together they live, work and homeschool on a little slice of heaven in wild, wonderful West Virginia. Mandi loves coffee, chocolate, easy meals, beautiful things and minimalist spaces.

Dopplegangers, Snacks, Stomach Flu Remedies and 4 More Quick Takes

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New Printables: Insurance Information, Mileage Log & Notebook Cover

An insurance information sheet has been the most often requested new printable over the past couple of years, and I’m excited to finally have one for our collection!

In addition, I’ve created a mileage log and a notebook cover for your home management notebook, and all of these are available in both the full- and half-sheet size.

Click the links below to download or print each printable:

Notebook Cover {Full Size or Half Sheet}
Insurance Information {Full Size or Half Sheet}
Mileage Log {Full Size or Half Sheet}

Be sure to browse the full collection of home management notebook and half sheet planner printables for even more ways to organize your life!

Mandi Ehman is the blogger behind Life Your Way. She and her husband have four beautiful girls plus one baby boy, and together they live, work and homeschool on a little slice of heaven in wild, wonderful West Virginia. Mandi loves coffee, chocolate, easy meals, beautiful things and minimalist spaces.

New Printables: Insurance Information, Mileage Log & Notebook Cover

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