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TTC # 4: Fertility Charts

----- Fertility Charts  -----   4 Months (120 days) of Charting Pre-Period - 75 days (Attempt 1) Pre-Period - 45 days (Attempt 2) Last Edited: May 13, 2017

Teacher Appreciation Gifts

~ Hands Down You're The Best Teacher Around - This is our first Teacher Appreciation Week ever! We didn't really know about this practice and remember to do it when our oldest went to preschool from what I remember.  Thanks to Facebook and Pinterest this year, we had plenty of reminders to buy or make  a useable gift for my oldest's kindergarten teacher. We did a crowd favorite, "Hands Down You're The Best Teacher Around" attached to a bottle of  hand sanitizer and foaming hand soap.  This free printable came from the website,  Eighteen25 . To get the free printable, click  here . I am not affiliated or being  paid to promote it. I liked the idea of doing scented Bath & Body Works Hand Soaps and Hand Sanitizers . That's kind of where my mind goes for high-end soaps and sanitizers. However,  after reading a few articles and posts about what teachers actually want and use, I   thought against it. So many of the...

Taking My Childrens Toys Away: What I Learned

What I Learned From Doing This Experiment  I have constant power struggles with my children over their toys. Toys are everywhere. The stairs. The sofas. Their rooms. The bathroom. The floor. Their bed. Underneath the bed. Out of desperation, one day I decided to do two different things, take away their toys and give them back only some. I learned a couple of things on this journey about myself and my kids. Parenting Realizations   No. 1: Giving Your Kids Everything Does Not Equal Good Parenting I went in thinking I was going to better at managing my children's toy clutter. I didn't expect to learn anything about me in the process. I believe there are other parents out there who do this too. We love our children so much - so we give them a little too much.  Now, giving to my kids is not bad in general. I am a firm believer, you can never give too much of your love, affection, attention, and time to your children. However, it easy for me to give too much of ...