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My child’s attitude is my own doing
Its been three months. How am I adjusting to four kids? I’m not really. Well I mean obviously we are adjusting slightly, otherwise one of...
Miranda Fritz-Derflinger
Jun 8, 20213 min read
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The First Time, after delivery
Ohhhhh yeah. We are going there folks. Why you ask? Because no one was honest with me about this! Everyone sort of glossed over the...
Miranda Fritz-Derflinger
May 24, 20216 min read
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My pitfall: “convenient” parenting
Toward the end of my last pregnancy and into the first few weeks with number 4 on the outside, I noticed a pattern in my children’s...
Miranda Fritz-Derflinger
May 17, 20217 min read
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Motherhood and Multitasking
Can one use the word motherhood without some sort of connotation about multitasking? Is that even possible? If I had the lack of ability...
Miranda Fritz-Derflinger
May 10, 20215 min read
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Breastfeeding: I’m a human vacuum
My day started off with the girls arguing over who had to eat the “cereal sand” you know, the dust at the bottom of a bag or box that no...
Miranda Fritz-Derflinger
May 3, 20212 min read
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Difficult conversations with your Toddler on consent
“Look at me. No, look at me when I say this. You C A N N O T undress people without their consent. That is not appropriate” “FINE THEN...
Miranda Fritz-Derflinger
Apr 26, 20214 min read
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My messy bun is N O T for fashion
It always cracks me up when I see ladies with make up done perfectly, stud earrings in, and styled hair to make it appear as though they...
Miranda Fritz-Derflinger
Apr 19, 20214 min read
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Snack Detective, Mealtime Clepto
My number 3 can sniff out a snack from another room in the house and she can smell chocolate from the back of the van. Her little voice...
Miranda Fritz-Derflinger
Apr 12, 20216 min read
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Tackling the Beach with little ones
The beach, it’s a beast of a task when you are taking children of any sort but especially little ones. I’ve taken 3 kids solo, (then) 10...
Miranda Fritz-Derflinger
Apr 8, 20217 min read
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The Yellow Haze
Pollen is necessary for life and also cumbersome to live in and around. It’s pollen season here now. Yesterday it was so muggy and windy...
Miranda Fritz-Derflinger
Apr 5, 20213 min read
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Pros and Cons to homeschooling
To homeschool or not to homeschool. That was the question for a lot of people in 2020. I wanted to homeschool number 1 before Covid was a...
Miranda Fritz-Derflinger
Apr 3, 20217 min read
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7 DIY spa treatments you’re missing out on
Friends, how is your morning going? I started mine off with a nice peanut butter steam facial. I love peanut butter, so do my kids. What...
Miranda Fritz-Derflinger
Mar 29, 20213 min read
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Fried Dandelions? I’m a city girl.
Yes you read that title right. Fried dandelions. Google this, it’s a real thing. Food.com, all recipes, old farmers almanac, even Martha...
Miranda Fritz-Derflinger
Mar 22, 20214 min read
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11 Tips for grocery shopping with littles
First things first, before you even get in the car to go to the store with your kids M A N A G E your expectations. A grocery store trip...
Miranda Fritz-Derflinger
Mar 19, 20216 min read
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An Honest Review of the hottest toy on the market.
A few days after Raelynn made her unexpected early debut, our glider recliner got delivered. It came in a massive box. Not being new to...
Miranda Fritz-Derflinger
Mar 15, 20214 min read
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The mystery booger
Boogers. Fun to pick, and occasionally challenging to flick. Kids are enamored with boogers. They have no shame, they pick and flick,...
Miranda Fritz-Derflinger
Mar 10, 20215 min read
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Welp time to reclutter
We had newborn photos taken just shy of two weeks after Raelynn was born. We opted for lifestyle photos which meant the photographer came...
Miranda Fritz-Derflinger
Mar 7, 20212 min read
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Struggling behind closed doors
Four times I have done this. Four times I have turned our lives upside down, changed them, rearranged them, made them new to never be...
Miranda Fritz-Derflinger
Mar 5, 202110 min read
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“Milking” and my lost modesty
Just about every woman will tell you that after you’ve had a baby in the hospital, all modesty is lost. This usually pertains to the...
Miranda Fritz-Derflinger
Mar 1, 20214 min read
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Aggressive wiggly sleep zombies
Nothing is as mysterious and frustrating as a tired child. This rings true for infants through...well, I don’t know, but it’s for sure 6...
Miranda Fritz-Derflinger
Feb 26, 20214 min read
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