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Month: March 2017

Hair Bun Maker {Friday Finds}

September 14, 2020March 31, 2017 by valplowman
Hair Bun Maker

If you want a fast and easy way to make a bun in your hair or your little girl’s hair, you need to get a bun maker. We have had …

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Categories Hair Tags Friday Finds Leave a comment

What Age Should Kids Have Social Media Accounts?

April 15, 2024March 30, 2017 by valplowman
What age should a child open social media accounts?

As your child comes out of the preteen years and approaches the teen years, you will likely start to get inquiries about when he/she can open up various social media …

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Categories Preteen, Technology, Teens 2 Comments

How I Learned The Value of Forgiveness

September 14, 2020March 29, 2017 by valplowman
How I learned the value of forgiveness

  Although it can be confusing at times that the date of Easter shifts around so much from year to year, something I love about that fact is that it …

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Motherhood Reality Check: Life Doesn’t Get Less Busy

September 14, 2020March 27, 2017 by valplowman
Motherhood Reality Check

Hi young mother. I used to be like you. I sat and daydreamed about the future–not too far away, but far enough it seemed it might never come. The day …

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Categories Motherhood Tags time management Leave a comment

Instapot {Friday Finds}

April 24, 2019March 24, 2017 by valplowman

Last summer, the Instapot  (aff) went on a super deal one day on Amazon, and I rushed into purchasing one. I typically think about big purchases like that (yes, that …

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Brayden Preteen Summary {11.75 Years}

May 29, 2024March 21, 2017 by valplowman
Preteen summary for Brayden 11.5-11.75 years

This is a summary for Brayden from 11.5-11.75 years old. EATING Eating is good. Things were all pretty much the same. He eats a lot of food (though I know …

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How to Be Productive as a Mom

September 14, 2020March 20, 2017 by valplowman
How to be productive as a mother

Work smarter, not harder. This is a common piece of advice given to those wanting to be more productive in life. Just how do you go about “working smarter” as …

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Valerie Plowman

Valerie Plowman, known as "the Babywise Mom", is the happy mother of four children. She has been helping parents with their parenting concerns since 2007 and loves helping others absolutely love being a parent.

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