The Raw and The Cooked - Simple Rhythms for SAHM, Honest Motherhood, and Books Worth Reading

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simple and easy swaps you can implant to save money: 

1. powdered laundry detergent
2. making your own all purpose spray
3. dryer balls 
4. generic brands at the grocery store
5. dried beans vs canned
6. blocks of cheese vs. sliced / shredded
7. brewing your own iced coffee
8. (16-ounce) tub of demi-glaze
9.  bar soap for the shower
10. bar serum / moisterizer 
11. refillable soap dispensers 
12. cloth napkins and cloth rags 

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tried and true baby products I’ve used for all three kids, specifically focusing from birth through the first six months:

1. solly wrap
2. ergo 360 baby carrier 
3. doona carseat / stroller
4. haaka silicon breast pump (aeroflow)
5. skip-hop activity center
6. baby bjorn bouncer
7. bumbo 
8. stokke highchair 
9. copper pearl bibs
10. burts bees, hanna anderson, and little sleepies zip-up, footie PJ’s
11. kindred bravely nursing bras
12. kindred bravely bamboo shorts
13. a nice bathrobe
14. mom frida peri bottle
15. thinx period panties

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Taylor Jenkins Reid's Top Five Novels

1. Daisy Jones & The Six
2. The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo
3. Malibu Rising
4. Carrie Soto is Back
5. One True Loves

Also, listen to episode 18 - all about Liane Moriarty! 

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 these six tricks have been so helpful lately!

1. rotisserie chicken!
2. healthy grab & go snacks
3. batch dry ingredients while baking (your future self will thank you!)
4. meal prepping throughout the day
5. thursdays = soup day
6. bribing my children with treats to clean up their toys

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a book recommendation for you:  Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin

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Spending Freeze 101: 

1. Lay out your own rules and expectations ahead of time
2. Pick a length of time, mark your calender
3. Write down your WHY
4. Unsubscribe from marketing emails
5. Maybe you also go on a social media break as well, those ads are incredibly well targeted, and oh so tempting!

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An honest review of Emily St. John Mandel's Sea of Tranquility (spoiler: I hated it!)

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This is the most beautiful blessing, the gift of staying at home with our children. Here are some quick tips to thrive: 

1. Your mindset
2. Run your home like a business, automate as many routines as you can
3. Let your kids be bored
4. Make your bed everyday
5. Get dressed everyday
6. Do something small for yourself, everyday
7. Join a community
8. Give yourself grace and kindness
9. You are doing enough, you are doing your best
10. Know that this time is incredibly fleeting, #18summers

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1. A Line to Kill by Anthony Horowitz 
2. Finlay Donovan is Killing it by Elle Cosimano
3. Razorblade Tears by S.A. Cosby
4. Commonwealth by Ann Patchett
5. The Plot by Jean Hanff Korelitz
6. The Book of Cold Cases by Simone St. James
7. The Lincoln Highway by Amor Towles
8. The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman
9. The Chicken Sisters by KJ Dell’Antonia 
10. Dark and Shallow Lies by Ginny Myers Sain
11. Carrie Soto is Back by Taylor Jenkins Reid 
12. The Good Sister by Sally Hepworth 
13. Eight Perfect Murders by Peter Swanson

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