The Life On Purpose Movement by Erica Layne

Make It Simple (4) – Refrigerator Organization

I laugh writing this post because a week ago, when I snapped this picture, I had obviously just grocery shopped. (A full fridge makes me so happy!) Today, a week later, our fridge is empty and my kids so eager for some decent food that while at a friend's house this morning (we stopped there en …

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My Kitchen

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Let the home tour begin! Because I practically live within the small confines of my kitchen (I cannot imagine how hungry these boys will be as teenagers!), I've noticed that I sometimes forget what it actually looks like. In my mind, this is how I THINK my kitchen looks: And this is how it …

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My Kitchen

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Let the home tour begin!Because I practically live within the small confines of my kitchen (I cannot imagine how hungry these boys will be as teenagers!), I've noticed that I sometimes forget what it actually looks like. In my mind, this is how I THINK my kitchen looks:And this is how it REALLY …

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Terrible Threes?

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To my Park Day girlfriends, I'm sorry I was out of it today. My ears were still ringing from a certain three-year-old's screaming that morning at home. For a least the fourth time in the last two weeks, I literally felt shellshocked, to the point where my social skills crash and burn because my mind …

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Put a Little Conviction Behind that "No"!

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Did you catch the Wall Street Journal's recent article, "Why French Parents Are Superior"? First the Chinese, and now the French! (Naturally, both articles essentially assert that American parents are inferior. Can you imagine a French newspaper running an article entitled "Why American Parents Are …

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Marriage Maintenance

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What is better than a wedding?? After I first got married, I was SAD at the talk of other people's weddings, because I knew I'd never get to plan my own again. Six years later, I am way over that and am honored and delighted at any chance I have to celebrate the union of another couple. A wedding is …

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