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Last week we started a new house decluttering challange, and the problem that I have is not knowing where to start!
This challange I am not going necessarily room by room, but more by category. I tend to bounce around. This depends what kids are up, or around as the little one can’t be around some tasks.
This week I focused more on my bathroom, and my new arts and craft drawer. With those I did take time to clean some corners or containers out. My bathroom however is getting deep cleaned Monday, so today. I’m moving stuff, so the hubby can finish a shelf, so I will deep clean then as it’s my bathroom cleaning day!
So as you can tell I’m bouncing, as I put something in its home or new home, or gathering so it can get a new home. With this I keep saying little be little, as many smaller tasks are getting done vs big tasks.
I however got almost 2 bags of garbage and added to my donate/ sell box, more garbage this week just because of where I was working. I ended up completely cleaning out my fridge and organized my freezer on my fridge.
I hope you get some motivation to do and/or keep up with this challenge as I am getting more and more excited to get through the house for summer.
Till next week let’s keep decluttering and cleaning those neglected corners. Keep up the hard work it will pay off and show in the long run.
I look forward to showing you my progress next week, as I hope you are making good progress too!
Let me know in the comments down below are you decluttering? What have you parted with this 2019?
Have a great week and let some of the stuff go!

Good morning, welcome to Its A Mom Life if you’re new. Welcome back if you’re a follower. It’s Friday which means it’s time for another mom talk!
This mom talk is about kids and technology! I want to know do your kids have cell phone’s or tablets? How old were they when they got it? What kind do you start with? How many divices do they need? Do they pay you, how do they pay for it and the bill? I ask these questions because my kid’s keep asking for a phone, or some sort of divice as there is so much out there!
So let’s start with what to get them! There is so much out there and kids want it all. My 2 older kid’s ask the most for a phone, as I would lean more on a better tablet game device.
A phone I need to monitor calls, texting and data. A different game unit I don’t. There is still the matter of paying for the games tho!
Then there is still the matter of monthly payments, for a phone anyways, the other would be different perhaps.
So, I ask them how are you paying for it? They have an answer of either I didn’t know you have to pay, or well can’t you? Hahaha is my answer!! I tell them they need to be old enough for a job, to pay. Can’t they do chores, and I pay? Yes,but I told them I dont count there couple daily chores! They then complain I won’t “let” them get a job!😒 Let me take this moment to point out they are 10 and 8 years old!
I didn’t have a phone till I had a job and worked to get that money to pay for it. How about you, when did you get your first phone? I highly doubt it was just handed to you!
I understand safety reasons for some, however we live in a small town, I don’t believe they need one for safety reasons. How about to contact them about where they are, I’m the mom that tells them they come home after school, ask then go! So they lost that argument also.
That’s another thing, the kid’s these days loose them, and what, just get a new one! How does that work, I was brought up you lost something you found it or it was gone. The responsibility of the world these days I have found not to be the same! What do you think?
So, I’m not sure about my kids having all this technology? I would love your opinion on this matter! Should kids have phone’s or technology that will need to be monitored to keep them safe, from the crazy internet world?
What is a good age? How should they be shown responsibility for the bill, and just having one?
Let me know your opinion in the comments down below. From one mom to the next I am actually a little torn on this one, so thank you for your help on this topic.
What topics would you like to hear about in upcoming mom talks? Let’s take one topic at a time and help each other in this fast moving world.
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 Hi, welcome to Its A Mom Life I’m Kandis, however I normally go by: mom,mommy,mommom and mamma hahaha…. I will joke when people ask me what is name is, and reply with a questioning look with “-umm… mom,mamma, oh yes my name is Kandis! Have you ever felt this way?
I thought we could talk about mom quilt and all the roles our names play! It is an amazing feeling to be called mom, however I tend to almost forget that I am not just mom, don’t get me wrong I am not anything but happy to be called mom, but I need to remember I’m more!
I am thinking about the last time, that I went out, with the hubby, or for a girls night out! Is this something that sounds familiar!
How many times in a day I get asked where something is, my 2nd kid he now says to me ” but, you’re mom you know where it is!” How about the number of times or days I didn’t get my shower I’m because well life happened!
There is so much in my name, and I need to show all sides of it but also realize not feel bad when I just can’t fit %100 of all sides of my name in at once! I understand things and people change as there name gets more sides or roles but to try to remember the original one can be tough! Am I right?
That “mom guilt” is always there when I sit down to do something!
Moms use to unite, it seems that as the years went on, people leaned more towards a mom can do it all! We can, but just not all at once! People use to always help, big and small groups, lending hands and being a strong community! Now, we are don’t we just do it all. The supports went small and the moms role went bigger. Mom’s can be everything, but usually asked all at once!
“What’s in a name?” A rose by any other name would smell as sweet”- William Shakespeare ❤
So, don’t feel bad when you put the other names down and just be your name, go have that bath, watch the tv show, leave the dishes and play that board game with the kid’s! There is can be lots in your name but don’t forget to take care of the original one.
Mom’s are strong, but are stronger when together.
I hope this will make you think twice about trying to please everyone all at once, remember to take of you also.
Let me know what you do to keep yourself happy in the comments down below, what topics would you like to discuss for mom talk Fridays? Also don’t forget to hit that follow button to be part of Its A Mom Life!!
Till next mom talk go and enjoy finding what your name means to you!!

Hello, good morning and happy FRIDAY! This is the first chit chat of the blog and I am very excited! Happy day late Valentine’s day, how was your love day?
It was some none stop prep and fun here. With it being what I think a fun holiday, it happens to also be my daughter’s birthday! This means it gets double busy around here. I find myself not only trying to spread the love, but setting up for a party also. With all this it starts early for me! What do you do for the day, make special foods, crafts, games or just chill and relax?
I always end up making heart shaped pancakes for breakfast, with the older ones in school we have a little extra stuff to make sure is packed and ready! Class Valentine’s and treats are always sent from this house. I love making fun goodies for the class they are small classes which helps. This year we had made valentine cards and the class goodies, plus I had made the birthday cake and cupcakes!
So needless to say there was lots of crafts and baking happening here, in between the mom life of two smaller kids still at home.
There is deffently a need for a list… for me anyways. But, I am also a list person any day! If you want to know about some of my routines let me know in the comments, we can do that for a planning day!! Do you make lists or roll with it?
My daughter and I always get flowers from the hubby, I actually make a point of “stopping to smell the roses” when I walk by. A little way to make me stop or slow down even for a slite second!
With the hecticness of Valentine’s Day over, I know find myself realizing I have some catch up to do around the house tho. So little by little I’m getting some tasks done, sceeming to try to get a nap in. 😂
With no school all next week for winter break I thought I would use more of those days for extra catch up, as it’s hard to get a nap in!
Also, on top of it I am getting ready to start some seeds for the garden,with yes more prep and planning!
With all this said I am going to end it here, let me know how you spend and keep you’re sanity and house under control when there is no school? Also, what types of topics should we have here on It’s A Mom Life, I’m hoping to do weekly mom talks, let me know in the comments below! Until next post, have a great day! 😁❤👍
A glimpse at our Valentine’s day and birthday fun!!