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Making Dinner Is Hard

October 15, 2015 by Aliesha

If you’re not following me on Instagram, you should be, because you’re missing out on REAL LIFE gems like this one from last night:

6:36 Making dinner is hard. Thought you may get some enjoyment out of a brief chronology of the last hour at our house! 😂 (Intended purely for humor, not to complain.) I thought I was ahead of the game today because I had already marinated the chicken, so all I would need to do to make dinner was cook the chicken and throw together the tacos. Easy enough, right? After his nap, Theodore takes a longer time nursing and then doesn’t want to be set down. So I decide to start cooking dinner one-handed. I find Jude eating deodorant and writing with it on the windows. He quickly abandons this activity to “help” me grate cheese. (Putting grated cheese into a bowl faster than your toddler can grab it and eat it should be its own gameshow. Actually completing ANY task faster than your toddler should be.) All this while I’m still cooking chicken with one hand and holding Theodore who won’t be set down. Theodore finally falls asleep so I go lay him down and I come back to find Jude and CC eating butter. Yes, with their fingers. While I’m cleaning that up I hear water running in the bathroom and it’s Jude (IS HE OMNIPRESENT?!!?). Come back to the kitchen and all the cheese has been eaten. I smell burning chicken! Finally get everything cooked and plated (while Jude is strapped into his high chair). The kids are finished eating just as I sit down and they immediately want seconds. I get their food and eat standing up. It’s now t-minus 14 minutes until Tad gets off work, and as far as I’m concerned, Jude can just hang out in his high chair until then. I’m off to eat secret chocolate in the bathroom! #momconfessions #momlife

Please tell me I’m not the only one eating secret chocolate in the bathroom!

Preserving the Everyday Memories

February 24, 2015 by Aliesha

I take a lot of photos with my cell phone, and I love to share the little, everyday memories on Instagram! I’ve uploaded well over 1500 Instagram photos since I got the app almost three years ago, and I’ve always wanted to find a way to print them out inexpensively and easily!

I learned about Chatbooks from another blogger, and I was super excited to get started printing out my Instagram collection! It’s incredibly easy to make books (i.e., they do all the work for you!), and each book is just $8! You download the app, then import your photos… easy peasy!

I started a subscription service with Chatbooks, which means that every time I fill a new book (60 photos), they’ll send it to me automatically (after I give it a glance and approve it)! You can choose to exclude any photos you don’t want to print in the book. Shipping is always free when you do a subscription!

It’s so fun to preserve the everyday memories… that time I took the girls to the pet store when I was super pregnant with Jude… or that time CC started eating a peanut butter sandwich like a big girl.

Or what I learned in my quiet time that morning… or what my kids looked like at 10:30AM that morning in May.The kids love looking through the books too and seeing how they’ve changed and grown! It’s much more fun (and accessible to them) than scrolling through a phone gallery!

Oh, and this great wire basket (that is the perfect size) was just $3 in the Target Dollar Section!

If you’d like to get started preserving your everyday memories captured through Instagram, here is a code you can use! Use code “AVWZFQ2E” at Chatbooks to get your first book free (when you sign up for a subscription), saving you $8!

Happy “lazy scrapbooking”! 😉

Disclosure: The links in this post are affiliate links. If you choose to use my coupon code (saving you $8), I will receive referral credit. Thanks! (You’ll get your own code after you subscribe so you can share this with your friends and earn credit as well!)

Must-Follow Christian Women on Instagram

January 22, 2015 by Aliesha

I am constantly encouraged by the community I have found of Christian women on Instagram! These women minister to thousands each day through their encouraging posts and truthful words. I thought it would be fun to share a few of my favorite Instagram accounts.

These are listed alphabetically!

@gracelaced
Ruth of Gracelaced is a mom of 6 boys, an artist, a writer, and an encourager! Her posts are beautiful, real, and uplifting.

@jessaconnolly
Jess is a church planter’s wife, an entrepreneur, and a speaker. She lives in Charleson, runs, and lives with intentionality.

@kristinschmucker
Kristin, creator of #lampandlight, blogs and Instagrams about what God is teaching her through His Word. She is also married to a church planter and owns a lovely shop.

@lifelivedbeautifully
Gretchen shares truths from God’s Word and glimpses into her beautiful heart for the world. She created the Give Me Jesus Journal and sells them in her shop.

@mrsrachelcox
Rachel has the cutest puppy ever, and she shares on Instagram about joy in Christ and freedom from fears. She blogs at Oh Simple Thoughts.

@sarahmaewrites
Sarah Mae is an author and speaker, and she encourages other women in their roles as homemakers. She is both challenging and real, and she blogs at SarahMae.com.

@shereadstruth
Not just one woman, but a group of women, She Reads Truth is a blog, an app (Android / IOS), and a community. The feed is inspiring and filled with Scripture verses and excellent quotes.

@thrive_moms
Another community of women, Thrive Moms seeks to encourage Christian moms in their roles. Their goal is “empowering imperfect moms with His perfect grace.”

@mandyengland
Mandy is a mother and an artist, and she shares truth from God’s Word and the freedom that it brings. She shares printables and other resources on her website.