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New self hosted site

Hi folks! This tiny blue house moves to a self hosted provider this weekend. Please update your reader if you wish to continue following. I can be found at thistinybluehouse.com

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I am soooo glad it’s Friday. Anything fun planned this weekend?

Here are my highs & lows for this week!

Highs

Celebrating my 6 month blog anniversary. The whole idea is still very surreal to me. Thank you so much for all your lovely comments and emails on my blogiversary post this week. I’m so blessed that you’ve kindly given me space in your readers. Thank you, thank you, thank you!

TTBH’s new look. After wanting a cleaner and neater looking theme I decided to give TTBH a little overhaul. So far, I’m loving the simplicity of this new look and I’m hoping it’s here to stay for awhile. For those of you who are interested I’m running the Rosalie Theme and my new header was created using the chasing embers font available for free from dafont.com

Swimming lesson success. I’m so incredibly proud of this little girl! I totally had a proud momma moment when Mer was able to dunk her under water not once but twice during her lesson. This kiddo was terrified of getting her face wet so, we’ve made an enormous amount of progress!

Lows

The cold bug is making its way through out house. My mum is down with a cold which means the rest of us will probably catch it too. Crossing my fingers that we were able to avoid spreading germs by segregating ourselves.

So much rain. We’re going on day 6 of continuous rain. Not sprinkles or drizzle – rain. I’m just so over it. Hauling a toddler in rain gear sucks. Trying to get the rain gear on or off sucks even more. Gimme all the sunshine!

Anxiety. My good friend anxiety decided to pay an unwelcomed visit this week and it’s probably been the worst flare I’ve had in a good while. Nothing in particular set it off but I’ve been on edge, flustered and dealing with feelings of being rushed in basically everything I do. I’ve made it a point to meditate a little before bed which seems to be helping. If this persists I’ll put a call in to my doctor to discuss a new plan.

Have a wonderful weekend folks!

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Highs & Lows – Week of April 2nd I am soooo glad it's Friday. Anything fun planned this weekend? Here are my highs & lows for this week!

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10 things I learned from my 6 months blogging

10 things I learned from my 6 months blogging

This week marks my 6 month blog anniverary! 6 months? How did that happen? In some ways it feels like I hit publish on my first post just yesterday. The day I created this blog I was so overwhelmed by the very basic process of creating an account that I had to step away not really knowing if I’d ever sign back in to write that very first post. I did write it- and I’m just so glad that I pushed…

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Talking about #parenting after loss #ontheblogtoday . Sometimes, I'm faced with questions that force me to react quickly. They force me to evaluate whether or not I've got the emotional #strength to tell the truth. For years, I wavered between telling the truth and honoring my lost babies and lying to protect the person asking. . . Today, I proudly share my #loss story because it is such an integral part of who I am. . I would love to hear your stories, your ideas and experiences with this. . Link in bio. . #parenting #motherhood #motherhoodunplugged #rainbowbaby #loss #miscarriage #stillbirth #iamstillstanding #love #rawtruth

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Editing images for blog and social media posts

Editing images for blog and social media posts

Good morning friends! Today, I’m going to share my method for editing and creating blog images with you all. If you’ve been reading for some time you’ll notice that every post I write begins with an image that has my post title added to it. I refer to them as “toppers” which is probably not the right term but for the purposes of this post we’ll go with that okay? I have a folder on my desktop for…

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Guts over fear

I think in some respects I thought hoped bringing Margs into the world would heal me. I mean, why wouldn’t it? We tried to bring a living child into this world for years before we were blessed to finally meet her. Her birth should have repaired those millions of broken pieces of my heart. But, it simply didn’t. I often tell people who are facing a fresh loss that they’ll adapt somehow and find a…

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Highs & Lows - Week of March 27th

Highs & Lows – Week of March 27th

Happy Friday folks! Busy weekend ahead? Ours is shaping up to be pretty quiet except for Margs’ swimming lessons. Mer has been working evening shift all week and we’re all extra tired from the change of routine. We’ll be spending the weekend eating good food, relaxing, taking walks, watching movies and resting up for the coming week. If you’re just catching up here are the posts that I published…

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Taming my inner mama bear- why jumping in might not always be the best solution

Taming my inner mama bear- why jumping in might not always be the best solution

So it happened, earlier than expected but, it happened. At play group last week my 15 month old daughter was intentionally pushed to the ground when she tried to play with an older child who wasn’t in the mood to share that day. My heart just about broke into a million pieces. I watched in disbelief as this unknown to me child put her hands on my baby and forcefully pushed her to the ground. I…

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Where to find free images to use for your blog and social media posts

Where to find free images to use for your blog and social media posts

Morning friends! How’s your week shaping up so far? If you’re just popping in and want to catch up on this weeks posts they can be found here and here. There’s an interesting discussion going on about morning routines so please feel free to join in if you haven’t already! I’ve been receiving quite a few emails and comments about blog photography recently so I figured it would probably be  a good…

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Starting the day on the right foot - the importance of having a solid morning routine

Starting the day on the right foot – the importance of having a solid morning routine

A few weeks back I had a listen to The Power of A Morning Ritual from the Accidental Creative. I was at a point where I often found myself frantic, scattered and overwhelmed in the morning which made me irritable and unpleasant the rest of the day. Mornings around here can get pretty busy. Mer is up and trying to get ready for his work day while I’m mostly dealing with Margs on my own (who wakes…

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20 frugal and delicious recipe ideas

20 frugal and delicious recipe ideas

One huge misconception about frugal living is that by taking a frugal approach to grocery shopping you consequently cannot eat well. Food is expensive with fresh produce and meat likely the most costly of the items that make their way into your cart. At the outset of our journey, I vowed that I wouldn’t compromise the quality of the food we eat because what you eat is so important for living a…

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Highs & Lows Week of March 20th

Highs & Lows Week of March 20th

Morning! Got fun plans for the weekend? Looking to read previous installments of Highs & Lows? Here they are: March 13th, March 6th, February 27th,  February 20th, February 13th, February 6th! If you’re just popping in, these are the posts I published this week. 5 ways being frugal is different than being cheap How to show support to a child loss survivor Highs Snow fun! Massive amounts of snow…

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How to show support to a child loss survivor

How to show support to a child loss survivor

I’d like to preface this post by touching on 2 separate but very important points. First, I was somewhat reluctant to broach this topic. Although I’m a repeat loss mom and I’ve lived through child loss a number of times my opinions on the topic are my own and they are very much shaped by my political, religious and spiritual beliefs. As a result, what I perceive as supportive may not be…

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Highs & Lows - Week of March 13th

Highs & Lows – Week of March 13th

Hi there and happy Friday! Have anything fun planned this weekend? We’ve got a few family commitments in addition to toddler activities to keep us busy! If you haven’t had a chance to pop in this week and would like to catch up, here are the posts that I published this week: What surprised me most about being a stay at home mom Have courage and be kind My real experiences with LuLaroe clothing…

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Life behind the blog - a day in the life at 15 months

Life behind the blog – a day in the life at 15 months

Good morning!!! Hope your week is going well so far! Some of my very favorite blog posts are ones that give me a peak into what a bloggers day to day life is like. I guess it’s part curiosity and part wanting to compare my own lifestyle to others that make them so fun and entertaining to read. So, today I’m giving you a peak at what my life is like behind the blog – a day in the life sort of…

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My real experiences with LuLaroe clothing

My real experiences with LuLaroe clothing

Do you own any LuLaroe? If not, let me briefly explain what this company is and does. Essentially, LuLaroe is best known for making incredibly soft and comfortable leggings in a variety of fun, unique and creative patterns. Additionally, they make comfortable shirts, dresses and kimonos that can be mix and matched to create comfortable yet put together looks for women. Roughly six months ago, I…

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5 ways being frugal is different than being cheap

5 ways being frugal is different than being cheap

It’s no secret that Mer and I live a frugal lifestyle. Actually, we come from a long line of frugal gurus and despite getting a little off-track in our 20s we tend to really live by the mantra that excess doesn’t bring happiness or joy to our lives. As a result, we really limit our spending and most months we can keep our expenses at around 1000$. Recently, we watched an episode of Extreme…

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