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3 Expert Potty Training Tips That You Need to Know

Last week, we talked about what, in my opinion, is the most important factor when potty training your child, his age. Today, I’m going to give you some potty training tips that are super important as well, and they involve your mindset.

Like I said in my first post about potty training, it can be easy and breezy. It doesn’t have to be a long, drawn out process that makes you want to turn in your mom card at the end of the day.

Let’s discuss the three major mindset hacks that will bring you and your child to the other side of potty training quickly and easily.

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How to Make Potty Training Easy With a Mom of 9

I’ve potty trained seven children so far. The method that I have used each time has been quick, painless, and relatively accident-free in about one day’s time. I always give myself a whole weekend, but the actual training period has rarely gone over one day.

Potty training does not have to be the dramatic, messy, expensive, inconvenient production that it often turns into. It can really be cheap, quick, and painless.

But there are a few keys to success. If you leave out the most important parts, you are most likely going to be in the “training” stage for a long time.

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Freezer Cooking- 8 Crazy Simple Cheap Meals in 1 Day

With the school year starting up again, all of the activities for the children are starting up too, which means my schedule gets much busier. I figured it would be a good idea to feed my freezer with meals so that we don’t end up resorting to pizza or drive-thru, unless it’s planned.

I have nothing against eating out, but I hate having to do it out of desperation or poor planning. If I am going to eat out, I would much rather do it as a treat!

I’ve found that a freezer full of meals is one of the best ways to get a planned dinner on the table every night, without spending 30 minutes to an hour every evening in the kitchen.

I found this neat blog on Pinterest with a plan for 8 meals for $50, shopping at Aldi. I make an Aldi run every week, so I thought this would be a great way for me to change up our menu a little, get some major freezer cooking done, and not have to go to another store. Lazy planning for the win!

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11 of the Best Korean Skincare Before and Afters

If you’ve been thinking about trying out the hot new 10-step Korean Skincare Routine, but you’re wondering if it’s really worth all of that extra effort (not to mention all of the different products!), I’ve done my best to make your decision more simple.

I’ve gathered the best Korean skincare before and after posts that I could find all over the internet.

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