5 Tips To Living In A Small Space With Kids

As a family of four, we have been living in a small space with our kids for years.  We only have about 850 – 900 sqft.  Could we move a little out of the city and get more space for our kids to grow up in? Of course! The problem is we have a killer deal in our current space and are located in a great family-friendly neighbourhood right in Vancouver.  That’s why we’ve settled on living this way for now.  It is less upkeep, it’s cheap and keeps us living simply!

How do we do it?

We have two kids, two bedrooms and one bathroom. Does every day go smoothly? No. There are MANY days where we say, “we have to get a bigger place!” But then we’d lose out on so much. We wouldn’t get to live in this beautiful city.  We’d create more work for ourselves because more space means A LOT more cleaning.  And, we wouldn’t have the luxury of city living. Vancouver Canada just has so much beauty.

Since I grew up in a smaller town, I have no desire to go back. For our family, it’s made sense for us to stay where we are and create as much space as possible in smaller living quarters with a few essentials.

If your thinking of downsizing to save money, to save cleaning time, to live in a higher-end area and all you can afford is something smaller, but you have kids, then keep reading! Let’s kick this off by breaking down my top 5 tips to create more space to make this a reality.

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Why is it so important to hydrate during pregnancy?

How many times have you read an article or left the doctor’s office and been reminded to “hydrate during your pregnancy” or “keep drinking lots of water!”  Probably more times than you can count, right?

Here in Vancouver, my OBGYN saw me every two weeks once I reached the second trimester and EVERY week by the time I got down to the last three weeks of my pregnancy.  So you can imagine how many reminders I got to drink lots of water and keep hydrated!

Did I Stay Hydrated During My Pregnancy?

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7 Simple Steps To Maintain A Work-Life Balance

I was watching the news a few days ago and a study was conducted about what people would prefer when it comes to a good job, a lot of money, more time with family or the proper work/life balance.  In the day and age we live in, I assumed people were thinking about money.  I was WRONG.  The number one thing people wanted was to achieve the proper work/life balance.  I guess it isn’t surprising when another study showed that 53% of people in BC are not only working full time but then work on the weekends.  Oddly enough, this is something I talk about all the time and it’s something I am always trying to master because I believe it is SO truly important to maintain a work/life balance.  Let’s break down 7 steps to maintain a work/life balance.

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Potty Train Your Toddler – 10 Tips For Success

Are you starting to feel completely done with diapers and diaper duty (pun intended)?  Are you nervous to start weaning your little one off diapers and onto the potty?  Let me tell you, you are not alone!  You can potty train your toddler successfully with these 10 easy tips that work!

Potty Train Your Toddler Quick – But NOT in 3 days  

Here’s the thing, I do NOT have a 3-day potty training miracle for you.  Honestly, I don’t even know how mothers have trained their children in 3 days.  All I know is props to you mama’s who have!  What I am going to share with you is how we successfully potty trained our daughter by the time she 21 months.  She was fully potty trained by the time she was two and a half and right before baby #2 came along.

If you want to know my suggestions on how YOU can do this, keep reading.

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