4 Tips For Running Errands Successfully With Your Kiddos
August 2, 2011 by Christine - From Dates to Diapers
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Tweet I am very seldom afforded the luxury of running errands alone. If I don’t have all seven kiddos tagging along for the ride, I will at least have a couple. While an afternoon of running around would be most pleasant spent alone, I’m certainly not complaining about having my young’ens in tow more often [...]
Rightcliq Makes Shopping Easy
December 9, 2010 by Christine - From Dates to Diapers
Filed under shopping, tips on staying sane
Tweet I don’t know about you, but I love to shop. (Well, if I can leave the kiddos at home or shop while they’re in bed, that is!) But the holidays can be a little daunting. From hitting Black Friday sales to catching sales online, I suppose you can chalk it up to too much [...]
Dumb Things We Do (& Tricks to Keep Errors at Bay)
May 13, 2009 by Christine - From Dates to Diapers
Filed under SocialSpark, sponsored post, tips on staying sane
Tweet I just finished reading a Reader’s Digest article called 7 Dumb Things We Do. In this piece Joseph T. Hallinan laid out some of the mistakes we make and tips on how we can avoid making them. Of all of the dumb things he says we do – like overlooking details – multi-tasking made [...]
Time Out
April 26, 2009 by Christine - From Dates to Diapers
Filed under a day in the life, family life, on being a good mom, secrets, tips on staying sane
Tweet Being a mother of six is a big responsibility. The schooling, bathing, clothing, cooking, and cleaning most often overshadow the loving, nurturing, and just plain being with my children. Do you ever feel like you need a time out from the busy-ness that is life? Since Daddy was away this evening, I decided to [...]
“How do you do it?”
January 3, 2009 by Christine - From Dates to Diapers
Filed under family life, secrets, tips on staying sane
Tweet This being a very common question asked of this mom of six kiddos, I often wonder why people even have to ask. Can’t they see that I’m a saint, and my kids are always well-behaved and even tempered. We do not yell or raise our voices in the slightest. Any of us. Ever. My [...]
Staying Sane
August 12, 2008 by Christine - From Dates to Diapers
Filed under family life, tips on staying sane
Tweet Most of you know that I have six kiddos, all seven and under, with the closest two in age (besides my twins’ 2 minutes) being only 19 months apart. People (maybe even you) think I’m crazy and wonder how I stay sane. First of all, I love being a mom to so many little [...]






















