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Reducing Toxins In Your Home With Pure Haven Essentials

By Caitlin Fitzpatrick Curley Leave a Comment

Reducing Toxins In Your Home With Pure Haven Essentials

If you’ve been following this site for any length of time, you’ve heard me gush about my momtourage, a wonderful, supportive group of mothers. Together, we have watched our first babies grow into people. We support one another through good times and bad times. Today, I’m introducing you to one of my momtouragers. Her name is Bethany and I…

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Feeling Like a Failure [Failure to Thrive]

By Caitlin Fitzpatrick Curley 32 Comments

Feeling Like a Failure [Failure to Thrive]

I read a wonderful post early this morning and it has haunted me, in the best possible way, all day long. I kept coming back to THIS post, which has been in my drafts folder since I started My Little Poppies. I’ve never been happy with it and I don’t think I ever will be….

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When Mom is Sad: Helping Children Understand Loss and Grief

By Caitlin Fitzpatrick Curley 6 Comments

When Mom is Sad: Helping Children Understand Loss and Grief

A few years ago, we thought our dog was dying. I had just returned home from school pick-ups. As we were entering the basement from the garage, we noticed the door was obstructed… by our dog. Our beloved furry Finnegan was laying unresponsive on the cellar floor. I had to nonchalantly escort the children over…

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On Nighttime Worries {Or, that time I had a nightmare about Porky Pig}

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On Nighttime Worries {Or, that time I had a nightmare about Porky Pig}

One night, when I was very young, I had a nightmare about Porky Pig. At least, that’s what my parents would tell you. But the thing is, I didn’t. It was something more, or perhaps something less. Today, I’m going to tell you how it all went down. On Nighttime Worries {Or, that time I…

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Days Like This

By Caitlin Fitzpatrick Curley 9 Comments

Days Like This

One of my favorite songs of all time is Van Morrison’s Days Like This. Do you know the song? I just love the lyrics: When it’s not always raining there’ll be days like this. When there’s no one complaining there’ll be days like this. When everything falls into place like the flick of a switch. Well my…

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5 Things You Can Do {in 10 Minutes Or Less} to Turn a Bad Day Around

By Caitlin Fitzpatrick Curley 8 Comments

5 Things You Can Do {in 10 Minutes Or Less} to Turn a Bad Day Around

Let’s talk about bad days. Aren’t they the worst? Some days, you wake up and you just have that bad day feeling. Other days, you wake up all fine and dandy but the bad day sneaks up on you. Either way, it’s no fun at all. And bad days can be difficult to shake off….

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poppies Hi, all! I'm Cait. I'm a school psychologist, wife, mom to three amazing children, writer, bookworm, nature lover, coffee drinker, Chesney fan, board game nerd, and now- suddenly-unexpected homeschooler...and podcaster!
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