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Author: Lori Beth Auldridge

5 Reasons I Switched to Natural Beauty Products

4 / 30 / 194 / 14 / 20

This article contains affiliate links. I appreciate Primally Pure’s products so much that I asked to be an affiliate for them to help spread their message of better health through good for you skin care products. Over the last decade, I’ve slowly but surely been switching my beauty and skin care products to more natural… Read More

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Our Invitations Are Numbered: The Shortest Longest Season of Motherhood

2 / 9 / 194 / 14 / 20
Our Invitations Are Numbered

I wrote this post a year ago when I had three kids under five. I was very tired then—still am. I never published it because I didn’t want to make anyone feel “guilty” about having a hard time with mothering in the early years. Many mamas write about embracing motherhood only to have others come… Read More

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The Never Ending Homeschool Question: What About Socialization?

2 / 2 / 194 / 14 / 20
Homeschool and Socialization

It’s Groundhog Day which makes me think of the Bill Murray movie where he lives the same day over and over until he “gets it.” Sometimes when I mention to others that I homeschool my children, it feels like that kind of Groundhog Day. It often plays out like this: Person: (When they see us… Read More

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Listen to Mothers: The Need for Change in Hospital Births

11 / 30 / 184 / 14 / 20
Listen to Mothers

They didn’t listen. Sometimes I watch my birth videos with my children (or I guess I should say, my ‘just after birth’ videos since births can’t be filmed at our hospital). And every time I’m sad. Deeply, deeply sad. Because a few years removed from my births, I see the bigger picture…I watch and hear… Read More

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Party Food & Favors

11 / 24 / 1811 / 19 / 18

Dear yayas,  The holidays are coming which means party after party. Not to mention all the kid birthdays mixed in there. What do I serve? I’m over the pizza thing. And I am tired of plastic trinkets that we take home that just turn into junk lying around. (Is that too harsh?) I appreciate get togethers,… Read More

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Gifts for Moms

11 / 17 / 1811 / 19 / 18

Dear yayas, I’m a dad in need of a mom’s perspective…getting gifts for my wife is hard. She doesn’t like surprises. How do I know what is the best gift for a wife/mom? I struggle with this every year. I usually wait until the last minute and I’m trying not to do that this year.… Read More

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Too Many Toys

11 / 10 / 1811 / 19 / 18

Dear yayas, 
Christmas has gotten out of control in our house. My parents and ILs buy us WAY too much stuff for our kid. We haven’t even opened or used a few things they gave him from his birthday. But really, we just don’t want the stuff. What would you do or tell people NOW… Read More

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Working From Home

11 / 3 / 1811 / 19 / 18

Dear yayas, I’m technically a stay at home mom, but I also work full time as a bookkeeper so I have to actually work during the day and meet with clients, even though I meet with them at my home. The issue I’m having is that I feel kind of bad about my kid. I’m… Read More

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Easier or Harder?

10 / 27 / 1810 / 13 / 18

Dear yayas,  Do you find friendships easier or harder once you have children? I’m getting ready to have my first baby and a friend of mine casually mentioned that friendships are easier now that she is a mom, but that pretty much means you can’t be friends with people without kids once you have them.… Read More

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Not So Fun-draisers

10 / 20 / 1810 / 13 / 18

Dear yayas, The school year has started again and the fundraisers are in full swing. How can schools even make these “mandatory?” I’m tired of asking family and coworkers for more money for useless things. And now my one daughter’s preschool is making us sell over $200 in raffle tickets no matter what. If we… Read More

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Lori Beth Auldridge is a mama bear to three little girls. She and her husband Chris run a renovation business in upcountry Maui. Lori Beth dreams up the designs and Chris makes all those dreams come to life. Her days are filled with her favorite things... coffee, writing, homeschooling, babywearing, audiobooks, binge reading parenting articles, miniature goats, fancy chickens, exploring Maui, moms groups, and more coffee. Yayamamas is her way of spreading aloha and using her B.A., M.A., & M.F.A. degrees to put more good into the world.

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“I’m sorry, the Auldridge Ohana can’t take y “I’m sorry, the Auldridge Ohana can’t take your call right now. Leave a message at the tone if you want, but also know we won’t be available for the next month. Maybe more. We like adventures and we’ve gone to find some.” *beep*
Day 6 of our “official” new homeschool year an Day 6 of our “official” new homeschool year and we pressed pause on everything to start Jane Austen’s Mansfield Park on the front porch while holding cats, petting dogs, and soaking up the last of the summer sunshine. ☀️🍁🥹☕️

This is the life. 🩵 Truly, truly. There is nothing else I’d rather be doing than reading Jane Austen with my kids in the sunshine when the moment strikes them. 

10/10 recommend this Usbourne introduction to Jane Austen. It’s captivating and beautiful!
Is anyone else reading this book right now? 🫁 O Is anyone else reading this book right now? 🫁 Or have you read it? 🤔

There’s a lot to unpack in this book! 👀 Let’s talk about it! Spoiler alerts and stories about how you have applied it to your life are welcome in the comments👇🏼 

This was gifted to me by @birthuprising 🥰 It’s book club worthy for sure!
Our first baby Holland Lops are available 🥰 The Our first baby Holland Lops are available 🥰 They are adorable beyond all reason & ready for their new homes. If you’re in North Idaho and interested in a 4-H project or a snuggly pet, send me a DM! 

@honeybunnyfarm 🐇
This is absolutely, without a doubt, my favorite t This is absolutely, without a doubt, my favorite thrift store find ever. 😍 Our entire family is obsessed with books. Our house is designed around our books. And one thing we need more of (other than bookshelves 😂) are book ends!

Wait until you see the thrift treasures my homemaker friends are posting about today, too. 🤩 (See tags below) 

What is the best thing you ever thrifted? 

For more fave second-hand items, check out my friends along with our hashtag #homemakerscircle 

@lifeonhomegrownhaven
@crazyw8farm
@allyson.boop
@homestead_education
@foremeandmyhouse
@iamkristib
@loribethauldridge
@theprairiewife
What a summer of simple joys and beautiful days wi What a summer of simple joys and beautiful days with my children! 🥰 

Lord, open my eyes so that I can take in the joy that is meant for me in this beautiful life. Help me and my family to continue to keep our eyes open as we enter into the new homeschool year. Draw us closer to each other and closer to you. Amen. 

Open my eyes, that I may behold wondrous things out of your law. Psalm 119:18

Blessings on your new homeschool year! 🙏🏼😘
A rainy summer day at home Sleeping in, not sure A rainy summer day at home

Sleeping in, not sure if by accident or on purpose
Coffee with my best friend
Our toddler requested banana bread
So I made some
The rain became more steady
So we made tea
And opened our poetry book
One poem was so beautiful, I cried
Wide eyes asking questions 
Then laughing at the next poem
I love these days, my children, and poetry
A little school
And a lot of home
I treasure our time together
I stare wide eyed back at them
The seasons are shifting
And so are we. 

#homeschoollife #homeschooldreams #homeschoolpoetry #teachingpoetry #rainydays #elevatingmotherhood
There’s only two things that money can’t buy a There’s only two things that money can’t buy and that’s true love and homegrown tomatoes! 🍅 

Those three humble cherry tomatoes are from my garden and the heirloom tomatoes are from the store 😂 (But my tiny tomatoes definitely tasted better than store-bought ones! Motivation to grow more next year!) I didn’t have enough for my caprese sourdough bread so I combined the two 🙂

👩🏻‍🍳LB Style Recipe:

Sourdough pizza crust can just be a regular sourdough bread recipe but add garlic, oregano, basil, and olive oil. 1 loaf is 2 crusts. 

Put your halved dough in a pan and cook it hot (450-500) for about 8 minutes to cook the crust partway. 

Take it out, add your toppings, & put it back in the oven until it’s done enough for you and your family. 😂

For this dish, I loosely followed @halfbakedharvest recipe for caprese garlic bread with crispy prosciutto. I subbed salami for prosciutto because that’s what I had on hand and I cooked everything instead of keeping it cold on top. 

That’s my favorite way to cook…read other recipes for reference, see what I have on hand, and make adjustments. The only thing I actually follow a written recipe for is baking 😉 

Now’s a great time to dive into your garden and grab basil and tomatoes! For more great tomato recipes (and recipes with details 😂) check out my friends along with our hashtag #homemakerscircle

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Today was a ✨perfect✨ homeschool day Not bec Today was a ✨perfect✨ homeschool day 

Not because I was the perfect teacher or they sat perfectly still in their seats and got 100% in their workbooks…

It was perfect because we were together and learning and enjoying one another. Comfortable and content at home. 🥰

It was perfect because I got to be the one they ran to when they found a giant peacock moth caterpillar, the little one shouting, “Mom! Come here! It’s a calerpitter emergency! Tell us what it is!” 🥹

It was perfectly natural and relaxed, despite poopy diapers, ill-timed giggles, misplaced supplies, squirming in seats, daydreaming, chatting about everything, and any other occurrence I could have called “annoying” or an “interruption.” It was perfect all the same. 🥹

#hereforit #elevatingmotherhood #elevatinghomeschool #homeschooldays #homeschoolday #perfecthomeschoolday #adjustedexpectations

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