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I don't know how you do it.

One thing we get asked A LOT is "How do you do it?" or other similar variations "I don't know how you do it," or "I could never do that!" If you would have asked me at the beginning of 2018 if I would like to add 3 children to my household by the end of the year I probably would have had a similar mindset. "I don't know if I could handle that." Thankfully no one asked and it all just kind of happened because I wouldn't change it for the world! I love our large family and even though I'm not sure how long our foster kiddos will be with us, I'm enjoying their presence while I can. 

Honestly I don't really have a short answer for "how do you do it?' We just do. But, I do have some tips and ways I do things that certainly make life a little easier. Do we do life the same way we did when we only had 2 children? Absolutely not. I'd probably go insane. Adjustments had to be made, expectations had to be changed, and schedules had to be moved around. 

Part of why I started writing again was to have a place to put all of the ways we do things to help life run more smoothly. Including meals that don't take very long to make but are still healthy and inexpensive (crockpot meals are perfect for this), budgeting for groceries and other activities with such a large family, side hustles to help boost your income because we all know that kids are expensive, and much more. 

I'm obviously not an expert in the matter of raising large families, but I do have a little bit of an insight and would like to share how I do things in hopes that maybe you'll get a few tips you find helpful to use in your household!

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