The Soltrop Six

life with two sets of twins

how I’ve dealt with PTSD

As many of you already know, or if you’re seeing my blog for the first time… 2018 was a really shit year for me. I struggled with my mental health and towards the end of the year, I found something out that was a HUGE life changing moment for me. Since that moment on Sept 18th, 2018 at 9:30 in the morning (Yep. I know the time because its so engraved in my mind) I have struggled with PTSD in a major way. As time moves forward, it gets easier but it’s still such an ever present force in my life that I deal with EVERY DAY.

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dating my husband | september

You guys have NO idea how excited I was for this date. I realize that I probably sound obsessed (proud groupie over here 😉 ) but NF has gotten me through the worst year of my entire life. It’s actually funny that almost EXACTLY a year ago, my life was flipped upside down and last night I was seeing the person who helped me through it.

Do I sound crazy yet?

FYI – music can actually be really therapeutic!

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first day of 5th grade

Every year sending them off to school gets a little easier. However, this is their last year in elementary! Next year they are big old middle schoolers!! Time flies! I will be cherishing all the little things they won’t be doing anymore, like passing out valentine’s or walking in the halloween parade at school! *INSERT MAMA TEARS HERE*

They had a summer packed full of fun things but I think they are ready I’m ready for a more structured schedule again. I hate the early mornings but I love the early nights and getting back into a routine.

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weekly dinner ideas for family of six

This week I decided to share what we made for dinner every night. I’m always looking for new ideas because we get sick of the same thing over and over again… so I hope this helps give YOU some new ideas! These are all tried and true recipes in our house. I’m not a food blogger so my “recipes” are pretty basic and my pictures are probably not appetizing but hey. This is real life ish. If you need more information/instructions feel free to drop me a comment!

Since we have a family of six, I need to make things that will feed us all, while also making sure my kids will actually EAT the food. These are all kid friendly. You can subtract or add ingredients based on your families likes.

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