A few days ago I had one of those days. We ventured out of the house (on a weekend) – my kids were well behaved, but rude people in the store (and parking lot) irritated me. From there, every small annoyance seemed to build. By the end of the day I was completely fed up. However, this irritation, ultimately, led me to…
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I see posts all over pinterest about tips and tricks for starting a blog only to click on the links and get a pretty picture asking me to register for a course. I get it, people need to make money. That doesn’t make these posts any less infuriating. So I wanted to actually tell people what I’ve learned in my…
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I’ll start off by saying that I love thrift stores. My husband and I have had thrift store dates since we started dating (I may have married the only person cheaper than I am). My in-laws also have made thrifting a hobby – I guess it runs in the family. Roughly 75% of the clothing my family wears (I talk…
Continue Reading→I’ve always been a bit on the heavy side, but in college I was able to lose a sizable amount of weight (see what I did there?). I maintained that weight-loss for several years – right up until I had my first child. To be fair, my children are 22 months apart (nearly to the day), and I didn’t have…
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To be upfront, this post does contain affiliate links (something I discuss wanting to learn about here) but the opinions are all my own! Reading with my kids is my favorite part of each day. I’m the sucker who is (almost) always up for another book (or two)! It is important to me that my girls have strong female role…
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I was fiddling around on Pinterest (who doesn’t?) and came across one of those rare activities that looks fun AND I already had all of the materials needed. Naturally, it became part of yesterday’s “preschool at home” activities. In the original post, Buggy and Buddy focuses on the chromatography element of this activity – which is pretty cool. However, I…
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