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October 9, 2018

Reindeer in Here an Elf on the Shelf Alternative

A Nicer Christmas – Elf on the Shelf Alternative Christmas is my favorite season of the year.  I start getting the itch to decorate in early October each year.  I honestly just love the happiness I get to see my children experience as everything turns red, green and magical. My mother in law always says that Jesus is born again in someone’s heart each day so I should feel free to celebrate the Christmas season all year-long.  Isn’t that a great way to look at it? To me, Christmas is just that.  A feeling.  A season of all the...
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September 19, 2018

DIY Wooden Kids Kitchen Makeover – Easy, Simple, Realistic Play Kitchen Update

Finding the perfect play kitchen is kind of hard when you are looking for something functional, beautiful and inexpensive.  Instead of spending a small fortune buying a perfect play kitchen I decided to just makeover the wooden play kitchen that we already owned. I have Pottery Barn taste but more of a Target kind of budget!  My mother in law is a firm believer that spray paint can transform ANYTHING.  I took a leaf out of her book for this project and it simply does not disappoint. Finding a Blank Slate for a DIY Wooden Kids Kitchen Makeover I...
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September 18, 2018

Anxiety Medication during Pregnancy – A Personal With and Without Comparison

Wondering if you should continue your anxiety medications when pregnant? Not every pregnancy is the same and not every woman is the same. Read these three different pregnancy stories comparing pregnancies with and without medications.   Pregnancy is presumed to be this magical time for every mom. Anyone who has been pregnant knows this is generally not the case. Pregnancy is long, uncomfortable, messy and emotional. If you are a mom who suffers from anxiety pregnancy can get downright crazy. With hormonal changes and the pressure of creating, growing and sustaining a little life that is living inside your body it’s no wonder that we are a little on edge.  Sometimes, however, a little on edge can slip into something a little more.  A little more serious.  A little more stressful. Anxiety suffers don’t...
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September 15, 2018

Free Digital Halloween Books for Preschool aged Children

Overwhelmed by children’s books? Fall is in the air and Halloween is right around the corner! Each season, in our nice little organized playroom I create a little corner for books.  I love it.  The kids know right where to go to find books specific to this particular time of year Books are one of the hardest things for me to minimize in my home.  We love books! For the longest time, I honestly felt getting rid of books was some sort of crime.  It just shouldn’t be done.  Every time we moved I moved all my boxes of...
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September 12, 2018

Fun and Easy Kids Halloween Footprint Art – Plus Free Printable Templates

Halloween with kids is SO MUCH FUN, isn’t it?  Trick-or-treating, pumpkin patches, costumes, cookies, decor, and crafting! My husband and I are kids at heart and we love doing it big for all the kid holidays.  Yes, Halloween is for kids!  Whoever decided that it was okay for adults to dress up in barely-there costumes and have Halloween parties for themselves was an idiot.  Clearly, I have an opinion on this subject. Moving on. Halloween crafting and creating with kids can be so much fun.  I love a good classic Halloween kid craft but then you only have so...
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September 5, 2018

DIY Halloween Dollhouse

How to Create a DIY Halloween Dollhouse So I love the holidays.  Like really love holidays!  I love the smells, the decorating, getting all the “feels” from the season. Halloween was always one of my favorites.  I just loved dressing up, trick-or-treating in the crisp fall air and watching Hocus Pocus on repeat for a month straight.  Still my favorite movie by the way! As a grown-up, I was never really into the “sexy Halloween” costumes or going out to parties.  I guess I am a Halloween purist and think it should be kept a fun, candy eating, dress...
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August 24, 2018

How to Create an Evening Routine for Tired and Anxious Mamas

How to create an evening routine?  Who needs one of those? Who has time for one of those when you are a mother?At the end of a long crazy day with kids, the last thing on my mind is anything but self-care.  Typically I just want to get comfy, in my bed, and turn some kind of mindless garbage on the TV.  That's relaxing, right?  That will help me process and deal with the stress of today, right?Well, no.  Not really.When you throw your evening routine out the window you are doing several things that aren't actually so good for you. How to create an evening routine?  Who needs one of those? Who has time for one of those when you are a mother? At the end of a long crazy day with kids, the last thing on my mind is anything but self-care.  Typically I just want to get comfy, in my bed, and turn some kind of mindless garbage on the TV.  That’s relaxing, right?  That will help me process and deal with the stress of today, right? Well, no.  Not really. When you throw your evening routine out the window you are doing several things that aren’t...
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August 17, 2018

The Comparison Game – Get over your Inferiority Complex

Do you have an Inferiority Complex? I often feel like I should be farther along in life, or should have better fashion sense, or take better photos… I could seriously go on and my list would be a mile long. The issue here is that I only feel insecure about these things because I allow myself to play the comparison game with others.  Moms I see in public with sweet, well-behaved little children, women on Instagram with perfectly cleaned homes, immaculate makeup and a newborn, or even just talking to my working mom friends about their climb up the...
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August 14, 2018

Gender Reveal Sneak Peek Test Review – Not What I Was Expecting

Finding out you are pregnant is exciting! Then you realize you have to wait to find out the gender and the wait is agony! Check out my Sneak Peek Test Review and see if you should spend the money and find out as early as 9 weeks! Sneak Peek Test is Perfect for Impatient Parents Today I want to talk a little bit about a product that I was SUPER excited to try out.  I had seen so many of my Instagram friends use it and even my sister-in-law used it. It’s called the Sneak Peek Test.  It is a blood test that you can take at home and find out the gender of your baby as early as 9 weeks!  That’s life-changing, right? I mean I know there are people out there that are totally content waiting until the day of birth to find out...
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August 9, 2018

Make Yourself a Promise- Tips for Sticking to Your Goals

One of the hardest parts about setting goals for yourself is keeping them!  Isn’t it?  I mean even simple goals.  Why is sticking to your goals such a hard thing for us?   We, as mothers and wives and caregivers always seem to be putting ourselves last.  When we set a goal for our self it often seems okay to just push it to the back burner if something else gets in the way. But mama… how long are you going to keep back burnering yourself?  You can’t do it forever! I am a practical person and a pretty normal...
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