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Lifestyle + Parenting

  • Better Than Drugstore Skincare Routine + Products

    This post contains affiliate links. For more information, please reference my policies and disclosures page. One thing I love sharing about is my skincare routine. While I don't have what you would ... Read More

    Better Than Drugstore Skincare Routine + Products

  • How To Manage Thick Long Hair

    This post contains affiliate links. Please reference my policies and disclosures to find more information on affiliate links. A few weeks ago it dawned on me that I am likely not the only person ... Read More

    How To Manage Thick Long Hair

  • How to Manage Morning Chaos

    This post is sponsored by The Hillshire Brands Company. The thoughts and opinions expressed here are my own. For a long time I would dread the morning time. My husband isn't around in the morning ... Read More

    How to Manage Morning Chaos

Bump Date: 36 Weeks

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It's BABY MONTH! December is finally here and now we really start counting down to Christmas and BABY!!! How Far Along? 36 weeks and a few days! Size of Baby: A Cabbage Patch Doll. Weight Gain: I'm up 12-14 pounds. Which is weird and incredible. I think my body just knows I started out with more weight and why I haven't gained much this time around. I'm not ... Read More

Fancy Holiday Potato Skins

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This post is sponsored by Stella® Cheese but the content and opinions expressed here are my own. With the holidays in full swing it's time to start thinking holiday parties and ALL THE FOOD! I mean let's be serious. One of the best parts of the holiday season is all the delicious food we get to eat and recipes we get to drum up to feed our families! There's nothing like ... Read More

Life Lately

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It's been awhile since I've done a little life update here on the blog, so I figured I needed to do one! Life has been crazy around here! The weeks just seem to fly by the closer we get to the holidays. Fall always seems to go by the fastest, which makes me sad because it's my favorite time of the year by and far. Our homeschool journey has been fun, interesting and ... Read More

A Mother’s Work

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Last night as I was crawling into bed finally at 12:00AM, utterly exhausted from the day, I said to myself "Now my workday is done." My work day starts around 630AM and ends anywhere from 9PM-12AM typically with a small break in the afternoon sometimes. All the work I do though sometimes feels meaningless... a waste of time... unnoticeable... pointless... undervalued and ... Read More

Holiday Black Cherry Sparkling Cocktail

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This post is sponsored by Sparkling ICE but the content and opinions expressed here are my own. Can you believe the holidays are upon us?! This has probably been the fastest autumn season of my life! Halloween is over and now we are full swing into holiday everything. And no, we're not skipping Thanksgiving over here! While I can't drink this *yet* I wanted to share a ... Read More