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Tips for First Day of Kindergarten

Tips for Getting Ready for Kindergarten

August 31, 2021

I am having a hard time believing that in a couple weeks our littlest ‘baby’ is going to be headed to kindergarten. How the heck did that happen? We have been enjoying ourselves this summer and keeping super busy going out camping, to local lakes and rivers, playing with friends and all things fun! It’s […]

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Mom Lifestyle

5 Easy Stretches to Start the Morning

What’s the first thing you do when you wake up in the morning? I think most of you just answered, “check my phone,” which I know I am definitely guilty of. I also know that there are so many better ways to start my morning. Wouldn’t you agree? Like how about some morning stretches?! 😉 Two […]

April 3, 2020

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Ways to Keep Active this Summer | Just Move Campaign

This year I have been focusing on living a healthier lifestyle and focusing on being more active. I’ve had some great progress and then days where I just don’t want to do anything. At the end of the day, I know that I want to keep active to continue to live a healthier lifestyle, for […]

August 3, 2019

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Lifestyle Changes I have made to lose weight and live healthier

I don’t really love the term or idea of “losing weight” but that’s ultimately what it came down to for me. I’ve never owned a scale and have never really cared about “the number” but one day I hopped on and holy crap I was in shock! It was the heaviest I had ever weighed. […]

October 22, 2018

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Gift Guide Giveaway and Coupon Codes | LOOKBOOK Gift Guide for kids, women and gentlemen | photo by julie christine photography

One of my favorite times of the year are here and I am so excited to start celebrating the Christmas Holidays with this Lookbook. This curated guide is created to help make gift giving fun. You can also flips through the pages and find exclusive coupon codes too! Within the guide you can click on […]

November 16, 2017

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Moving With Kids

That honestly felt like the longest move ever. Most likely because it was. We got possession of our new house on the 15th and didn’t have to be out of our old place until the end of the month. With so much going on we decided to just go slow and steady. Can’t really say […]

August 3, 2017

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Story about my Ovarian Cyst | Motherhood Life and Style Blogger Creative Wife & Joyful Worker

Since I shared about my medical concern (ovarian cyst) on Instagram I have received so many lovely messages. I wanted to thank each of you for your prayers and thoughtful comments. I know that a few of you have wanted to know a little bit more information and have thanked me for being so open. […]

July 25, 2017

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Love for My Mom Body | Learning to Accept our New Bodies

“Mother Teresa didn’t walk around complaining about her thighs, she had shit to do.” // Unknown I was browsing my Pinterest recently I came across this quote. It motivated me to put into words what I have been feeling lately. To talk about my mom body. The body that I haven’t fully accepted. I am […]

June 18, 2017

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Personal posts are my least favorite to write. My hands get sweaty when I start to type. I wonder how the person reading it is going to digest the words. Will it be absorbed the way that I intended? There is often a constant battle in my head of whether to even write at all. […]

June 12, 2017

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