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E-Cloth's High Performance Dusting and Cleaning Glove - A Review and Giveaway!

E-Cloth’s High Performance Dusting and Cleaning Glove – A Review and Giveaway!

I’ve been itching to do some kind of giveaway, and so partnered with E-Cloth again (please see my previous review on their Floor and Wall Duster here). This time I got to try out their High Performance Dusting and Cleaning Glove. Same as the Floor and Wall Duster, I liked the added eco-friendly benefits to cleaning my house. The idea of using something without chemicals while I have a baby…

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My TJ’s Product of the Week: Fresh Squeezed Orange Juice Do you want orange juice that tastes like you just squeezed it fresh yourself? Trader Joe's has exactly that!

Candy-Free Easter Basket Ideas

We usually do not get the kids on Easter, or have not thus far. So far, their mom has had then every Easter. But this year, Easter Sunday happens to fall on a weekend on which we have the girls. So suddenly my brain is racing with ways and ideas to make Easter fun. I’ve never before had to think about things like Easter baskets or what to put in them. And since our constant aim is to minimize the…

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#blended family #easter #easter baskets #family #kid friendly #Kids

My TJ's Product of the Week: Peanut Butter & Jelly with Greek Yogurt

My TJ’s Product of the Week: Peanut Butter & Jelly with Greek Yogurt

I’m such a huge fan of Trader Joe’s, that I am going to start featuring some of our favorites from there as well as new discoveries we make along the way. This week’s new discovery is their Peanut Butter and Jelly with Nonfat Greek Yogurt. Oh MAN. It sounds a little weird at first but it is so good! The PB&J flavors are not overpowering and are mixed just right with the yogurt. I highly recommend!

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Why I Think "Fuller House" is Absolutely Terrible

Why I Think “Fuller House” is Absolutely Terrible

Am I alone in being completely astonished at this “new” version of Full House?! This past weekend after a fun day outdoors with our girls we settled in to watch a few episodes. Big Poppa and I were expecting the more innocent version we’d grown up with. Yet the first episode contained – or can we say didn’t contain – Stephanie Tanner’s breasts practically falling out of her low-cut shirt. There…

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If you have cats and kids -

If you have cats and kids –

This is another guest post from Heather Roberts, who also recently wrote 5 Ways to Make Cleaning Fun for Kids. While we are not cat people in our household, many of my readers might be and I thought this concept was a lot of fun and really cute. With the special relationship Baby N has with one of our dogs, we can most definitely appreciate the powerful bond that young children and animals can…

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Inside Out Grilled Cheese

We all like finding those recipes that don’t require a HUGE amount of effort but still deliver. Big Poppa discovered this recipe on Facebook (by Cooking Panda) and we decided to give it a shot. It was totally worth the experiment and something we will keep in our back pockets both just for ourselves and occasionally when we have the girls with us one weekend. Along with my own basic instructions,…

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Our Valentine's Day (Eve) and a Kid-Friendly Recipe for Meatballs and Twisters

Our Valentine’s Day (Eve) and a Kid-Friendly Recipe for Meatballs and Twisters

I mentioned in my post on Salt Dough Conversation Hearts that our girls were going to be cooking us dinner for Valentine’s Day and I wanted to share the story and the experience. In my 36 years of Valentine’s Days, this has to be one of my favorite memories. Sure, in my early 20’s a boyfriend got me a pet mouse (for the record I’d been wanting a pet mouse because a friend had one and I thought it…

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5 Ways to Make Cleaning fun for kids

I’ve been approached by another writer, Heather Roberts, who was interested in guest posting on The Innovative Mama. As always I am flattered by others’ interest in writing on my blog. I love letting others come up with ideas they’d like to share on my blog as they’re usually ideas I would not necessarily have come up with myself. Heather’s topic is about how to make cleaning fun for kids. I…

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Decluttering and Swap and Shop Sites

I’ve seen a lot of other bloggers talking about de-cluttering. We all go through those spells where the clutter adds up… sometimes there’s just too much STUFF and it’s about to drive one bonkers! One discovery I have made for how people can de-clutter but still make a few bucks off of their old items are “Swap & Shop” groups often found on Facebook. I follow a couple for my local areas. They’re…

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Red Velvet Cupcakes

It’s no secret if you’ve been reading my blog the last few months, that I have grown to really enjoy baking. And that being said, I have been wanting to make red velvet cupcakes for a while now. But to bake for just myself is usually not worth the effort, as I normally don’t eat it all and unfortunately at some point have to toss out the rest. And I hate wasting! However, my friend Steve loves…

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Salt Dough Conversation Hearts

Usually when I try a new craft I do it before I post about it… but I wanted to get this posted prior to Valentine’s Day and I won’t be able to do this with my stepdaughters until that weekend when we have them next. This looked to me like something fun we could have them do… especially since I always want to find activities in the winter months that will keep them away from the TV. However since…

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Two-Ingredient Pumpkin Brownies (or maybe 3)

Yes, another pumpkin recipe! :) Sometimes it’s the simplest things in life that are the best. I am not a big baker. I have done my fair share of baking, yes, but often it is with the intent of sharing my baked goods with others. Some friends have called me a “mother hen” for this need to take care of others. I am not offended by that. My mother would call this need to show my love through food my…

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#brownies #dessert #pumpkin #pumpkin brownies

Sour Patch Kids Mini Cupcakes

A good friend of mine, Erin, did a write-up for some amazing cupcakes that she made for Valentine’s Day. Erin is always posting pictures on Facebook of cupcakes that she’s made, and I have been dying for her to do a guest post on my blog. Hopefully she will do more posts in the future, because her creations always look amazing! :) With no further adieu, here is Erin’s write-up. Thank you, Erin!!!…

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Innovative Recipe: Slow Cooker Casserole with Ramen Noodles

I have to apologize for not posting in a while. It’s been a busy season with a busy almost 10-month-old! I enjoy spending every minute I can with her and haven’t wanted to miss a moment, so instead have been neglecting my blog. But I am back to posting now! For my first return post I thought I’d share a recipe that Big Poppa and I have made several times now… we make crock pot meals that we can…

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Things Your Kids Love Getting For Christmas

Just in time for Christmas, for anyone looking for last minute ideas for their own kiddos, a niece or nephew, or a friend’s child, my regular guest-posted Roxana had some ideas to share! Thanks, Roxana for the inspiring ideas! Without further introduction or adieu, here is Roxana’s post! It’s Christmas! Feeling jolly, yet? Sure you are! If this isn’t the perfect time to feel grateful for…

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Ways to Encourage Your Kid to Be Thankful

My reader Tracey Clayton has written another guest post for my blog! I thought the topic at hand was perfect with the approaching holidays. While it’s a joy to give during this season, it is also very important that children know how to be thankful for the things that they receive. In our home, a couple of examples of how we teach our kids thankfulness is that we pray when we sit down to dinner…

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#family #gratitude #Kids #thankfulness

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