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Strengthen Your Relationships with a Family Night

How often is your family actually spending quality time together?

Spending quality time with your family is extremely important and I feel that it’s lacking in most households these days. Overlooking this time is easy to do with everyday routines such as work, school, and catching up on chores and errands. However, choosing one night a week and sticking to this time for family activities only will insure your family togetherness.

Now that you have the time set…

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Dear Husband, Thank You for Being You!

I'm giving this man the credit he deserves. Whether he reads this now or later, it’ll be here waiting for the day he does. #ValentinesDay

In my home we don’t go all out on Valentines Day.  Reason being is that we try to celebrate our love between one another all year long. We may go out to eat, or buy each other something nice but usually that’s the extent of our celebration.  I also don’t talk a whole lot about my husband on the blog either because our lives are nothing out of the extraordinary. We rarely argue or disagree and…

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Be Creative and Follow Your Art with Gymboree

AD: We can inspire our children to be creative by expressing ourselves in creativity and letting our children learn by example. What are some things that your kids will be creating this Spring? #Gymboree #FollowYourArt

As parents I feel that it’s very important to encourage our children to be creative. Being creative is an outlet and a way for our children to express their emotions and inner self. Great ways for them to do this is through art, music, or a hobby. Fairly young children can show their creativity through play, song, and dance. We can also inspire them to do so by expressing ourselves in creativity…

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A Different Valentine’s Day

How will your faithful friend be spending their Valentine's Day? #ValentinesDay

Every year you spend your Valentine’s Day with your spouse, girlfriend, or boyfriend, how about this year you have a Valentine who is different from all your other Valentines? What we are trying to say is how about making your pet your Valentine? It follows you everywhere, it is your faithful friend, it is the one by your side all the time and it is the one who loves you unconditionally. It is…

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15 Incredible Instant Pot Dinner Recipes

Which one of these Instant Pot recipes are your favorite?

Since I’ve heard so much excitement and positive feedback about the Instant Pot, I’ve decided to look into them for myself. I’m a little behind, because I’m pretty sure that I’m the only one in my family that hasn’t invested in one yet. However, the Instant Pot is on my list of things to buy as I plan on getting one very soon.

I know the Instant Pot will be very convenient since I don’t have…

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6 Adorable Handprint Valentine’s Day Crafts

It's time to get crafty with these handprint Valentine's Day crafts that the kiddos will be sure to love. Have you starting your Valentine Crafts with the kiddo's yet? #Valentine'sDay #Crafts

With Valentine’s Day just a few weeks away, it’s the perfect time to get crafty with the little ones! From an adorable monkey swinging from a branch, to an little turtle under the sea, Personal Creations made 6 printable handprint crafts you and your little one can create this Valentine’s Day. Print out a template of their favorite animal and have them put their hand in washable paint.

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I Signed Up For Organic Tampon Delivery

If you’ve been following me and my vagina journals lately then you’ve probably noticed I've been a major menstrual cup kick my past 2 cycles - I love it!

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One Goal That Improved My Life and Health

Dedicating myself to New Year’s resolutions has never been one of my strong suits. There’s always several resolutions that I make but halfway through January I’ve given up and already decided that I’d try again next year. This past December I decided that I’d turn my resolutions into goals. Goals would relieve some of the pressure. One goal I wanted to work on was to quit smoking. I’ve smoked…

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How to Not be a Perfect Mom, Guest Post

"You may never know that while you enjoy being real, being ok and being ordinary, your kids may remember you as their perfect parent." -Guest Post

 Perfect Mom!

I bet you thought of someone who you consider a perfect mom when you read that sentence. I bet that person is not you. He..he..hee.:) No, No, I am not laughing at you. I am just enjoying the fact that I am not alone. So, who is this perfect mom you know? The one with the perfect hair? Tight tummy weeks after delivering the baby while you still get asked if you are pregnant years…

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The Easiest Way for Kids to Stay Warm and Cozy Is The Slanket

AD: Can your child kick off their cover a hundred times in 10 minutes? The Slanket can help!

My apples sure didn’t fall far from the tree when it comes to cold winter weather. My family loves the snow but we strongly dislike the cold temperatures. Recently our weather forecast has been frigid temperatures day after day. Not wanting to deal with the cold weather, my children and I have been spending a lot of time indoors.

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When a major life event occurs, we can feel as if we are in an unending storm. A calm centre can be hard to find. Equally, many people struggle to feel calm in daily moments. Parents struggling with frustration,  customer service employees finding it...

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Discovering The Village - Absolutely Cherí

The hardest lesson I have learned in motherhood has come completely unexpected. I didn't think I needed any help raising these little boys. I was so wrong.

The hardest lesson I have learned in motherhood has come completely unexpected. I didn't think I needed any help raising these little boys. I was so wrong.