Peanut Butter and Sesame Raspberry Pops In This Year’s Kohl’s Cares® Program

Peanut Butter and Sesame Raspberry Pops Ingredients 1/2 cup peanut butter 1 cup plain … [Continue Reading]

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Thrift Store Centerpiece for Under $20

  Shopping at the thrift store is one of my favorite ways to keep home décor costs down. … [Continue Reading]

Thrift Store Center Piece For Under 20

Wordless Wednesday – Growing up too fast…

She has grown up so fast.  On this day she grabbed the bottle in front of me as if to say "I got … [Continue Reading]

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Mamavation Monday – How does your food make you feel?

  This past Tuesday I was a miserable 293.   Found out that surgery on my ankle was NOT an … [Continue Reading]

Mamavation Monday

Mother’s Day With My Babies…

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Flirty Girl Live Review

I like to mix up my workouts, so that boredom doesn’t consume me and to keep my muscles confused. … [Continue Reading]

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Fresh Simple Chicken Parmesan

As a young mother, I tried my darndest to have dinner waiting when my husband got home. On one … [Continue Reading]

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Wordless Wednesday – Learning from her big brother

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Mamavation Monday – Scheduling My time effectively…

Hi Ladies, Feeling pretty good today.  It was a nice weekend, didn't get moody, stressed out and … [Continue Reading]

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Gluten-Free Squash & Caramelized Onion Quesadilla

May is Celiac Awareness Month, Celiac disease, is one of the most common genetic conditions in the … [Continue Reading]

French Meadow Bakery Gluten-Free Quesadilla

Health, Fitness & Weight Loss

Mamavation Monday – How does your food make you feel?

  This past Tuesday I was a miserable 293.   Found out that surgery on my ankle was NOT an option because it is Degenerative Arthritis.   I begin to spiral into to stupid weight loss thoughts, when I talked to Leah about what was going on.  I never like burdening people with my issues, but it [Read On]

Flirty Girl Live Review

I like to mix up my workouts, so that boredom doesn’t consume me and to keep my muscles confused. Usually this entails switching from workouts given by a trainer, workout DVDs, and exercise video games. Trying out a new workout is always fun, having the opportunity to try a flirty workout was intriguing. Coordination and [Read On]

Mamavation Monday – Scheduling My time effectively…

Hi Ladies, Feeling pretty good today.  It was a nice weekend, didn’t get moody, stressed out and didn’t porkout.  I got time to work on my overall schedule; cleaning, working out, etc…  and I am excited to see how I can put this together! I still have to fill in my to do section (I’m [Read On]

Mamavation Monday – Times Running Out

  What would you do if your doctor said you were menopausal about 20 years before it was expected?  Would sing happy joyous songs from the roof tops?  Would you feel sad like something was lost? Well that is what my doctor told me and I am still coming to terms with it.  I am [Read On]

Shifting Focus because I’m losing focus.

Life has a way of leading me around and I’m usually grabbing on and going where it takes me.  After stepping on the scale and seeing it go up for another week and dealing with medical issues, I think it is time for a change.  I don’t want to give up the things in my [Read On]

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Mother’s Day With My Babies…

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Mommas… Are your Baby Bottle Nipples Disintegrating?

In the beginning I used bottles for breast milk and now they are used formula. Regardless of their use I expect them to be safe for my baby.  In all my years I have never seen this.   As I was washing my bottles and nipples and noticed this: Look closly, do you see that cracking, [Read On]

Middle School Matters: Start Talking to your pre-teens about Dating and Healthy Relationships

How young is too young to start talking to my child about dating? As many of you know I have six children, five of which are girls.  The thought of dating is always there and what things I should say to them, but sometime in the future.   A new study came out that makes [Read On]

Giveaways, Reviews & Features…

Einkorn Wellness Challenge and Giveaway – 5 Winners

Seems like many folks in my circle are doing what they can to lead a healthier life.  One of the ways they are doing this is by incorporating more whole grains, eating cleaner and greener.  If you haven’t done this before or are in the early stages of making this change it can be overwhelming, [Read On]

Colic Awareness and BornFree Giveaway

March is Colic Awareness Month and Born Free®, maker of premium infant feeding products, has declared March as Colic Awareness Month. If you have never experienced colic, I’d say your one lucky Momma.  What is colic?  Colic is where otherwise healthy newborn babies cry for more than three hours a day, for three days a week, [Read On]