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Toasted Coconut Creme Caramel Truffles
Summer gatherings are winding down and its time to look towards fall. I mean I love summer (well, I have a love hate thing with summer), but its hard to think of treats with you can take that are sun friendly! Now that its cooling off and the festivities are moving...
Parmesan Ranch Snack Mix
It seems that snack mixes are becoming one of my "things". Maybe so. I've never been one to apologize for a little snacking, but I think I'm loving having something quick and easy to take with me to meetings or when I get together with family. And, the fact that...
Crockpot Freezer Meals
Freezer meals have been my jam lately. In the middle of January, 8.75 months pregnant, I took a weekend and got my freezer stocked full of meals we could easily make over the next few months. I've successfully stretched them out over his first 6 months of life...
Social Connection – Why Does Online Community Matter
This year at #Megaphone18, I had the chance to present a session about online community, well really lead a roundtable discussion, but they sat in rows like a classroom, so I'm going with it. (Hey, I stood at the front of the room and drank a Dr. Pepper while I...
Gear Up! | 4-6 mo | Baby gear we can’t live without
It is so crazy to think another 3 months have passed and we have a 6-month-old. Just crazy! I thought I'd share another post of baby gear we cannot live without. I see a lot of new moms in my Facebook feed building their registries and wondering what they need. I...
What I Learned at #Megaphone18
This past weekend I attended one of my favorite things I get to do all year - Megaphone Summit 2018 (#Megaphone18). Maybe its because so many of my favorite people all in one room. Maybe its because it's in one of my favorite places in the whole U.S. of A...
Pivot Moments
We talked about it a little last night before I went to bed, but it felt different this morning when I got a sweet text from my husband. "Good morning babe. Happy 10 year Cancerversary! I'm so thankful for you." I'm so thankful for him. We celebrated big in April...
Crockpot Turkey Tacos
These Turkey Tacos made in the Slow Cooker are the easiest way to make Taco Tuesday a reality in your home without stopping by your favorite taco truck. Tacos... I really do love tacos. I mean, what is there not to love? And, I'm all about the funky tacos too. Do...
Lactation Cookies and Muffins
As I referenced in my post a couple weeks ago, I had some issues with my milk coming in, during my first month after little man arrived. We did great in the hospital and he latched so well, but for the first week home he was just crying all the time. We thought it...
9 blog things to do when you don’t want to write
I’m having one of those days where I just don’t want to write the post. Well, at least not the post that Ive been paid to write and should be working on. But, Little Man is asleep and I have the short window to be productive so my mind is rolling through – what are...
Mommy Report | 5 month
I have a confession to make about having a 5 month old. I've fallen in love with my little man. I can't explain it, but this seems to be the month that I fell in to my groove and it all clicked for me. I don't think its been depression or rejection. I just think...
a trip to the milk barn
As it turns out...my milkshake does not bring all the boys to the yard.... About 3 weeks in to feeding a newborn, I discovered that my grumpy little guy may not be suffering from gas issues after all. He might be crying because he is HANGRY. As I investigated more...
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