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Why Striving to be a Perfect Mom was Hurting My Daughters

05/03/15 | Family, Kids, Mom Moments, Parenting, Relationships, Religion, Teens, Tween

Why Striving to be the Perfect Mom was Hurting My Daughters

Perfection. It's a word I really hate now that I'm an older and wiser middle aged woman who is also a mom to 5 kids. Perfection is something I strived for as a young mother and I can see now how this was hurting not only myself, but it was effecting my family, especially my girls. Since my girls look up to me as their example of what a woman should be they were mimicking my behavior. And I started ...

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Easy Double Chocolate Doughnuts + Giveaway!

04/07/15 | Desserts and Treats, Homemade, Kids, Parties, Recipes, Sponsored

Easy Double Chocolate Doughnuts

“I participated in an Ambassador Program on behalf of Influence Central for Holstein Housewares. I received product samples to facilitate this post well as a promotional item to thank me for my participation.” We love making treats together as a family. Now that Spring is revving up, we will be attending a lot of church gatherings, BBQ's and bridal showers. Of course I will be bringing treats ...

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Why You’re Spring Cleaning WRONG. 10 Tips to Help You Reduce Allergens + Giveaway

04/06/15 | cleaning tips, Health, Home, Reviews, Sponsored

Why You're Spring Cleaning Wrong

"This post has been compensated by Swiffer and Febreze. All opinions are my own, of course! Read my disclosure policy at the bottom of the blog for more information." Spring cleaning is something I dread doing. I try to keep up with the "dirty jobs" all year round so there's not so much to do in the spring. You can see my post "Say No to Spring Cleaning" for more information on how I do that. ...

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$500 Amazon Gift Card Giveaway

03/03/15 | Uncategorized

How much do I love you? A LOT! So today I'm bringing you this amazing giveaway! We are helping our friends at Pretty Providence celebrate their 3rd blog birthday with an amazing $500 Amazon gift card giveaway! Which is basically like winning $500 cash, only better, because they will deliver the goods strait to your door and when it's in gift card form you feel no guilt spending it... am I ...

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Nana’s Homemade Chocolate Covered Marshmallow Hearts

02/12/15 | Christmas, Desserts and Treats, Gift Ideas, Gifts, Holidays, Homemade, Kids, Kids Crafts and Coloring, Mothers Day, Parties, Projects, Recipes, Teens, traditions

"This post contains affiliate links. Read my disclosure policy for more information." I have an awesome Mother in Law. She loves to come over to my house and do activities with my kids. One of our favorite things to do with Nana is make candies. Today I'm sharing with you some of her knowledge. She taught us how to make chocolate covered heart marshmallows from scratch WITH OUT  a mold. Cool ...

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Red Velvet Heart Waffles on a Stick From Scratch

02/11/15 | Breakfast, Cakes, Desserts and Treats, Holidays, Homemade, Kids, Kids Crafts and Coloring, Kitchen Tips, Parties, Recipes, Sponsored, Valentines Day

Red Velvet Heart Waffles On a Stick

“I participated in an Ambassador Program on behalf of Influence Central for Holstein Housewares. I received product samples to facilitate this post well as a promotional item to thank me for my participation.” I love to spend time in my kitchen with my kids. And these Red Velvet Waffles on a Stick were so much fun to make with my son. I love trying new recipes. Especially with the help of ...

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