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Eating Green{er}

This is the third installment in my mini series, Healthy Mama – find one and two here! In these few posts I’m chattin’ all about being well in mind, body and spirit. I truly believe it is essential that a mama take care of herself in order to effectively and meaningfully care for her family. Can […]

Just Between Friends Consigning Toolbox

Consignment sale season is upon us! Have you started prepping? As you begin to sort through winter clothes, the spring/summer boxes and the overflow of toys leftover from the holiday season begin thinking about tagging items for your local consignment sale! Over at olymama I’m sharing everything you’ll need in your consigning toolbox to make […]

Go Green in 2014 GIVEAWAY!

I’m so happy to be a part of this HUGE giveaway! Scroll down to take a peek at the sponsors and and enter the Rafflecopter … The Go Green in 2014 Giveaway is here!  This is the year to finally kick things into gear and follow through with your family’s resolution to go green. All […]

Dubliner Broccoli Chowder

January was a really good cooking month for me. I meal planned, tried new recipes and came out with many winners. My favorite of all was a spin on The Pioneer Woman’s Broccoli Cheese Soup. I mean, whenever you include Dubliner you pretty much end up with something fabulous.  Best of all, I don’t even […]

The Power House

  This is the second installment in my mini series, Healthy Mama – catch the first here! In these few posts I’m chattin’ all about being well in mind, body and spirit. I truly believe it is essential that a mama take care of herself in order to effectively and meaningfully care for her family. Can […]

Currently

#washitapelove /// my people and the OBaby photo app, all super /// little miss serious /// pretty french toast + this casserole Owning /// too much. I’ve been setting up our school space which has resulted in a mass purge of toys, books and other mountains of things we don’t need but somehow cart around. […]

Sometimes It’s Ok To Quit

If you follow me on Pinterest or Instagram you’ve probably seen some hints of our homeschooling kick off. But wait, doesn’t Jemma attend preschool? Is Gretchen in some super school mode juggling both preschool and homeschool in the New Year? Nope. Jemma quit preschool. Let me explain … At first I felt somewhat guilty about […]

Win $100 to Target!

 Welcome to the A Night Owl January Sponsor Giveaway! Just in time for Valentines shopping! Today the sponsors and friends of A Night Owl are joining up to bring you an amazing $100 Target Gift Card Giveaway! And we all KNOW you love Target, so what are you waiting for? Enter today via the Rafflecopter […]

Style File | America Online, What?!?

I’m a contributor over at What to Expect and on Thursday a post I wrote was highlighted on AOL. That’s right – AOL.com! Here’s the proof :) Ooo, squishy baby Max making his big time internet debut! With a grumpy Jemma apparently :) You can read the post here: My Best Kept Secret About What […]

Lie — The Appearance of My Home is a Reflection of Who I Am

  Honored. That’s how I felt when Ashley asked me to contribute to the Overcome the Lie blog tour this month. Mostly because it’s not something I truly feel worthy of, because it’s a daily battle to overcome these little lies. But that’s why I’m sharing, because overcoming lies is an ongoing journey and one […]