My 2 Favorite Things About Kiera

I can’t believe Kiera is two-years-old today. I feel like I was just writing this exact post about Liam. This is a little challenging blog to write for this age because there are so many adorable things and narrowing it down to only two is hard, but here we go . . . P.S. In…

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To Bunk or Not To Bunk?

This might sound like a funny topic for a blog, but whenever I mention that the boys have bunk beds, I instantly get asked how it’s working out . . . and here’s my answer “for now.” (P.S. I had a leader of a mom’s group who always said to add “for now” onto anything…

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5 Benefits of Drinking Hot Water

I LOVE hot water. Yes, it’s true. And despite not really being a coffee drinker, I really love hot drinks period – pretty much anything but coffee – tea, hot chocolate, chai lattes, matcha lattes, and the occasional latte latte (still haven’t graduated to straight up coffee). So, when my goal this year was to…

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Get Your List of 18 Swaps for 2018!

How are your New Year’s resolutions coming along? Do you even think about them anymore? Did you even make any? Or were your resolutions just too big, and you didn’t know where to start? I hear you. I feel you. And I know tons of other people do too – they’ve told me in my…

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Get Reading for Self-Care

I used to be an avid reader, and it’s gotten farther and farther away from me over the years. Reading one book a month was on my personal self-care New Year’s Resolution list, and I have to say I’m pretty proud of myself – I’ve read two books in their entirety since the start of…

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Get Strong for Self-Care

If you’re needing some instant gratification, I can almost guarantee you that a strength training workout session will do the trick. I love how just 30 minutes of lifting weights can make me feel stronger inside and out. Plus, this form of self-care can have some long-lasting results as well, especially if you’re willing to pick…

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Get Writing For Self-Care

I can’t think of a better place to start with self-care than with a good old “journal.” Now bear with me, I’m not necessarily referring to a “Dear Diary” type of journaling (although that’s definitely an option). I’m talking about anything from making lists, writing in a notebook or in an app, blogging, creative writing,…

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