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150 Unique and Meaningful Baby Names 2021
Choosing a name for your baby can be one of the most daunting things to do. There are so many names out there, how are you expected to pick the right ONE?? When I was choosing names for my daughters I looked at millions of name lists! However, I found that when I saw a name that I liked and looked into it further I usually hated the meaning behind the name. Unique and meaningful baby names are important to me. I feel that their name should represent them as a person so I wouldn’t want their name to mean something insignificant. So why not choose a name that signifies…
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Overcome Infertility | Recognizing the Stages of Grief
To overcome infertility you must first understand grief. During my years of struggling with infertility, I didn’t realize where my thoughts and feelings were coming from. I didn’t realize that I was actively trying to process a loss. I was in the midst of the seven stages of grief and I felt hopeless. You may ask, “How do you grieve something that you never had?” Infertility is tricky. You have feeling and thoughts that you never thought you could or would have. For example, during my struggle with infertility, I remember wishing for a miscarriage…How messed up is that?? Of course, my sane mind now thinks that ‘grieving me’ was…
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What Does a Stay at Home Mom Do???
There is a stigma around the title, ‘stay at home mom’. Admittedly, I too, use to be one of those people that asked the question, “What does a stay at home mom do?” Growing up I was taught that you get a job as soon as you can, work all your life and then retire. I just couldn’t rap my head around not working. So I assumed that stay at home moms just didn’t want to work, couldn’t work for some reason, or didn’t have to work. I basically assumed that they were lazy… Boy was I wrong!! I was initially forced to be a SAHM when I was laid…
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Over the Top Date Ideas | Build Your Own Epic Date
My husband planned this date one time back when we were dating that absolutely blew my socks off. He did this multi-step, scavenger hunt that was so thrilling and sexy it will forever be my most memorable date. If you are planning for a birthday, anniversary, Valentine’s Day, a proposal, or just looking for over the top date ideas this is IT! However, you don’t have to do everything that he did. You can build your own epic date and pick and choose what you do… Put your own spin on these ideas for an over the top date: #1 Send them flowers/candy arrangement with a sentiment plus an instruction.…
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Toddler Things | Why Cooking Should be One of Them
10 reasons why cooking should be one of the things that you do with your toddler! #toddlerthings #nutritionforkids #activitiesfortoddlers
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FREE Programs That Give You FREE Cool Stuff
I have a philosophy in life in which I refuse to pay for things that I can get for free. That being said, there are A LOT of companies out there that offer “free” stuff but that it not actually the case. I know that I am not the only person that has received an email or seen an ad that states something like, “Click Here for your FREE $1000 [insert company name her] Gift Card!” and clicked it just to find out that you have to sign up for at least two different monthly subscriptions first… Those things frustrate me! However, among my search for ACTUALLY free things I…
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Homemade Black Bean Corn Salsa
This quick and easy black bean and corn salsa recipe is packed with fiber and FLAVOR! Gaurenteed to delight your taste buds AND your waistline! #fiber #flavor #salsa #healthylifestyle
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You’ll Never Know, Dear | The Meaning Behind the Design
“You’ll Never Know, Dear” is a line from the famous song, “You are my Sunshine”. My mom would sing it to me as a little girl all the time. I had never really thought about the lyrics before adulthood. However, now I find them relevant in so many situations. I talked about one meaning this song has for me in my post, The 72 Hour Wait | An Adoptive Parent Prospective. However, in that post, the lyric that had the most effect on my was, “Please Don’t Take my Sunshine Away”. However, “You’ll Never Know, Dear” is the lyric in the song that has had the most meanings throughout my…
Motherhood Refined
