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Moms Don’t Get To Clock Out!

A couple of years ago, I used to work at least 40 hours a week at a fast food restaurant. I would work from 10:00am until 9:00pm (open to close). My break would usually be around 2:00pm, and I would get an hour. I remember how ready I would be to clock out for that […]

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The Virginia Creeper Trail

Lately my boyfriend and I have been talking about traveling and finding fun activities to do as a family. Talking about fun places to go reminded me of when we went to Virginia last year (when I was nine weeks pregnant) with some friends to go biking on the Virginia Creeper Trail. That was the […]

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My Child Is My Best Friend

Do you remember when you were in grade school and you had that one person (or group of friends) that you did everything with? I remember going out to the mall, watching movie/show marathons, and pulling all nighters with my best friends. Those were the days! When you become an adult, friendships like that tend […]

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Money Making Mama!

As a stay at home mom, if you don’t have a hobby, you could go a little crazy. My personal hobbies include blogging, journaling, and knitting scarves. Knitting is very therapeutic to me, and I have been knitting ever since middle school. My sister taught me how to knit when she was in a knitting […]

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JJ’s First Weeks: Dealing With Jaundice

Since my little man just turned 6 months old, I’ve been thinking about how much he’s grown in such a short period of time. I’ve thought about my delivery and hospital stay. Then I started thinking about the first week we brought little man home. It honestly feels like a lifetime ago, but it’s only […]

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10 Reasons Why My Unplanned Baby Was My Biggest Blessing

At the end of 2018, I was trying to get it through my mind that I was going to be a mom. I was scared. I didn’t know what I was going to do. Life as I knew it was changing very rapidly, and I wasn’t sure if I could handle it, but little did […]

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To-Do Lists And Productivity!

Last week my baby boy JJ had a really rough week with teething. I barely got anything done all week because he constantly wanted to breastfeed or be held. By last weekend, he was in such a better mood, and this week so far, he has been so calm. The only downside to this week […]

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JJ Tried Cereal!

I really had a great day today! Since Sunday is the first day of the week, it felt like a have a fresh start today. Last week had a few very rough moments for our little family, but I feel like this week will be so much better for us! This morning we slept in, […]

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I Locked Myself Out of the House!

This week has just been crazy. JJ is teething really bad, he has not slept as good as usual, I misplaced grocery money earlier this week, and to top it all off, I locked myself out of my house today! It’s like my week has been the mom version of A Series of Unfortunate Events! […]

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September 2018: The Start Of My Motherhood Journey

On September 1, 2018, I started feeling strange. I had a consistent dull headache, my stomach was fluttering and nauseous, and I was a few days late on my menstrual cycle. I was supposed to start August 27th, but that did not happen. I was SCARED. One week before, I had a dream that I […]