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Latest and Greatest Fitness DVDs: My Reviews and Favorites
Staying consistently active has been really good for me as a mom. It's reminded me of the good that comes from a little discipline, it gives me time to myself and it's kept me relatively healthy and...
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It's Time to Tilt: Supporting Women to Support Women with a new Play by...
Now that Heidi is more of a [quite] small person instead of just an adorable baby blob, I see her little mind work and her humanity in everything she does. I fascinates and delights me when we're...
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The Friday the 13 Elm Street Tattoo
You know what they say, "Do one thing a day that scares you.' Or at least one thing in your twenties. I try to be a person that does not live in fear. When life puts me in hot water, which has been...
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The New Baby 5: My New Baby Live Withouts
Oh, life without a little baby - I am so enjoying you. It is crazy how a 15 month old just doesn't seem like a little baby at all and when I see a newborn out and about I just marvel. Did I really...
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Snap into Spring with New Snap Kitchen Menu Items
January is supposed to be our big start to getting healthy, but I find it to be a losing battle. Not six weeks into the year and we're met with Valentine's candy, beers for St. Patrick's Day and Easter...
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Bring On the Summer and Join Me in the Fly Plus Challenge!
Well folks, I can’t believe the feeling of an 80 degree day in Dallas has already hit my face. It’s the best feeling in the world, and I’ll even keep the sentiment for the thermostat numbers that keep...
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Spring Back to Real Life at MedSpring Urgent Care
As I've mentioned a little before, as a working parent I guard my calendar like a mama cub. I am always trying to gain control over my work schedule, my personal time and my time with my family since I...
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All about the Alkaline: My Healthy Cleanse with Snap Kitchen
Friends! How nice it is to be in headspace to be giddly writing a blog post after a blur of April and May. I was in the throws of spring retail excitement and planning yCPD Field Day, which Andrea at...
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Viva La Vida: My 30th Birthday Fiesta!
It is #birthdayweek at the casa as I turn 30 on Friday! Since my birthday falls on a travel holiday, I typically just travel myself, like our trip to Belize, or take advantage of some quiet on the home...
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#NationalFriedChickenDay goes Gluten Free at Max's Wine Dive
A Texas girl raised in Kentucky with formative years in Lubbock, I'm proud to admit that one of my absolute favorite foods is fried chicken. There's something so classic, carefree and summery about...
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Vaya Con Baby at Grand Velas Riviera Maya
Life has been so good lately. Just as I hoped at the end of last year, the whirlwind of amazing has slowed to some long, steady days of good. Life is still crazy on the daily in its own ways, but I...
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Etre Belle Spa is at NorthPark Center! Free Service Giveaway
We are getting home from a big family vacation to Telluride. We had so much fun and, long story short (or for later), I am definitely understanding why traveling with a little one can seem more like a...
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"Don't You Miss Your Daughter?" A Child Care Conversation with Dallas Women's...
I'm a fortunate person. I live in a marriage where work, parenting and (often failed) domestic upkeep come at an attempted 50:50 ratio. This may not be 50:50 every day, but over the course of weeks,...
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Toddler in Telluride: Our First Family Colorado Vacation
Oh, friends. What a summer it has been. I mentioned in my Flywheel Challenge post this spring that I was ready to summer - hard. And we did it! We have so many amazing memories and moments from this...
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Puppies and Pancakes: Operation Kindness and Pet Supplies Plus at Norma's Cafe!
As I type this on my Monday lunch break, I could use a bit of an escape. Today is the first day back to school, and of all the moms out there - I am the mess! An ironic twist, as Heidi has practically...
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New "Healthy Glow" Favorites: From Inside and Out
Now that I am a matured lady of thirty, one of my pastimes is thinking about keeping up my youthful glow that once came naturally.My skin is very finicky/breakout prone. Hurt its feelings or even...
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Join Me at the Gluten Free and Allergy Friendly Expo in Dallas!
It's hard to believe this fall my mom and sister have been gluten free for almost 10 years. It was such a relief to our family to see something finally helping their situations, but also so confusing....
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Simple Things with Paleo Folks
I blogged at the very end of last year how I was ready for the steady goodness of a simple life, and I have been fortunate enough to receive it in spades lately. I've really worked on my filter and...
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Off Schedule
"So, Heidi today pointed at her belly a lot and said 'Mommy baby'...we just thought we'd ask if anything new was developing at home! You know, you're the only mom in Heidi's class that isn't waddling...
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Current Status: Nobody Doing Nothing
Today sitting here drinking a cup of coffee is task one for the scariest day of my career.Weekday morning tasks for the past seven years were trying to sleep in three more minutes, get up, work out,...
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Guest Post at Simple Families
Hi!Just a small announcement for today, sent via toddler on playground turtle.I hope everyone had a great Fourth weekend! We celebrated a birthday for me with homemade cake, the pool and fireworks,...
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Petit Jean State Park Family Guide
Growing up, my favorite vacation and the one I still have the most memories from were two trips our family took to Petit Jean State Park. We lived in Western Kentucky and my extended family was in...
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Guest Post at Love Child
It was such a positive to have my desire to write more met by invitations to guest blog on some really esteemed works by friends. Today, I am at Love Child discussing What I Learned About Motherhood...
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Finding Time to Be Bored
Since leaving my job, I thought I would have a big stack of memories and snapshots from a summer well spent. And I think I do, they're just a little less adventurous than I was expecting. It turns out,...
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25 Things I Tried When My Life Fell Apart at 30
The year I turned 30, I was at an all-time high. I had a good job, a model family and a locked up five year plan. It was really pretty amazing, that at 30 I thought I knew so much about myself and how...
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