Happy Birthday to my Sweetest Valentine

The Best Valentine’s Day Surprise 7 years ago today, on Valentine’s Day at 11:59AM, our family was completed with the birth of our daughter. My first child came quickly; we barely made it to the hospital. So naturally when I went into labor this time around we blew every light on Michigan Avenue to get to Northwestern in time. And then, 22 hours later, our girl made her arrival. You see, she was showing us…
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A Back to School Art Party for the Kids

.This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #Healthy4School #CollectiveBias Back to School Art Party With the school year now in full swing, we recently decided to host an after school art party to reconnect with friends we hadn’t seen over the summer months! I put together some fun crafts and creative and healthy snacks that I knew the kids would love and then… I got sick.…
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Angry For Savings With Walmart Family Mobile

This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser, Walmart Family Mobile. All opinions are mine alone. #AngryForSavings #CollectiveBias As a busy working mom, I’m always on the go and constantly tied to my phone. Long have I been on the hunt for a plan that supports my career and lifestyle by providing unlimited talk, text and data without breaking the bank. No easy feat my friends. At least not until I was introduced…
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Life Lessons From A Six Year Old

This has been a rough 6 months for this chickadee. Bi-weekly bouts of strep throat that exacerbated her asthma. Many rounds of antibiotics that left her queasy and listless. Countless trips to and from the pediatricians office only to return a week later. As we approached our third season of this unbearable routine, we made the decision, with the advice of her ENT, to remove both her tonsils and adenoids.
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