Growing up, my dream was to be an elementary school teacher, but after a foreign exchange trip to Germany in high school, I declared my major in college would be international relations. I dreamed of working for the United Nations or being an ambassador for the United States to a foreign country. I had planned…
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5 Ways Letting Go of Fear of Failure Will Push You Towards Success
Imagine how different your world would be today if you hadn’t snubbed your nose at things you initially thought sounded “too good to be true”. Life is full of people who pushed the limits – tried the things others dared not to try – and came out on top. Consider your smartphone. A mere decade…
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Who Knew That It Really Won’t Be Like This For Long?
It’s been a long time since I woke up at 3:00 in the morning to check on my little girl. She’s three and a half now, and for over a year she’s been sleeping through the night. It’s a blessing. There was a time in my life when the only thing I was praying for…
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How to Get Your Toddler to Eat Carrots (Hidden Carrot Cookies)
My three year old daughter loves fruit, but put a vegetable in front of her and she will go on a hunger strike. There are times I just want to bang my head against the wall as I try to get her to eat healthy. My daughter also loves to help me bake. So when…
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How to Make Homecoming Mums as a Necklace for a Toddler
Growing up in Texas, Friday nights meant football. I was fortunate enough to go to a high school where the athletes’ and the coaching staff’s talent matched up at just the right time, and we won or went to the state championship game almost every year during my junior high and high school days. There…
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DIY Dress Up Clothes Wardrobe Project
One of the very best parts about being a mom to a three year old girl with an imagination is having a dress up box to help her transform her wildest dreams into reality. But one small problem had turned this playtime favorite into a clean room nightmare. Between my extensive collection of old costumes…
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How to Get Kilz Primer Off of Your Skin (Great for Toddlers)
So we decided to let our three year old help us paint an upcycled piece of furniture for her room. We were all having a blast until we realized she was using the Kilz Primer for finger painting and then body painting. Insert your best “Epic Mom Fail Face” here! That would describe the feeling…
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5 Lessons Learned from My Life as a Polar Bear
Six years ago today, I crawled out of bed, loaded up my car for the local Fair Parade, with a polar bear costume in tow, and completed the hottest stint of my marketing career. I dressed up as a polar bear and walked the entire parade route, handing out balloons to little kids while my…
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4 Simple Steps to Making Guilt Free S’Mores When You’re on a Diet
Fall is here, and that means campfires and backyard campouts at our home. Campfires mean roasted marshmallows, and roasted marshmallows mean S’mores. Seven weeks ago I made a decision to go on a much needed sugar detox and diet. I’d put on 27 pounds in two years from poor eating choices and a lack of…
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Mastering the Art of Work-Life Balance as a Working Mom
They say breakfast is the most important meal of the day, and I am starting to believe it. But maybe not for the reasons you’d expect. When my daughter was born three and a half years ago, I struggled to find the balance between being a new mom and being a working mom. Like many…
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