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15 Hobbies for Moms!

It takes a lot to be a Mom. Besides the constant cooking, cleaning, homework-helping, grocery-store running, PTA meeting-attending, playdate-hosting, and a host of other things...you're not left with a whole lot of time just for you! However, the time you end up having can be super productive if you want to be! I came up with a list of 15 hobbies for all moms to partake in (not at
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An Open Letter to All Moms

Hi Mama, It's been tough, hasn't it? The pandemic, not knowing the different rules, should you vaccinate or should you not, canceling playdates, making sure you have enough money for playdates...school is starting, do you have enough money for clothing...wait a minute, did you grow out of that already?...what's for dinner? no, we had that last night...no, we had that last week...is there enough money to at least order
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15 Questions to Ask Your Child After School

I always ask Bear how his day was. Sometimes, he'll go into detail and tell me everything. Sometimes, I'll be lucky if I get a few bits of info from him. I figured out why my approach was all wrong and Bear's answers were so succinct - they were too easy. if I ask, 'How was your day?', you're probably going to answer with something like good, bad, or
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We Tried it From TikTok: Naturium Skincare

So, there’s been a new thing going around on TikTok: the Naturium skincare challenge. It’s supposed to guarantee to make your skin softer and smell fresher. If you have acne, dry skin, or any other skin problems, this would do the trick! So, I decided to try it! It doesn't have a smell, which was a bit disappointing. I like my body washes smelling great so I can smell great.
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Our visit to the USS Iowa

Bear has taken an interest in ships. Partially because he and Maks play World of Warships every night. Maks brought home a bunch of books for Bear to comb through and he just fell in love reading about the history of old warships. So, we thought, 'Hey, wouldn't it be fun to take Bear to see one?' Maks got us tickets to visit the USS Iowa, and we drove down.
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The Cats Finally Have an Amazon Wishlist!

So, as I've been posting the cats on YouTube and they have developed quite the following, I took a follower's suggestion and created a wishlist for them. All gifts are appreciated! Before anyone sends a gift, please subscribe to our YouTube channel so you can see more of the cats here. Sushi - 12 years old. Sushi is very set in her ways, but she's become more open to what
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Our 13th Wedding Anniversary!

It's been a crazy 13 years. A lot of ups and downs, but it's been a solid ride overall. The one thing I can take from marriage is there must be a lot of communication and compromise. You also have to love and trust each other and respect each other's differences and interests. You don't have to be into the same things; sometimes, you don't even have to sleep
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How We Celebrated Sushi’s 12th Birthday

Not everyday do we have a cat in her elder years. We've had Sushi since 2011 and she's been entertaining, to say the least. She's been our protector, our entertainment, our annoyance at times, but most of all, she's been everything. I can't imagine life without her and quite frankly, I don't want to. We decided to go a little 'big' for her birthday. We posted her on YouTube
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The Only Self-Help Book You Need to Read

It's been a while since I read a book that wasn't fiction. Sometimes, I read memoirs (which I love celebrity ones), and I often watch documentaries (and I just finished the one on the Murdaugh family; I'll save that review for another blog post!). But self-help books have never been my thing. I don't think they can't help, but I've always just never felt reading a book on improving