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12 Best Mother’s Day Gifts that Win!

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***Thank you to the above brands for sharing their products with me so I could review them and share my honest opinion with you about these ideas for the best Mother’s Day gifts!*** Happy almost Mother’s Day, friends! As holidays go, this is one of my favorite, mostly because I have an excuse for refusing […]

My Not So Perfect Life Book Club Chat

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****I always love hearing Carrie of Normal Level of Crazy‘s thoughts on the books we read! Her take on this month’s pick–and the one following it in May–is so fun! Gather ’round, friends, the My Not So Perfect Life Book Club meeting is starting!**** I’m going to be honest here, it is probably ridiculously unfair for me […]

The DNA Test Kits That Give You the Whole Scoop

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****Thanks to MyHeritage DNA for sponsoring this post so I could tell you about my family’s experience using their DNA test kits.**** If you had asked me a week ago what my heritage was, I would have lamely mumbled something about being German and Polish. I believed my mother was German because I have such a very-German middle […]

The Mom-Friendly Diet You’ll Love

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***Thank you to Wonderslim for sponsoring this post and sharing their products so I could share their mom-friendly diet plan with all of you!*** Friends, I’ve got a life-long battle on my hands, and that battle is my weight. Chalk it up to an aging metabolism, a nasty set of inherited genes, pesky kids needing […]

The REAL Parent’s Potty Training Survival Guide

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***Thank you to Clorox for sponsoring this post so I could share this fun, real potty training survival guide to keeping the mess in check as you tackle the dirty business!*** You know what gets a bad rap? Diapers. Parents jones so hard to shed them, but on the other side of those nappies lies an unseemly fate–potty […]

Top 5 Exercises for Flabby Arms

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Looking to get rid of those dreadful bat wings? Forget all the miraculous creams and injections – the best way to go is with some good, old-fashioned exercises for flabby arms. Pack up some patience and get ready to incorporate the following exercises in your physical routine next time you hit the gym. We also […]

Sustainable Fashion for Busy Moms that Wins!

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***Thank you to prAna for sponsoring this post so I could share their line of sustainable fashion with you!*** Raise your hand, mamas if you would love to be chic and fashionable every day, but…life. You know the story–crazy busy days, active kiddos, and no time to switch from fancy duds to playtime gear. I longingly […]