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Teen Girl Bedroom Re-do that Wins!

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I am delighted to introduce Tessa to you! Tessa has been my family’s mother’s helper and very dear friend for four years now, and I couldn’t feel more blessed to have her in our lives. She’s only fifteen, but impresses me daily with her savvy wit, maturity and gorgeous kind spirit. When she more recently expressed her interest […]

The How-to for Finding Life Balance

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Friends, I like to consider myself super on-top of current events. That’s why I am writing this post in reference to a event that occurred only four years and ten months ago, versus a full five years ago. Hey, in a world where time revolves around repetitive spelling test struggles and endless Halloween celebrations, two months matters–a lot! […]

Creamy Vegetable Soup with Homemade Turkey Meatballs

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***This post is sponsored by Crunchmaster so I could share this #CrunchmasterDinner recipe for using their crackers to make homemade turkey meatballs with all of you.*** Fall is here! Despite the unseasonably warm temperatures we’ve had in Pennsylvania this past week, it is, in fact, October. The chill will soon be here to stay, and my […]

4 DIY Healthy Grain Bowls

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Lunch around these parts used to be kind of ridiculous. Don’t get me wrong; after my daughter graduated from organic food for babies, I did manage feed her a well-rounded meal most days. But I myself would make do with a few leftover bites snagged from her plate more times than I’d like to admit. Three […]

Fall-Inspired Salads

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Fall is here. There’s a real chill is in the air, and pumpkin spice has taken over just about everything. Seriously, I saw a sign the other day for pumpkin spice LUMBER. I’m fairly sure they were joking, but who can really tell at this point. While I firmly know where I stand when it comes to […]

Budget-Friendly Eating On the Go

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School has begun and so fall is upon us. I adore fall, with the change of leaves and the crisp air beckoning a hoodie, it’s a refreshing change and a reminder of all the exciting things that lie in the months ahead. It’s also the dawn of the busy season, where your schedule changes quicker than the weather […]

Lilac Girls Book Club

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When Carrie of Normal Level of Crazy and I met to chat up our Lilac Girls Book Club, we both immediately said the same thing: “This fall is insane!” And, friends, I am sure you know all too well that insane falls mean very little time for mommies to read. Alas! Tragic, I know, but […]