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Take a Minute to Stop and Smell the Roses–and Bring the Kids Along!

April 15, 2015 By Meredith 8 Comments

Go ahead & run in the sunshine! The Children's Gardens are the perfect solution to pass the day!

Longwood Gardens has been a place my family has held near and dear for years. Our annual Christmas visit, summer strolls under the stars, meeting friends for morning play-dates, spring days out with Grandpa…it’s the perfect place for respite and beauty whatever the reason or season. And the most perfect part? All the gorgeousness is kid-friendly. The first few […]

Filed Under: Babies, Exercise, Health, Keeping a Rein on the Kids, Leaving the House, Mom Dying, Young Kids

Ladies’ Night Out

April 13, 2015 By Meredith 4 Comments

Ladies Night Out just got sweet! Complete with shopping, sales, wine, cupcakes, and bestselling books, grab a girlfriend and mark your calendar!

Just a little over two weeks ago, I Still Just Want to Pee Alone hit the shelves and my fellow co-authors and I have delightedly been watching the rave reviews roll in. This, on top of the recent news that the first book in the series, I Just Want to Pee Alone hit the New […]

Filed Under: Books, Girlhood, Leaving the House, Mommy Time, Reading

Healthy Food Done Right

April 10, 2015 By Meredith 14 Comments

Healthy, delicious, & affordable meals the whole family will love really CAN happen, Mom! And it's easy-peasy! Trust me, get this food on the table and call it a win!

One of my favorite parts of blogging is being able to work with other moms to share their small businesses. Through this, I am able to find so many cool new products while being blown away with the commitment and hard work these ladies pour into supporting their families. How incredibly boss! Recently, when my friend […]

Filed Under: Cooking, Grocery Shopping, Health, Mommy's Favorites, Online Shopping, Saving Money, Sickness, Weight Loss

What Matters

April 8, 2015 By Meredith 10 Comments

Behind the wheel? Get responsible NOW. Your family's safety is no joke--EVER.

This world is a pretty crazy place. There are things like kids, schools, dishes, and remembering to stock toilet paper and be home on time to meet the HVAC dude. There are pulls and demands from every direction, usually multiple times over, that leave Mommy feeling like one rockin’ hot mess. Since I’ve started kicking […]

Filed Under: Health, Homemaking, Messy House, SAHM Life, Saving Money, Young Kids

Taking a Thrill Ride with The Girl on the Train

April 3, 2015 By Meredith 16 Comments

This book is the new It Book! Check it out with us and check out what exactly it is about this book that you make those pages fly!

I had fully planned to kick off this book club with some talk about the sweet bliss of reading in the early spring–you know, when you might be able to snag a few moments outside on a sunny porch with a book while the fresh air breezes about? Heavenly. Instead, here in Pennsylvania, apparently winter […]

Filed Under: Book Club, Books, Reading

Get Your Eco-Fashionable Fabulous on with Elisabethan!

April 1, 2015 By Meredith 24 Comments

These sweet eco-friendly duds from Elisabethan are the PERFECT Mother's Day or teacher gifts. But, let's be honest, at this level of adorableness, I want these skirts, tunics, scarves and headbands for myself! Score some NOW!

Last summer I was trolling a consignment shop at the beach with my sister, when my eyes landed on the most fabulous skirt of all time. It was from a brand I’d never heard of before, Elisabethan. As my knees buckled from its magnificence, even my sister, a decided non-shopper (I know–I have no idea […]

Filed Under: Fashion, Giveaway, Mommy's Favorites, Online Shopping

Where Is the Adult?

March 30, 2015 By Meredith 17 Comments

This adulthood thing is SO not easy. Raising kids, managing a home, juggling it all can leave us wondering how in the world we are qualified to do this job. Latch on to this one truth to find the way to take the next step--and the one after that.

I distinctly remember moving into my first apartment after college. After hauling a ton of boxes up the stairs along with an ugly fake ficus plant, I needed to pee. Dashing into my shiny new bathroom, I was met with a startling surprise–there was no toilet paper. What fresh insanity was this?? Who was in charge […]

Filed Under: Babies, Homemaking, Messy House, Young Kids

Ten Spring Beauty Finds for the Busy Mom

March 27, 2015 By Meredith 6 Comments

So check out these ideas to help you freshen up your arsenal of products that will help you feel and look your best this Spring--no extra time commitment involved. You're a busy mom with busy kids--but you still want to look human. I've got you covered with these products.

SPRING IS HERE!! You’ll excuse me while I shout, but it’s been a very, very long winter. As in, if I am forced to go another day sans proper exposure to sunshine, my grouchiness quotient may grow disproportionately unmanageable. So, proper rejoicing over the turn of seasons is well due. As my scaly skin and […]

Filed Under: Health, Homemaking, Messy House, Online Shopping, SAHM Life, Saving Money

Hostess with the Mostest: Easter Sunday Edition

March 26, 2015 By Meredith 8 Comments

Easter is such a fun time to celebrate spring, egg hunts, Easter bunnies, flowers, chicks and all the pretty sweet things of a new beginning! Here are some tricks to throwing a boss Easter party--one that will please adults and kids alike! Get your Spring party on, friends!

As a veteran hostess, you are by this point a total pro at throwing great parties. But after you’ve hosted so many parties, it can be hard sometimes to come up with new ideas to make your party fresh and new. Of course, sometimes it’s just doing a few small things that end up making […]

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The Time Has Come to Clean Up

March 25, 2015 By Meredith 2 Comments

Taking a few extra minutes to sort out your medicine cabinet can be the easiest--and most important spring-cleaning move you make! Take a minute to make this essential organization move in your home!

I have done it, readers. I have sobbed, and then sobbed some more when faced with the horrific looming atrocity of my junk drawer. The thing is, it doesn’t get better; it only gets worse. Somehow needed scissors and coupons manage to find deeper and deeper corners into which to lodge themselves and mock me. […]

Filed Under: Health, Homemaking, Messy House, Sickness

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