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Nicole

Nicole
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What I Have Learned From a Year of Loss :: Lessons From Losing the...

Today I pulled out my Nana's necklace to wear. As I attempted to untangle the cross necklace she wore daily, I began to get frustrated and then I cried. It wasn't the necklace, it...

Excuse Me Mr. Cashier :: A Teachable Moment With My Children

Good Morning Mr. Cashier, I see you and you see me walk up with my three children and smile. You do not realize what's to come so I try to send you an apologetic...

The Making of Summer Memories :: Owning a Pool

Ten years ago, my husband and I started the process of purchasing our first home. This was the home we would raise our children in and grow old in. We bought a newly renovated home...

When The Sickness Won’t End :: Our Families Fight Against Pneumonia and the Month...

We are a pretty healthy family. We rarely go to the doctor, we don't take many medications and generally are health conscious people. But when over a one month period our three kids have...

Please Don’t Pass the Veggies :: Why I Stopped Pressuring My Children To Eat...

"Eat your veggies, stop holding that blanket and get your thumb out of your mouth." We've heard these said a million times; I've said them a million times. But why? Sometimes in parenthood there is...

Finding Contentment In The Present

We often hear the phrases "live in the now," "be grateful for what you have, " and my kids' favorite "Y.O.L.O - you only live once." I say these words to myself and my...

Goodbye, Tampons :: Hello, Diva Cup!

I never knew that one single female hygiene product could be so life changing. I bought a menstrual cup a year ago when I was trying to be more eco-friendly and reduce toxins in...

Running With My Daughter :: Why I Stopped Saying No

My daughter is a lot like me. We love to get out and exercise, but we are by no means athletic. We both have tried every sport that involves a ball, and coordination is...

Bombas Will Knock Every Family’s Socks Off

Disclosure :: Bombas sponsored this post, but when every woman on our team who tries a product likes it, we are 100% confident that it's one our readers need to know about! Bombas :: The...

Upgrade Your Holidays With Whole Foods Market

Disclosure :: even though this post is sponsored by Whole Foods Market we never turn down the opportunity to partner with the brands and companies we support as moms daily anyway. Many of us shop routinely...

My Top 10 Gifts For The 10 Year Old Girl This Christmas

I asked my almost ten-year old daughter the other day what she wanted for Christmas. She gave me a short list of about three things and said "I really don't know Mom." My seven-year old,...

I Will No Longer Apologize … No, I Am Not Sorry That My Kid...

I have noticed something about myself lately that I am not so proud of. I have been guilty of this for years with all of my children. It is something I am determined to...

About Seven and Nine

My two oldest daughters are 7 and 9. I don't know where those years went. They don't seem that long ago, and at the same time they feel like a distant memory. They are a...

How I Gave Up Wine for Thirty Days

How I Gave Up Wine for Thirty Days After a very enjoyable glutenous summer, my husband and I got this crazy idea to do a 30 day cleanse. We had both packed on the pounds...