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Archives for July 2012

{Our Adoption} My First Taste Of Disappointment

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I will be sharing some posts on our adoption that I have been writing over the past 6 months. This post was written on June 11, 2012. I knew that when we began this journey the "waiting" would darn near make me crazy. I don't "wait" well. Patience is not in my vocabulary. Luckily, after

My Life Via Instagram…

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I swear I always waste my good pictures on Instagram. You know what I mean? You take the sweetest picture of your baby and you think, "Now THAT is gonna be a great picture for my next blog post!" But, then you suddenly find yourself uploading it to Instagram. Which syncs with Twitter. And also

6 Simple SEO Strategies That ROCK!

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*If you are new to our SEO series, you may want to start out by reading "What Is SEO and Why You Should Care". This is the second installment where we will be talking about 6 Simple SEO Strategies. Now that we got a chance to talk about why you want more search engine traffic to your site, we can

I Refuse To Lose Anymore Sleep Dreaming About Clutter

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 When we built our home we knew that we definitely wanted a basement. Not just for the sake of safety in storms, but because it offered so much additional storage space. Unfortunately, we didn't have the funds to "finish" it right away. So, for the last 2.5 years we have left it unfinished while we

Hallway Wall Art With My Canvas Makeover

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I have been known to have decorating A.D.D. I'm ok with admitting that about myself. In fact, SJ's closet is FILLED with wall hangings that I am no longer using.  I have been needing to decorate my long hallway wall for quite some time. So, instead of going out and buying all new things, I

{SJ’s New Bruise} It Was Only 5:45 am

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A couple mornings ago I heard loud squealing coming from SJ's room. It was only 5:45 am . I glanced at the clock...then the monitor to see a crying baby...then back at the clock. 5:45 am? "Really, SJ?" {I think I said out loud}. I was not ready to get up. He usually doesn't cry when he wakes

Enjoy the Fourth!

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  I will be back with Stop & Smell the Roses Vlog Link Up next week as usual. The fourth of July seems like a perfect opportunity for me to post these pictures of the boys that I have had in draft for over a month! Yes, I currently have 63 drafts in my wordpress dashboard. No lie. One

{July Sponsors} Visit Them

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I will not be hosting Stop and Smell the Roses this week since tomorrow is July 4th! You can still film your vlog and link it up next week if you want! I will be back with S&STR's next week as usual. I'm really excited to be working with these girls! If you get a chance to stop by and say

Girls Night & My Low Key Weekend

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Last week I had the chance to go out for a "girls night"...and it was amazing! Girls nights are pretty uncommon for me. Not just because I am surrounded by boys, but because moms with little ones often very rarely have "free" time. And when I do...I usually just want to sleep. Honest truth. Now