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How I Changed My Body In 21 Days

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FIND OUT HOW TO GAIN ACCESS TO MY FITNESS GROUP >>>> HERE. I don't normally post stuff like this (especially because this is being super transparent). But here I go...

MM 023: The 7 Day Sex Challenge

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If I'm being completely transparent, sex is often the one activity that gets nixed from my agenda when the day is long and stressful. Which is often. But, the truth is? If you aren't making sex a priority in your marriage, your marriage will suffer. We initially talked about this in a

5 Things I Wish I’d Known Before My Child Started Kindergarten

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When I got pregnant, everyone and their brother gave me advice about what I should and should not do with a baby in my belly. "No caffeine." "Don't eat lunch meat." "Limit your workout routine." Then when I had a newborn, I was given opinion after opinion on how to handle diapers and

Strawberry & Spinach Salad

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I rarely cook, but when I do? I make sure it's worth eating. Especially since I've been counting calories and doing this #spousefit challenge. Which I've lost 5lbs, by the way. Holla. Is there really anything worse than eating something that tastes like poo? I always get so frustrated when I do

There’s Snow In My Pants

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My days tend to be ordinarily pretty routine. I don't like a lot of change when it comes to my exciting monotonous schedule. Throw in a kids doctors appointment or a bookkeeping meeting with my CPA...and my whole week is backwards. It's wake up at 5:45 am, quickly throw my knotted nest of hair in

MM 021 & O22: 13 Ways To Be A Better Wife

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Part I: Part II: **** My husband wrote a post on "12 Ways To Be A Better Husband".... and his willingness to strive to be a better husband amazes me every day. I consider myself a lucky lady. His post really got me thinking about all of the things I need to work on in our

The Scattered Love Affair – 9 Things I Love More Than Fountain Coke

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If someone could be in my head for a mere two seconds, just two, they would hear this... Brain starts off with - "I'm going to paint the bathroom.... No, I think I'll finish decorating the boys sports themed bedroom... Wait, I want to re-do that gallery wall... No, I NEEEEEED to organize the

MM 020: Our Adoption Story

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When we tell people that we are adopting, we usually either get a funny look of confusion, a surprised look of "Wow, you are brave!" or this question... "You're adopting a what? Like a dog?" When we explain that, "We are “like” adopting a child {not a dog}." we are most often asked

The Adoption Process

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So many of you have reached out to us about our adoption. Whether you reached out to lend your support, pray for our family or inquire about adoption for your own family? It's been refreshing to see that so many of you are INTERESTED.

The Interim Canvas

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For a very long time I refused to replace the family canvas that was hanging in my entryway. It was old. Very very verrrrrry old. As in, we were a family of three when the image was taken. See....

The Spouse Fit Challenge

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Our February challenge is going to be a good one. Why? Because it's seriously going to be VERY hard for me to complete. Ask me to declutter? Easy. Ask me to organize? Easy. Ask me to exercise AND eat healthy? Blah. Blah. Blah.

Life Lessons I Have Learned From My Kids

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I just tripped over a Matchbox car that was laying in the middle of my kitchen floor. I went to brush my teeth this morning only to find that someone {not naming any names middle child - ahem} had emptied the toothpaste into the bathtub. I found 3 dead worms in my son's sock drawer {apparently