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Get Your Home Office Organized

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 I'm kicking off 2013 with some major organization projects! You would think I'm nesting or something. Ahem. I guess I technically am since our new child will arrive IN 2013 {we pray}. This is also week ONE of the "Dog Days (of Winter) Are Over" link party...and it's all about

{Recipe} Skinny Chicken Parm With Veggie Marinara

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* This is a guest post from Dana at This Silly Girl's Life.  I have a recipe that I believe fits in perfectly with one of the biggest New Year's resolutions: Healthy Eating! I know many of us want to drop a few {or more!} pounds and keep it off. To do that you need to change up your diet,

{Our Adoption} The Wait List

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Did you think I fell off the face of the earth with the adoption updates? Haha! Between the Christmas decor, The Debt Movement and introducing y'all to NINE amazing women with a winter link up & reader challenge...I've been trying to fit this update in. I finally found time. Here's the

Bruises, Basements, and Blog Conferences…Oh My!

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Last week when Bents fell off the kitchen bar stool {on to the hardwood}...it left a pretty nice sized bruise. This picture is FOUR days after the incident. He must be a pretty tough kid because I keep asking him if it hurts and he says "no". He looks in the mirror about 5 times a day and says,

The Dog Days (of Winter) Are Over!

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I'm in Vegas this week for the New Media Expo {aka BlogWorld} and I have met some AMAZING peeps so far! I honestly thought I wasn't going to know a single person here at this conference, but I have been meeting and hanging out with some of the most inspiring people. I can not wait to give you the

My Debt Story – The Debt Movement

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I would call myself one of the lucky few. My parents actually gave me the tools I needed to be able to understand the importance of saving. The impact that debt could have on my future. I was also fortunate that my parents paid my way through college. I'm an only child so they didn't have to budget

You Know What Trumps Dirt…

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That's right. Snow trumps dirt. Who knew?! I never thought anything could trump a boys love for dirt. Turns out I don't know much. When we got almost 15 inches of snow last week...you would have thought that the 8 gazillion Christmas toys that landed under the tree were all as good as garbage.

{Fashion} Merry & Bright

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I wish I could tell you that I got all cute and dressed up for Christmas, but the truth is...it's the one day of the year that I stay in my jams just about all day. And don't feel guilty about it. When your kids wake you at 6 am you can only hold them off for so long. I get to brush my teeth, throw

Two Trips to the ER

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When we woke up on Saturday morning we had 6 MORE inches of snow...on top of the 9 inches we already got. YIKES! I can't remember the last time it has snowed this much. We had to get creative with fun activities to keep the boys busy because, let's be real here, snow is cold. And moms hate the

Top Projects for 2012 {Year in Review}

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Just a little over a year ago {November 2011} I quit my full time job as a Retirement Coordinator for a healthcare corporation to blog. I didn't "technically" quit so I could blog here...on House of Rose. Nope. I quit so I could help my husband with his personal finance blog and his other online

November 2012 Income Report – Does the Streak Continue?

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It's time for last months income report: November 2012. As a reminder, this is why we do the income reports: Accountability. These will allow us to finally keep track of our total online revenue - something that I've been horrible at. Progress. Now that we have it documented, we'll be be able to