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Harnessing my Passions

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Published on May 14, 2013, by
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As I have been approaching my 30th birthday which is actually now tomorrow May 15th, I have been reflecting on my 20’s ALOT. Over the course of 10 years I have changed and grown so much that I hardly recognize that young woman that I once was. I was a college student that had no idea what I was doing, where I was going, or who I really was. My 20’s have been a time learning, getting to know myself, figuring out what I want for myself, and finding out what is truly important in life.   I have made

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Spring is Here

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Published on May 6, 2013, by
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So, I’ve been on a bit of a blogging hiatus. First trimester fatigue and nausea has taken it’s toll on me. Yes, you read right. We are expecting baby # 2! First, I will say that I do not ever remember being this tired during my first pregnancy. Maybe it’s the working midnights and having a toddler to take care of, but damn I wasn’t expecting to be so tired. And nausea. Ugh. From about week 6-10 I was nauseated about 20 hours a day. Again, I’m sure that working midnights did not help the matter. My nausea was much

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Chiropractic Care for Kids

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Published on April 8, 2013, by
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Growing up, I was lucky enough to be the daughter of a chiropractor (although if you would have asked me then, I’d tell you that getting adjusted annoyed me). My dad adjusted our family very regularly and it was just something that was normal for us. It wasn’t until I was a older that I realized that chiropractic care wasn’t the norm, and that it can be controversial when it comes to chiropractic care for kids.   I can tell you that I rarely got sick as a child, and I am rarely sick today. I continue to see a

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Spring Cleaning Challenge Week 2

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Published on March 19, 2013, by
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We are on the week 2 of my spring cleaning challenge. Did you complete the tasks you decided to do? My week 2 challenge was to clean out my refrigerator which actually turned out to be no big deal at all. It wasn’t THAT messy. It is just one of those things that you don’t want to take the time to do. Well, at least I didn’t want to. But now that it’s done, NO BIG DEAL. Really. I don’t know why I torture myself about things like this.   I will spare your pictures of the dirtyness that my

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Garden Planning

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Published on March 13, 2013, by
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It’s that time of the year again! With spring right around the corner, it’s time to start garden planning again. I love having a garden! Do I love taking care of it…..not so much, but that’s another story! My husband and I have had a garden since we moved into our home. I grew up with a dad that was an avid gardner, so I learned so much from him and always knew that a garden was a must have part of my life.   Every year we try new things, and every year we learn something new. It’s always

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Spring Cleaning Challenge

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Published on March 9, 2013, by
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Spring is right around the corner here in Michigan and with more and more sunny days, I’m really feeling the itch to get cleaning. Although, if you know anything about the midwest, then you know when you think spring might be close, we have a major snowstorm. So I’m not getting too excited just yet. But, that is not stopping me from trying to get the house in order.   In general I am a very organized person and I do not like clutter. I like to throw stuff out like it’s no ones business. My husband is often annoyed

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5 Reasons We Chose Cloth Diapers

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Published on March 5, 2013, by
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  Before I had my son, I did not plan to use cloth diapers. People would ask me and I would respond, “absolutely not”. Everyone expected me to though because people think I’m kinda crunchy but the truth is I thought they just weren’t for me. I vividly remember making a statement at my baby shower as to why I would not be using them and basically let everyone know that they were gross and not my thing. I feel like a total fool now because me and my husband chose to switch to cloth very shortly after our son

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Toddler Love

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Published on March 3, 2013, by
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  Where has my baby gone?   Watching my son go from just a precious small baby that depended on me and my husband for everything to a determined, independent, and fun loving toddler has been such an amazing transition to watch.   I’ve learned that toddlers are BUSY. Which I already knew and I’ve had a ton of experience with them, but when it’s your own, it is just different. Just when I think I can sit down and relax, my son needs something, is crying, throwing a tantrum, eating a crayon, hanging on my leg, hungry, thirsty, bored,

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Goodbye Auto, Hello Manual

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Published on February 24, 2013, by
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Like many other mom’s out there, I love capturing as many moments as I can with my camera! Who doesn’t? With cameras everywhere, on your iPhones, Ipads and social networks like Instagram, people are just click crazy these days! And for good reason, it’s awesome! But, unless your a professional photographer or a self taught expert on DSLR’s, it can be tricky to learn to use your camera off of auto mode especially when you are just a mom with a camera and just shooting for fun.   Yesterday that all changed for me. Since entry level DSLR’s are now

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Vegetarian Challenge

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Published on February 20, 2013, by
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So I’m one of those people that will watch a documentary and suddenly I need to revamp my entire life to whatever the documentary is suggesting. I know it sounds crazy, but I’m very moved by the effort and messages that many documentaries convey. The first documentary that I watched that CHANGED MY LIFE, was An Inconvenient Truth.  After that I’ve just continued to be very enthusiastic about documentaries. Many documentaries help me to live more intentionally and encourage me to  put forth an effort to enhance the longevity of my life.   My most recent obsession is watching real

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