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Welcome to the World, Baby Shane!

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Baby Essentials You Should Never Buy Used

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6 Baby Essentials to Buy Second Hand

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Top Baby Must Haves for 2020

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Hospital Bag Checklist - What You Really Need for Both Mom AND Baby

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Welcome to the World, Baby Clara

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We've Been Keeping a Secret!

Getting ready for a new school year and juggling chaotic schedules can be overwhelming. Use this ultimate back to school checklist for busy moms to increase organization and start the year right. With tips and ideas for supplies, clothes, and more! Boy, do I need this!

The Ultimate Back to School Checklist for Busy Moms

Super Fun and Easy School Lunch Ideas for Kids - Get ready for the school year with these super fun and easy school lunch ideas for kids that are healthy (AND they can actually pack themselves!). You can even prep and make ahead these healthy lunches! Plus, find three extra ways to add a little fun and a big smile to your child's school lunchtime!

Super Fun and Easy School Lunch Ideas

Oyster Cookies with pearls are the perfect treat for a mermaid, beach, Finding Nemo, Finding Dory, or under-the-sea themed party! Everything's better under the sea, including these colorful oyster pearl cookies! 

Oyster Cookies

24 Ways to Overcome Mommy Burnout - How to avoid mommy burnout when you're at home with the kids all day.  Keep up when you feel burnt out! Avoid stress, make life easier, and actually enjoy time with family with these tips to overcome mommy burnout.

How to Overcome Mommy Burnout

Want to let your kids do sports, music, or art but are tight on money? Find out how to afford kids' sports and activities on a budget with these 11 simple ways to save on kids' activities and sports! These are great ideas for frugal families!

11 Ways to Save on Kids' Sports and Activities

12 Reasons to Book Your Child's Birthday Party at Chuck E. Cheese - If you're on the fence, here are 12 reasons to book your child's birthday party at Chuck E. Cheese now for an easy, stress-free event! Pick your birthday party themes, party food, party games, and birthday cake, and let Chuck E. Cheese handle it all!

12 Reasons to Book Your Child's Birthday Party at Chuck E. Cheese

8 Ways to Transform Chicken Nuggets into Dinner in 5 Ingredients or Less - Use these 8 Ways to Transform Chicken Nuggets into Dinner in 5 Ingredients or Less with 8 different easy recipes to change up a favorite into a quick and easy family dinner. 

8 Ways to Transform Chicken Nuggets into Dinner in 5 Ingredients or Less

5 Ingredient Bento Box Lunches for Kids for a Week - If you're looking for some easy, creative, and healthy school lunch ideas for kids, check out these super simple 5 ingredient bento box lunches for kids for a WHOLE WEEK!

5 Ingredient Bento Box Lunches for Kids for a Week

Arlo Baby Monitor Review - Arlo Baby is the smart baby monitor that lets you be productive  while knowing your child is safe. Gain more peace of mind, freeing your brain up for other important tasks, like solo bathroom trips (okay, yeah. That might be pushing it a little too far). But here are my top 12 favorite features for the Arlo Baby Monitor and why it's on my baby must have list! (Perfect baby shower gift idea!!)

Arlo Baby Monitor is a Baby Must-Have | Review

23 Frugal Fall Activities for Kids - Check out these 23 Frugal Fall Activities for Kids of you're looking for some inexpensive, family-friendly fun this Fall for the whole crew. Parenting Tips. I want to do all of these this year!

23 Frugal Fall Activities for Kids

How to Keep Your Child from Trading Their Lunch Away - Make healthy, delicious, and fun school lunches for your kids that they'll actually want to eat with these 6 Tips to Keep Your Child from Trading Their Lunch Away. Parenting tips

How to Keep Your Child From Trading Their Lunch

How to Encourage Kids to Pack Their Own Lunches - Packing school lunches can be a hassle. Make sure your kids love their lunches and take a load off your own shoulders with these 7 Ways to Encourage Kids to Pack Their Own Lunches. Back to school parenting tips

How to Encourage Kids to Pack Their Own Lunches

10 Dollar Tree Items Perfect for Packing Lunches - Make lunch packing quick, easy, and most of all cheap, with these 10 Dollar Tree Items Perfect for Packing in Lunches for a fun and yummy school lunch for kids! Cheap back to school lunch ideas

10 Dollar Tree Items Perfect for Packing Lunches

How to Make Your Own easy DIY Homework Station - Set your kids up for success this school year with a DIY Homework Station that's just for them to work on their homework and school projects stocked with everything they might need. School and craft supplies organization ideas for kids 

DIY Homework Station

DIY Easy Crayon Organizer tutorial - Make this quick and easy Crayon Organizer for the kids to store their crayons or even colored pencils or markers. It's cheap, easy to make, easy to use, and a pretty way to organize the coloring mess! Perfect easy craft supplies organization for kids!

How to Make an Easy Crayon Organizer

How to Make School Mornings Run Smooth - Make sure your school mornings are quick, easy, and stress-free, with these 8 simple tips for how to make school mornings run smooth! Parenting Tips 

How to Make School Mornings Run Smooth

20 Non Sandwich School Lunch Ideas for kids - Make back to school lunches exciting this school year with these 20 yummy and easy non-sandwich school lunch ideas that your kids will love! Perfect back to school lunch ideas. My kids will love these. 

20 Non-Sandwich School Lunch Ideas

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Strawberry Pretzel Salad

Fully loaded buffalo chicken salad with a swirl of ranch on top

Buffalo Chicken Salad

Snickers Caramel Apple Salad drizzled with caramel sauce in a large bowl next to a wrapped Snickers bar and Granny Smith Apple on a rustic wood backdrop

Snickers Caramel Apple Salad

Spicy blueberry burger with blueberry sauce running down with fresh arugula and blueberries behind it

Spicy Blueberry Burgers

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Jicama Slaw

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Pizza Pasta Salad

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  • Easy, creamy Homemade Mayonnaise is healthy and can be made in just 2 minutes with fresh simple ingredients! Use the fail-proof immersion blender method or make it in a food processor! The best mayonnaise I've made at home! I make it with olive oil. Homemade Mayonnaise
  • Classic egg salad should be creamy, tangy, and perfect for sandwiches. This delicious homemade recipe is easy to make and the best you'll ever have! Classic Egg Salad
  • Overnight Crockpot Breakfast Casserole is a classic breakfast casserole with eggs, sausage, bacon, hash browns, and cheese. It's easy to make, great for the holidays and feeding a crowd. Crockpot Breakfast Casserole
  • These simple homemade Southern Buttermilk Biscuits are flaky and tender. They're easy to make at home from scratch. Slather them in butter and see just how deliciously light and tender they are. Southern Buttermilk Biscuits
  • Copycat Olive Garden Chicken Gnocchi Soup is an even better replica of the restaurant version with a rich, creamy base and soft pillowy gnocchi potato dumplings. Copycat Olive Garden Chicken Gnocchi Soup

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