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Valentine's Tradition - 14 Days of Love Notes

Valentine’s Day Tradition: 14 days of Love Notes

Valentine’s Day is right around the corner! With a big family it’s not always easy making all four of my boys AND my husband feel loved. I love this idea of putting hearts on my boys doors with things I love about them! You are supposed to start February 1st and add one heart every day to their doors, but if you start later that’s totally ok too!

Super Bowl Snack Idea

Super Bowl Food – My Spinach Dip Recipe

I don’t know about you, but I really don’t care about the Super Bowl. I’m more of a cheer for my kids’ soccer games kind of mom! With four boys and a husband who loves to play soccer I’ve been watching and cheering and screaming at

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Valentine’s Day Outfit Ideas

Valentine’s Day is right around the corner! JT and I usually order food (it used to be Claim Jumper’s bread bowl soups, but they don’t have bread anymore) and eat in our room playing board games on the floor! We had our first son when I was 19 and he was 20 so we have always had kids around and couldn’t go out for Valentine’s Day. All these years later

Three Single Wives Book Spoiler

My review of Three Single Wives by Gina LaManna

I don’t know about you, but I LOVE a good spoiler! Before having four kids I used to read lots of books and I would always read the first few chapters, then turn to the end to read the last few chapters to see how it turned out and who the killer was. Now that I don’t have as much time to

Winter Essentials under $50

Winter Essentials To Get You Through The Chilly Season​

It’s cold season! I don’t know about you, but I’m freezing in California!!! The high is 61 and I may die from the cold. I know those of you in cold states are totally laughing at me, but my body isn’t used to the cold! It’s time to bundle up and keep

Billie Razor Review

Billie Razor Review

Billie Razor Review I HATE shaving! It’s always been an issue for me. My skin is pretty light and my leg hair is dark and

VineOh!

VineOh! Where are my wine lovers??? Vine Oh is the best subscription box EVER!!!! I know a lot of women in our group already love

2021 Father’s Day Gift Guide

Sometimes it’s hard to think of gifts for the men in our lives. Since Father’s Day is coming up in a few weeks, here’s a little gift guide I put together to help you out in picking the perfect gift for him! Whether your man is a grill master or an outdoorsy type, or if you plan on…

2021 Nordstrom Anniversary Sale

Nordstrom Anniversary 2021 Dates are HERE!!!

HAPPY NEWS! Nordstrom announced the 2021 Anniversary Sale dates! The NSale preview starts July 6th! Early Access shopping begins July 12th, in stores and online. Icon card members are the first to shop, then Ambassador level, next is the Influencer tier.  Shopping the sale is open to…

summer essentials

Summer Essentials for the Whole Fam!

Summer is here!!! Being a California girl, this is my FAVORITE season! I’m excited about this post and I hope it is helpful for you! Here are some great summer options. I have clothes for baby, toddlers, little kids, men and women, but even better I have summer…

gift guide for the homebody mama

Gift Idea for All Types of Mom

Mother’s day is a few weeks away! I made gift guides to help make your shopping easier! Whether she’s a new mom, fur mom, mom on the go, homebody mom, kitchen magician mom, or

20 helpful things to pack for disney world 2021

20 Helpful things to pack for Disney World 2021

I just got home from Disney World a couple days ago. A few things really helped my trip so I am posting about them now before I forget. 1. Brita Plastic Water Filter Bottle – There are plenty of water refill stations all around Disney World, but the water doesn’t taste good. Sure, you can go in to

hello fresh review

Hello Fresh Review: the Pros, Cons, and How It Works​

Let me start by saying, cooking is NOT my thing! I’m pescatarian and my family loves meat. Christian doesn’t like salmon, Graceson doesn’t like shrimp or rice. JT doesn’t like left overs and I’m totally over pizza. Dinner is never easy! I wrote a post about trying 5 Dinners, One Hour and I liked it, but started to get lazy about grocery shopping and planning ahead of time. I really hate going to

denim jacket - outfit idea

Styling a white T-shirt and leggings with three different denim jackets​

I struggle with jean jackets. There are so many to choose from and they all fit differently! I found three I love and took pictures to help show you the difference. I’m a size 16 and all three of these are an XL. I’m wearing amazon leggings and tee shirt with the same sneakers in all three pictures so

Valentine's Tradition - 14 Days of Love Notes

Valentine’s Day Tradition: 14 days of Love Notes

Valentine’s Day is right around the corner! With a big family it’s not always easy making all four of my boys AND my husband feel loved. I love this idea of putting hearts on my boys doors with things I love about them! You are supposed to start February 1st and add one heart every day to their doors, but if you start later that’s totally ok too!