Have you seen the previews for the new Mother’s Day movie? It looks so good! The actresses in it are some of my favorites, Kate Hudson, Jennifer Aniston and Julia Roberts. They invited me to see a pre-screening of the film this week and I was pumped...
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Before getting pregnant, I always imagined having kids would be much like owning a pony or finding the pot of gold at the end of a rainbow. It was something I couldn’t wait for, and in my head it was nothing but pure joy. It...
This time of year, all I can usually think about is when I will get to take a vacation next and where it will be. It’s provided me many hours of daydreaming over these last couple months! Now I know firsthand that traveling is expensive,...
We’re finally getting ready to take our first family vacation – and our first vaca together since our honeymoon (5 years later, kind of sad, I know) and we’re taking a nice long drive to Southern Florida – I’m beyond pumped for a number of...
Recently I did a survey and asked moms what their biggest challenges as a mom is. Do you know what the most common answer was? “Getting time for me.” As much as we absolutely LOVE our children, I think a lot of moms feel like they...
At our house, when Peppa Pig is on TV, you could ring a gong and no one would pay attention to you. It is an absolute favorite, to say the least. So when I heard about Peppa Pig Live coming to Minneapolis this month, I...
This post is part of a series of sponsored posts. We’re planning a road trip pretty soon here, and so I’ve been searching online for all kinds of road trip hacks that will make the journey a little smoother. Here are some of the ingenious...
The following is a sponsored guest post from Anoush.com. It does not matter whether you are a music fanatic or not, the music at your wedding is important. Some might even go so far as to call it one of the most critical elements of...
If you’ve never heard of podcasts (or if you have, but never actually listen to them) then you’re welcome in advance for this post. Podcasts are one of my favorite things in life, they’re interesting, useful and entertaining. I turn one on anytime that I...
I absolutely love this time of year. The smells, the crisp air, the beautiful colors on the trees… it’s just so perfect. And every fall, we go visit an apple orchard, take a few strolls along the Mississippi (because there are so many colorful trees,...