Fight Hunger, Spark Change, Spread Smiles

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Kayla and I spend a few days during each school break volunteering at our local food pantry. We’ve spent hours sorting through donation bins dropped off by local grocery stores and stocking shelves in the marketplace pantry.

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The work is physical and repetitive. There are no pats on the back or words of praise. Which I really like. It’s exactly as acts of kindness should be. Giving with zero expectation of return. Though of course, the return is massive when it comes to lessons in empathy, awareness and action. [Read more…]

DIY Gold + Marble Modern Cubby Makeover

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Thanks to Little Partners for sending these cubbies my way. This DIY Gold + Marble Modern Cubby Makeover is quick, easy and looks great!

I love our mid-century modern home, but it suffers from a serious lack of storage. And the intersection of young kids and lack of storage is called chaos. I found these cute cubbies and immediately fell in love with them. But of course I wanted to add my own twist. Gold hardware, carrera marble looking accents and a geometric planter gave this cute children’s storage piece a unique, modern mini-me look. With a few small adjustments I had a modern cubby makeover.

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Self Care Bath Jar For Tweens

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This content is sponsored by Ivory. All thoughts and opinions are my own

When you’re a parent, there are constant reminders of how imperfect your parenting is. They fly at us in the form of comments from strangers, self-inflicted guilt and even from our own children. No matter how perfect someone else’s life looks, the reality is that we’re all pretty much winging it.

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As our family shifts into the mode of having both a preschooler and a budding tween, it feels as though we’re hitting a critical point. One in which I’m supposed to have a heightened sense of everything that is happening in Kayla’s life and also take a step back so she has enough freedom to make her own decisions and learn from her mistakes.  [Read more…]

Harry Potter Golden Egg Bath Bombs with Gillyweed

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My Harry Potter golden egg bath bombs are perfect for Harry Potter fans who wish they could take a golden egg to the prefects’ bathroom. These golden egg bath bombs are shiny gold and reveal a fizzy bath bomb that moisturizes and leaves you with a touch of gillyweed. After all, those who outsmart dragons deserve a relaxing bath!

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Even if all of that did not make sense to you, but you have a friend or child who is a Potterhead (AKA Harry Potter super fan) you can make these for them and they’ll probably be SUPER excited. [Read more…]

The Power of a Bath

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No matter where you live, you know it’s winter when you reach the season of perpetual runny noses. Preschool is a petri dish. My three year old, Blake is always patient zero- the epicenter of all things germy. Therefore, winter is the season of surprise sick days at home with mom. But there is something about using a bath as a temporary fix to make everything a little bit better.

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