health

garden

Upcycled Garden Center – Healthy You, Healthy Earth

This post is part of the HEALTHY ESSENTIALS® 2014 program by Johnson & Johnson Consumer Companies, Inc. and The Motherhood, who sent me a box of products and compensated me for my time. Opinions, experiences and photos shared here are all my own, and I hope you enjoy them.   Earth day is coming up […]

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Raspberry Marbled Mini Cheesecakes
Desserts

Raspberry Marbled Mini Cheesecakes #Moms4JNJConsumer #ad

This post is part of the HEALTHY ESSENTIALS® 2014 program by Johnson & Johnson Consumer Companies, Inc. and The Motherhood, who sent me a box of products and compensated me for my time. Opinions, experiences and photos shared here are all my own, and I hope you enjoy them.   Whether it’s for Valentines, a date […]

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Encourage Kids to try new Foods and Giveaway

*I received free product to facilitate this review. All thoughts are 100% my own* Are you all sick of reading advice to get your kids to eat veggies? Tired of the over achieving parents who make amazing lunch creations that their kids love and eat up? Honestly I’m not tired of them. I need the advice until […]

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Save with Healthy Essentials and Join me for the #Moms4JNJConsumer Twitter Party #ad

This post is part of the HEALTHY ESSENTIALS® 2014 program by Johnson & Johnson Consumer Companies, Inc. and The Motherhood, who sent me a box of products and compensated me for my time. Opinions, experiences and photos shared here are all my own, and I hope you enjoy them. HEALTHY ESSENTIALS® wants everyone to start […]

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Tis the season for Humidifiers

Our week has been filled with raspy coughs and leaking noses. The cold weather always seems to bring it out in my kids. It’s hard not to love a face like this though. Over the years we’ve avoided buying a humidifier. There was a time we went through 3 humidifiers in one winter, because they […]

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cleaning family

Healthy Child Healthy World with Seventh Generation

*Last week I had the opportunity to speak with representatives from Seventh Generation, Healthy Child Healthy World, and The Motherhood. Compensation was given. All opinions are 100% my own* I just have to share this video with you all. It brought back a lot of memories of my childhood before making me realize just how […]

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Breakfast

Chocolate Strawberry Baked Oatmeal #FoodieFriday

Thanks for coming by Foodie Friday! Today my cohost Diane has a Kale Eggplant Stew you should check out!     Ever struggle to feed your kids oatmeal?  I know when I was a child I really did not like oatmeal. My mom always tried to make it appealing with fresh fruit, or cinnamon and […]

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Tell Mom she's special with a Mothers Day Breakfast in Bed
Breakfast family

Mothers Day Breakfast In Bed

It’s an iconic image for mothers day. Shown with burnt toast, an overly messy kitchen, and always a homemade card. A Mothers Day breakfast in bed doesn’t have to follow those messy trends. With a little forethought and Dad’s help, you too can have a breakfast in bed.    Mothers Day is coming up. That […]

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Eating Healthy

Keeping our bodies healthy means eating right, exercising and getting the right amount of play time and rest time. That’s hard to balance for kids!  I’ve noticed my oldest Princess V struggling lately to communicate her feelings. We were experiencing meltdowns way too often for anyone’s enjoyment. One day after her dance class, when we […]

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Healthy Snacking with SunRype

Since Princess V started kindergarten this year I’ve tried to be the cool mom that always has a snack ready when she gets home. Princess V always seem to be hungry right after school, and really I don’t blame her. They start at 12, which means we had to change our normal lunch time to […]

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