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Have you seen the video 99 Balloons about the brief and beautiful life of Eliot Mooney? It’s one of those YouTube viral hits that leaves me a puddle of tears every time I watch it. Today I’m blogging over on Eliot’s dad’s blog The Atypical Life about a story in my life that is unfinished, [...]
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This is a review six months in the making. It’s not sponsored (though I do use a referral link). I believe in the products and am excited to give you my most “honest” thoughts (pun intended). Let me start at the beginning… In January you might remember that I met Jessica Alba at the Alt [...]
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I’m excited to share more about my sister’s amazing circus baby shower! Yesterday, I shared about the theme and decor, and today I am sharing details about the food and games. Shower games often stink, but everyone seemed to enjoy these. The menu First, the important topic of food. Our circus baby shower was a [...]
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This past weekend, I co-hosted a circus baby shower for my sister, Melissa, who is pregnant with her first child, a boy named Landon! (I love the bunting with his name made by Lisa Leonard. SO perfect for decorations and photo shoots.) We hosted the shower in Wisconsin and had such a wonderful time. I [...]
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Today I’m so excited to be one of 10 blogs participating in a massive Erin Condren giveaway to celebrate the launch of their new life planners. I haven’t had a paper planner in a couple years, but I am SO excited to get a Life Planner and try one again. I think it would be [...]
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We have been so excited to enjoy the beautiful weather on our deck. It was a huge selling point of our home, which we moved into last fall. However, since we used to own a small condo with a tiny deck, we were starting with essentially a blank slate! All we had on our old [...]
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I’ll admit that I don’t use any sort of anti-aging cream on my face – except the sunscreen built into my foundation. I’m sure that day will come, but I’m just not there yet. So when Olay sent me their Olay Regenerist Micro-Sculpting Cream to review, I turned to Matthew. Yes, my husband. That’s true [...]
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Gosh, I’m looking forward to the long weekend – and its only Thursday! We don’t have any big plans, but lots of little ones. In addition to playing outside, baking and doing crafts with the kids, here’s what is on my list. Since our garage sale did so well last Saturday, we decided to leave [...]
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Are you a dishcloth person or a paper towel person in the kitchen? Growing up, we were a dishcloth family. I remember the kitchen sink often filled with bleach water and dishcloths. Once I got out on my own, I favored spraying down the counters with cleaner (lately Honest Co. cleaner) and wiping them with [...]
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I have been planning Elias’s Pirate birthday party since the fall (his birthday is July 12) and Adeline’s Sesame Street party since about Christmas time (her birthday is June 23). Not anything major. But little bits here and there. I love party planning WAY in advance for so many reasons. I know that as your [...]
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I'm Jessica Turner, founder of The Mom Creative. I'm guilty of juggling too much and loving it all. Learn more about me here.
