If you're looking for a gift for me, a Starbucks gift card is a pretty safe bet. I meet friends there for a quicker-than-lunch visit, or drop in when the kids and I have been running errands and want a little refreshment, and often I swing by the drive-through if the kids both fall asleep… Continue Reading
Mother’s Day Craft – Watercolor Handprints
This is a Sponsored post written by me on behalf of Dollar General for SocialSpark. All opinions are 100% mine. Guess what, everyone! I'm a Dollar General blog ambassador now. Remember the Huggies series I did last year, where Huggies sponsored several posts on parenting and pregnancy topics, but basically let me "do my thing"?… Continue Reading
Mombo Nursing Pillow Review and GIVEAWAY
This is a Sponsored post written by me on behalf of Comfort and Harmony for SocialSpark. All opinions are 100% mine. Social Spark sent me a new nursing pillow from Mombo, available at Toys R Us, since I have 2 nurslings and a ton of friends nursing their babies, as well as a bunch of… Continue Reading
Discover Dio Places – Win $100
This is a Sponsored post written by me on behalf of dio for SocialSpark. All opinions are 100% mine. Have you heard of dio ? I hadn't either. It's a new social site where you can create "places" to share with your friends, family, and the internet. Each place is made of rooms, and each room might… Continue Reading
White Cloud – Go Green
This is a Sponsored post written by me on behalf of White Cloud for SocialSpark. All opinions are 100% mine. White Cloud paper products are available at Walmart, and now their GreenEarth line is made of 100% recycled material. Toilet paper, tissues, and paper towels are things a lot of families go through at… Continue Reading
Cooper Tire Contest – Win Free Gas for a YEAR.
This is a Sponsored post written by me on behalf of Cooper Tire for SocialSpark. All opinions are 100% mine. You know how companies will say stuff like “win free razors for a year!” and then you find out it’s like 10 razors, and you’re like, “dude, I totally shave my legs more than twice… Continue Reading
Whole 30 – Q&A Session
Some of you know I did a Whole30 “Paleo Challenge” during the second part of January through the middle of February. I didn’t blog about it (obviously) but I posted a bit on twitter and Instagram about it. It was good. Seriously. I craved milk, hot chocolate, chocolate ganache, hard. At the beginning, anyway… I… Continue Reading
Earlier this year, I joined this campaign by Mary Kay and still use the lipstick (a shade I wouldn’t have picked up on my own) nearly daily, so I figured maybe I would find something else amazing this time too. Here’s what was in my box: Mary KayÆ Compact Mini This little compact is a… Continue Reading
Swaddling Sense
Swaddling is one of those controversial parenting topics. Some people are SUPER PRO SWADDLING because newborn babies like to feel secure, like they were in the womb, and load up the swaddling blankets so baby will stay warm. Other people are SUPER ANTI SWADDLING because baby can feel secure against mama’s chest (babywearing to the… Continue Reading
Due or Due Not?
When did you find out your due date? How did you find out? Did the doctor use your last menstrual cycle and the “Wheel of Pregnancy” tool to figure it out for you? Or were you 100% sure about your date of conception and use a calculator that way? Which calculator did you use? There… Continue Reading
Sleeping Like A Baby? Tips and Tricks for Newborn Sleep
I’m far from a baby sleep expert. I’m on Twitter a lot in the middle of the night, while nursing or soothing awake babies (well, not Anneliese anymore, but when she was littler, yes), or just being awake while a wide-awake baby plays nearby. So I figured I’d ask my Twitter pals what their newborn… Continue Reading
MommyCon Mini! I’m attending and YOU can too!
I'm so excited about MommyCon Mini, a conference for forward-thinking natural mamas. One of my girlfriends and I are making the trip to Las Vegas in January to meet The Mommy Dialogues moms, hear Jessica (aka The Leaky Boob) and Jamie (aka The Baby Guy NYC) speak, and attend workshops about… Baby & Toddler… Continue Reading
Hi! I'm Emily. I'm a Navy wife and stay at home mom of two beautiful children. I cook simple, delicious, grain-free recipes, do crafts, decorate my home on a budget, and keep a happy household. I tandem breastfeed, babywear, cloth diaper, practice elimination communication, homebirth, and co-sleep, but I'm not a hippie.
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