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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 ofContinue 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 mightContinue 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 atContinue 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 twiceContinue Reading

MommyCon Mini! I’m attending and YOU can too!

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 & ToddlerContinue Reading

Nectresse Sweetener Review

This is a Sponsored post written by me on behalf of Nectresse™ Sweetener for SocialSpark. All opinions are 100% mine. I accepted this assignment to write about NECTRESSE™Sweetener a looong while ago, but I haven’t been on the ball with it. Oops. I had plans to try out the tiramisu recipe they sent me, butContinue Reading

Website Design Update!

Website Design Update!

For a while, my site has looked like this: There used to be a picture where that empty box is. I have no idea where it went. And I use Headway Themes, but when they changed to 3.0 it was basically a full rewrite of their program, so there wasn’t a way to upgrade fromContinue Reading

Tea Collection – Bali Dresses Review

Tea Collection – Bali Dresses Review

One of my favorite brands of Children’s Clothing is Tea Collection. Every season, they come out with wonderful globally-inspired designs. Their clothes are high quality (Anneliese wore her 12m Tea Collection dresses for what seemed like FOREVER before outgrowing them, and they were still in great condition when she was finished with them). And oneContinue Reading

Fisher-Price Animal Sounds Zoo Review and Contest and ANNELIESE WALKING!

Fisher-Price Animal Sounds Zoo Review and Contest and ANNELIESE WALKING!

This is a Sponsored post written by me on behalf of Triad Retail Media for SocialSpark. All opinions are 100% mine. The new Fisher-Price Little People Animal Sounds Zoo arrived on my doorstep last week for Anneliese to review, and I set to work assembling it while my daughter looked on, intrigued, and handed meContinue Reading

Host an Olive Oil Tasting Party–Carapelli Oils

This is a Sponsored post written by me on behalf of Carapelli Olive Oil for SocialSpark. All opinions are 100% mine. I live in California’s central valley, surrounded by vineyards and wineries. But for most of the time I’ve lived here, I’ve been pregnant or a new mom. Oh wait, that’s the ENTIRE time I’veContinue Reading

Tea Collection–Review and Giveaway

Tea Collection–Review and Giveaway

One of my favorite names in Children’s Clothing contacted me recently about doing a review for them. I was SO excited to oblige. I loooove Tea Collection and have drooled over their catalogues since before I was even pregnant. Their Girl’s Clothing is wayyyyy too cute, especially the dresses. They have really cute collections youContinue 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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