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Healthy Family

Not Defined By Diapers

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Reading Time: 4 minutes Guest post by Courtney of Diaper Wrecker Last year, after the summer Olympics ended, I saw a news story that described how many Olympic athletes experience a “post-Olympic depression” when the games end. After spending years training for the games, it’s just suddenly over. Now I’m certainly no Olympic athlete – division III swimming was […]

Healthy You

Why I Almost Quit Nursing My Baby

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Reading Time: 4 minutes Guest post by Jenn of The Purposeful Mom This post is part of the Breast-Kept Secrets: Breastfeeding Advice from One Mom to Another series. Go back and read all posts here. Before my first child was born, I learned all I could about nursing my baby. My expectation was set for an amazing bonding experience with […]

Healthy Home

5 Kid-Friendly Meals That Use Summer Produce

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Reading Time: 3 minutes Guest post by Stephani of Cheapskate Cook This summer has been super creative for my kitchen. Not only did we stretch our money-saving skills during a 30-Day Challenge to Eat Local on a Budget, but I learned there are basically two options for serving the bounty in our region. Either let the produce be the star of the meal…or smother it […]

Healthy Living

Giving Birth Naturally: 9 Must-Do Tips to Prepare

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Reading Time: 6 minutes This post offers 9 must-do tips to prepare for giving birth naturally, whether in a hospital setting, at home, or in a birthing center. Guest post by Shannon of Growing Slower I have spent the last two years reading every natural birth story I could find and talking with women about their natural birth experiences. […]

Healthy Family

Symptoms and Remedies for Thrush

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Reading Time: 4 minutes This post is part of the Breast-Kept Secrets: Breastfeeding Advice from One Mom to Another series. Go back and read all posts here. This post was originally published August 19, 2011. One of the biggest breastfeeding challenges I have endured is thrush. I really cannot complain because I had a mild case. However, my thrush led to my […]

Healthy Home

5 Easy Meals to Make with Summer Produce

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Reading Time: 3 minutes Guest post by Stephani of Cheapskate Cook I am zucchini-ed out. Seriously, there’s a reason why Sneak Some Zucchini on Your Neighbor’s Porch Day is a thing (August 8, if you have a squash handy and unsuspecting neighbors). Nevertheless, I enjoyed this year’s harvest. This summer more than others because we relied almost entirely on local produce during […]

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Lemon Blue Cheese Brussels Sprouts

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Reading Time: 3 minutes Guest post by Sarah of Simple Life Abundant Life There’s a saying in our household: Blue cheese makes everything taste better. It’s so true! We throw blue cheese on everything from pizza to salad, so when I pulled out some Brussels sprouts the other day, I figured I would give them some blue cheese love. […]

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Burr Grinder: It’s Not Just For Coffee {Kitchen Tools of the Trade}

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Disclosure: I have included affiliate links in this post. By Sara, Contributing Writer This post is part of the Kitchen Tools of the Trade series. Click here to read all previous posts in this feature–and come back on Wednesdays to continue the series! One of the few not so normal kitchen gadgets I have come to really love is […]

Healthy You

Nursing While Working Full Time

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Reading Time: 4 minutes This post is part of the Breast-Kept Secrets: Breastfeeding Advice from One Mom to Another series. Go back and read all posts here. This post was originally published September 2, 2011. I have been blessed to work from home with my second and third daughters. But I worked full-time from the time my firstborn was 6 […]

Healthy Family

Finding Educational Shows on Netflix for Early Elementary

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Reading Time: 4 minutes Guest post by Tiffany of Don’t Waste the Crumbs Several years ago, my husband and I had to cut our expenses by 50% in order for me to become a homemaker. Cable TV was a luxury and was the first expense to go. Once we survived TV withdrawal, we looked back and realized that much […]

Healthy Family

10 Reasons Why I’m Not Sending My 5 Year Old to Kindergarten

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Reading Time: 7 minutes I’m excited to share our family’s reasons for why we’re not sending our 5 year old to kindergarten, and I’d love for you to also read Lexie’s story of how her family chose the opposite–to send their almost-5 year old to kindergarten! It feels like summer has barely begun, yet around the country–especially in the […]

Healthy Home

What Can You Do with a Food Processor? {Kitchen Tools of the Trade}

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Reading Time: 4 minutes Guest post by Stephani of Cheapskate Cook This post is part of the Kitchen Tools of the Trade series. Click here to read all previous posts in this feature! Here’s the thing. You don’t need a lot of tools to serve good, real food. A small collection of quality cooking gear – a knife, mixing bowls, basic cookery, wooden […]

Healthy You

Finding Support for Exclusive Pumping

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Reading Time: 5 minutes Guest Post by Erinn of Embracing Everything This post is part of the Breast-Kept Secrets: Breastfeeding Advice from One Mom to Another series. Go back and read all posts here. If I learned anything during the first few months of exclusively pumping, it was that it’s HARD. Not just hard physically but emotionally, too. I became […]

Healthy You

Saying Goodbye to 124 Kallie

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Reading Time: 6 minutes So often I post on tips and how-tos and simple information. And then there are those posts that come straight from my heart. I have to share a secret: These are the posts I like to write best. Hopefully, some of you can still relate to them. I have a feeling some of you are […]