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How to Learn to Love Running

I used to be a person who HATED running. Loathed it. Then about 8 months after I had my second baby, in my postpartum delirium, I decided I was going to start running and I signed up for a half marathon. 13.1 miles for someone who had never even ran one. Crazy. But I did it.

And you know what happened in the course of training for that? Over time I went from hating running to loving it. Something I never thought possible, never dreamed possible! In some ways changed my life. Because if a person like me could learn how to love running? Well, then the sky is the limit!

How to learn to love running in 10 easy steps (pun intended)

Fun Ways to Announce Your Pregnancy

Hi all, from pregnancy-land!

As promised, I’m going to have a handful of upcoming posts that address all things pregnancy, starting with a post on fun ways to announce your pregnancy.

There is nothing in the world like seeing a positive pregnancy test – your life changes in that moment, in that instant.

Whether your pregnancy was planned or whether it is an unexpected blessing, there comes a time when you are ready to announce your special news.

Telling your partner

My husband has always wanted to be with me as we wait for the test to turn negative or positive…but I have always wanted to have that moment where I catch him off guard with our news. This being our third pregnancy, I was determined to surprise him….

Go Ahead. Make Someone’s Day.

I get a gazillion emails, not to sound ‘oh so important!‘ because I am not, it’s simply due to the fact that bloggers can get added to numerous PR and pitch lists so over time the volume of emails can get a tad overwhelming.

Many of them I have to skim and move on, because there often are not enough hours in the day, but this one email caught my eye. Well, actually it was the follow-up email that caught my eye…

Little Hands, Big Skills

My little man is going to be entering kindergarten next year (I can’t believe it!), so kinder prep is definitely on my mind! And as part of kindergarten prep, I am working with him at home to strengthen certain school skills, including his fine motor skills. Today I’d like to share my favorite ways to practice fine motor skills with kids…and I’d love to hear yours!

Mom! What’s For Dinner?

Links in this post are Amazon affiliate links.

I got a little craft recently with this DIY meal planning board which has has revolutionized weeknight dinners and reduced the “what’s for dinner?” stress in our house.

It was silly simple to make, and I even include a free printable meal planning template. Read the how to below.

The inspiration for this DIY meal planning board came from a recent BBQ we went to at a friend’s house. She had this ADORABLE framed meal planning board on her kitchen counter and told me it had been a lifesaver for her family. Not to mention the money they were saving from not going out to eat last minute.

I asked her where she got it, and she told me it was an easy DIY project. Basically all you need is a cute picture frame, a piece of scrapbook paper and a dry erase marker.

Hmmm. I am not super crafty, but it seemed even I could do that! So can you … read on!!!!