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Channel Your Inner Flower Child with this Quiz!

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***Thank you to Gilmour.com for sponsoring this post so I could introduce this fun quiz to help you find your own inner flower child!*** I inherited my love of flowers from my mother and there’s no better time of the year to enjoy all of nature’s glory than right now! Blossoms are blooming around every […]

DIY Patriotic Hair Bows

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I love fun hair bows, barrettes, headbands, and other accessories for my three little girls, but I’m also on the cheap side so I don’t like paying for them! I especially don’t like paying for holiday hair accessories that my girls will only wear once a year. So I decided to make my own! Since […]

Steps for a Healthier Pet-Friendly Home

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Pets are wonderful members of the family. They cheer us up when we’re sad, add a sense of fun and adventure to our lives, and are so cute we can’t even stand it sometimes. But we can’t always communicate with pets the way we need to, especially when it comes to teaching pets about dangers […]

5 Genius Summer Skincare Hacks to Beat the Heat

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***Thank you to Beautycounter Consultant Jackie McGeehan for sponsoring this post so I could fill you in on these genius summer skincare hacks!*** Summer is coming!! Hey, hey! Not that I wasn’t super-into that prolonged, horrible winter we had, but…sunshine sounds really sweet right now. And while I’m madly tackling the special “fun” of May and […]

Educated Book Club Discussion

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Starting in May and then through until September is my MOST favorite time to read.  I don’t think this is anything exceptional or uncommon … there’s a reason why there’s a genre called “beach reads”  and book authorities put out “must read” summer lists … so I’m hoping you all are feeling as excited as […]

How to Drink Enough Water Without Harming the Planet

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Roughly 60 percent of the human body is made up of water, according to WebMD. This fluid helps the body absorb nutrients and digest food, pump blood throughout the circulatory system, assist the body in maintaining a constant temperature, and more. We lose water through the process of urination, breathing and sweating, so it is crucial to drink plenty of […]