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Forget mommy guilt, what about pet guilt? Did your pet take a distant back seat to baby?

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This is one of those posts that you'll either totally resonate with, or you’re going to read and feel extremely sorry for my dog and think I’m a heartless dog mama. But either way, I just needed to get this off my chest --> My dog drives me CRAZY and sometimes I can’t stand him! There, I said it. I know I sound like a horrible person, but it’s true. Obviously … [Read more...]

Meeting new mom friends is sort of like speed dating

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Today we ventured out to our first library story time so that Annabelle could enjoy a fun change of scenery and so I could meet some potential new girlfriends. As we sat down to watch the cooky library guy do all these silly made up songs and read a couple books, I found myself scanning the room for a friend. I was thinking, hmm… too old, might be the grandma, um… too … [Read more...]

My new BFF is super short, talks funny, poops herself, and is a stage 5 clinger

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It’s been two weeks now that I’ve been home full-time with my daughter Annabelle, and I have to say; it’s amazing how deep our bond has grown in that short amount of time. Is it weird that Annabelle is quickly becoming my new best friend? I know she’s 19 months and all; but our time together isn’t too different than how it was with my college sorority sisters. I … [Read more...]

My initial thoughts on being a stay at home mom, week one

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I’ve just completed one week of my brand new stay-at-home-mom status and I have to say; it’s definitely an adjustment. There have been ups and downs this week and I’m still not sure how I feel about the life change, but I will clearly need more than 5 days to come to a well-informed opinion. This is going to make me sound really stupes, but I sort of had this … [Read more...]

From working mom to stay at home mom – let the adventure begin!!!

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As a career girl turned working mom, I’ve always been a pretty driven person. I’ve worked in marketing for nearly 10 years and love the creativity that comes along with it, especially the fun new stuff like blogging and social media! In recent years, I’ve been fortunate enough to have a fantastic job that really gave me the freedom to take on new professional … [Read more...]