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Top 13 places your kids can Eat Free!!

Thursday, May 22, 2025

Top 13 Places Your Kids Can Eat FREE (or Almost Free) This Summer — That You Might Not Know About!Hey there, mama! If your kids are anything like mine, they’re always hungry. Like… how are they asking for snacks again when we just left the drive-thru?But don’t worry—this summer, we’re feeding those bottomless pits without blowing the grocery budget. You’ve probably heard of the usual spots, but I…

Wordless Wednesday: Graduation Day

Wednesday, May 21, 2025

It's Graduation Day for our middle schooler! We are so proud of our son for having an excellent eighth-grade year. The bridge has officially been crossed, and he's off to high school!

Hydrate + Energize with Sips Club

Tuesday, May 20, 2025

Just like that, it's summer in Wilmington. The past 4 days of 90+ weather makes me realize how much I need my water to avoid daily headaches, leg cramps, and overall fatigue. Water does so many g…

Maycember: All the Things

Tuesday, May 20, 2025

We're nearing the end of the '24-'25 school year, which means these last couple of weeks of school have been filled with 'all the things.' It's already a busy time of year. Mo…

Motivational Monday

Monday, May 19, 2025

Regrowable Groceries

Monday, May 19, 2025

Regrowable Groceries Photo by Ron Lach : https://www.pexels.com/photo/teenage-boy-holding-groceries-10397916/ Groceries are out of this world expensive right now. Wouldn't it be nice to get someth…

24 Years of You

Sunday, May 18, 2025

When E left for the military 5 years ago, I knew we would miss a lot of things but it's celebrating his birthday I miss most. He turns 24 today, this is birthday 6 that we aren't throwing a b…

Is your life bananas?

Wednesday, May 14, 2025

Thriving Thursday: Turning the “uh ohs” to “ah-ha’s!”

Thursday, May 8, 2025

(Picture of my little helper) Motherhood is beautiful…..and hard. Today started with a full glass of water spilled all over the floor right as we were heading out the door. My 1.5-year-old son knocked i…

Not-So-Wordless Wednesday: If You Give a Girl a Garden

Wednesday, May 7, 2025

Happy Wednesday, friends! Another day, another opportunity to play in the garden! One of the reasons that I get up between five and five thirty in the morning to work is to be 'done' with the…

Robot Pool Cleaner: Do Handheld Pool Vacuums Work?

Wednesday, May 7, 2025

You're not alone if you’ve ever wondered whether handheld pool vacuums work. Some pool owners consider them a stand-in for a robot pool cleaner, particularly for spot cleaning. Sure, these manual…