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This Christmas meal planner will save your sanity! Be prepared for all of your holiday meals, from breakfast to dinner, with this printable meal planner.

My Double Bypass Heart Surgery Experience

I never thought I would be writing this title for a blog post, but here it is.  It’s been almost six weeks since this happened, but I wanted to blog about my double bypass heart surgery experience.  I’m 42 years old and this was a complete shock.  In View Post

Erin Condren Planner Review and Favorite Planner Accessories

If you absolutely love planners, then you’ve probably heard of the Erin Condren LifePlanner.  I happen to run across these planners last year while doing a little research to see what kind of planner would best fit my needs.  A teacher friend of mine View Post

Amazon e-Gift Card Giveaway Ends 12/17

I just love Amazon.  It’s definitely my go-to online store.  I prefer to shop local when I can, but if I can’t find it around my own hometown, chances are that Amazon has just what I’m looking for.   At the end of the year, I always stop and reflect View Post

Free Nativity Printables Set For Kids

Christmas really is all about the birth of Jesus and what better way to share this with your own kids or church group kids than this free nativity printables set.  This set includes a nativity word search, nativity coloring page, and a nativity “I View Post

20 Christmas Books Kids Will Love This Holiday Season

There’s nothing better than curling up on those cold winter nights leading up to the holidays with your favorite kid and Christmas books!  Not only do I enjoy reading these books with my son, my students at school just love them!  The holidays are View Post

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20 Holiday Recipes with M&M’s- Bake Up Some Holiday Fun

If you do a lot of baking, these 20-holiday recipes with M&M’s candy can give you some great ideas for making your cookies, brownies, and other treats look perfectly festive for the holiday season.  These treats look amazing and would be perfect View Post

Out of the Box- Unique Gifts for Kids and Teens

Box subscriptions make great unique gift ideas for kids and teens.  If you have kids or buy for kids during the holiday season, or even for birthdays or other special occasions, you know most children have so much stuff!  When my son was younger, I View Post

Help for Trying to Conceive with The Stork OTC

This is a sponsored conversation from Mums the Word Network and The Stork OTC. All opinions are my own. Infertility is a topic that is very near to my heart. The ability to be able to become pregnant when you want to is something I used to take View Post

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