Making Reading Fun w/Penny and Luck

What’s life without a little adventure? School is back in session, and what better way to celebrate than with a new book? Reading has always been something my kids have struggled with, so I’m constantly looking for ways to make it feel less like a chore and more like something they can actually enjoy. Throughout […]

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Parks With a View: Downtown Jacksonville’s Riverfront Parks Are on the Rise

The City of Jacksonville has been on a mission to make downtown a more vibrant place to live, play, and explore—and one of the most exciting initiatives has been the creation of fun, family-friendly parks along the riverfront. With the recent opening of the new park where The Landing once stood, it’s safe to say […]

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Did somebody say cookies?

Epcot’s International Festival of the Holidays started yesterday and let me tell you it was busy!!! If you’ve been following me for a while you know my family and I just became annual passholders at Disney World and let’s just say we’ve been putting in to use. We decided a while ago about when we […]

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I will hold your hand-a poem

will hold your hand. When times are rough and you want to give up. When it’s hard to smile and even harder not to cry. When everything seems to be going wrong and there is nothing I can do to make it right. I will hold your hard. When you laugh until you cry and […]

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Is everyone a professional party planner now?

OK! So my son’s first birthday is quickly approaching and the sad thing is i’ve been thinking and planning it since he was about 5 months old. Why you ask? Because everyone has turned into a professional party planner!!! You know that mom that posts about how much of a hot mess express she is? […]

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Simply Essential: Essential Simple monthly subscription box review

So recently I got the chance to collaborate with a newly established company that launches TODAY!! Essentially Simple box is a monthly subscription box that provided you with one essential oil and recipes to create everyday items to use through out your home, body and even promote your health. The box I received contained the […]

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Cold Season is here(managing as a family of 4)

So, it’s that time again cold season and I am not prepared. That is to say I am still not prepared and currently writing this while trying to breathe out of one nostril! The first signs I saw of cold season rearing its ugly head was at work. The coughing and sneezing and Kleenex disappearing […]

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Swim lessons: Find your right fit.

So by now you know we live in Florida and like most people we spend an abundant amount of time in or around water. I mean if you don’t believe me go back and read my post about springs in the summer(proof). After my daughter was born I knew I wanted her to learn how […]

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Grove Collaborative: Thoughts? Comment? Concerns?

So recently I went ahead and tried Grove Collaborative. You know grove the one you’ve probably seen advertised somewhere on one of your many social media platforms luring you in with a free caddy to hold all your cleaning products in too. Like the one pictured. Obviously I tried it out…I mean I had to, […]

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