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Being a first-time mom and not having any clue what to pack for the hospital led me down a seemingly never-ending rabbit hole of blog posts. There were so many contradicting posts in relation to certain items.  So, while it’s...
I feel like someone else, some other mama, needs to hear this too... — If the moment is worthy enough for a photo, then don’t look at the picture and reduce it based on how you look — When our babies...
  Social media has told us that we need to have perfect bodies and perfect faces- at whatever cost necessary. Our natural is not enough- we need plumper lips, lashes, breasts, and cheeks (all of 'em). We need fillers and...
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I am tired all the time.  My sleep is restless.  I wake up and I’m already ready for a nap.  No amount of sleep is enough sleep.  All of these are phrases I used to describe how I had recently been feeling to...
I have these moments where I feel like I'm nostalgic for the "good ole' days," like.....you know, the 1990s. It seems like everywhere I turn I'm told that my kids are in terrible danger. "It's not like it was when...
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Guide to Easter in the Coastal Bend

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Spring is in the air! The weather is warming up, flowers are blooming, and people are coming together for community events across the Coastal...