New beginnings

Good day folks, I've accepted a new job that I am very excited about. It feels right. I'm excited about what I am doing.  Kyle, Ava and I have been just having fun weekends together this summer. It's been such a blessing to have been able to be home with her for the last year. She is wil…

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Hello my friends, it has been far far too long and I sincerely apologize for my absence.  Motherhood has been an adventure that I simply was overwhelmed by. Everything is so lonely, exhilarating, wonderful, terrifying and joyous all at the exact same time. I can tell you for certain I won't be p…

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What does your name say about you?

Hello everyone. Now that I have made it two months into blogging instead of posting every day I am going to go the quality over quantity route and post when I've got content worth posting. There has been quite a bit going on and I've been struggling with decent content or so I've felt. …

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Success is going from failure to failure witu no loss of enthusiasm

Guys I am going to get real with you. I fail. I fail a lot. I fail hard. I am not perfect by any means. I make mistakes and I learn and grow from it. I feel like failure seems to be a reoccurring topic at work and in my personal life.

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#SecondhandFirst

Happy Sunday Funday! Yesterday was a great day. My husband has been busy with classes to get his motorcycle license so I have had some free time to visit with my mom. (My mom and I totally took a nap while I visited and it was glorious.) Yesterday evening Kyle and I went to our friends and played …

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Our favorite Spaghetti Recipe

Kyle's grandma maked this "spaghetti" that his family goes crazy over. It's a tomato meat sauce and it's really great. Kyle and I wanted to have our own little red meat sauce that was cheap quick and easy.

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Most attractive personality traits

It's my weirdo philosophy that I look for personality traits I wish I possessed.

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10 Things to Do Before Turning 30

Hello out there! Today is July 11, and is also my birthday! Today I am turning 31 years old. I am just as shocked as you are that I have made it this far. I've been 30 for a whole year now and I am getting the hang of this "thirties thing" so I wanted to do a post dedicated to the 10…

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Favorite Summer Drinks

Happy Fourth of July y'all! I hope you all have a great day! I plan on doing little to nothing, enjoying the festivities and the parade. At least once a year, mid winter when I am digging myself out of the snow I convince myself that I could live in a warmer climate. Once a year, mother nature…

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Summer Beach Bag Essentials

It's summer finally and it's hot Kyle and I used to go out on his families' boat with friends every so often. We haven't been in so long but I absolutely miss it. We used to just pack our essentials, hit up the gas station for cool drinks, snacks, and ice for our cooler and hit the…

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My Tips for Sunburn Relief

It has been so very very hot. We stayed inside as much as we could because it was too hot for us. It did make me think about all the poor folks who were out and probably got burnt to a crisp. I've been there. My Scottish roots are strong and I burn something terrible. I am going to share some …

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