There is nothing that gets me teared up faster than thoughts of something harming Aerissa. I do my best to take care of her and protect her from unnecessary harm. I know I can’t protect her from everything, but I’m okay with bumps and bruises… just not life threatening accidents or diseases. I’m fortunate to have a healthy baby girl who is growing up fast before my very eyes. But some parents… some have lost their children too early. Their stories wrench my heart.

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While visiting with my parents recently, we chatted about some humorous blasts from the past. My dad brought up “when Darcy beat the boys at basketball” so it was fitting to share today! So, let’s take a little trip down memory lane, back when I was a very rare species: a female child gamer. It was the 90s and owning a Nintendo wasn’t quite so cool anymore. No, the Sega Genesis reined supreme. I was in elementary school and already had a few years of gaming under my belt. But, I hadn’t gotten competitive yet. After all, up until then I mostly played against my parents.

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So today is mine AND Brian’s birthday.  I can’t really say how much we’ll be around today, but I thought I’d share some birthday laughs with all of you!

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To help celebrate my 31st birthday today, I decided to offer up a birthday ad sale from January 18-31!

31% off!!!

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This is a Sponsored post written by me on behalf of Walgreens for SocialSpark. All opinions are 100% mine.

I hate when my insurance plan changes who’s in our provider network, especially when they remove our favorite pediatrician from the network.  Our family has been dealing with the disruption of medical providers due to a major provider change so I can empathize with people who are covered by Express Scripts for their pharmacy network.  For the past year, Walgreens has attempted to negotiate with Express Scripts in order to remain in their pharmacy network.  However, these negotiations have failed and as of the first of this year, Express Script clients must seek a new pharmacy if they used Walgreens.

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We have a hard time letting go of old habits because change is hard.  Have you ever suffered from any of these types of “just one more” fail situations?  I have trouble with the dieting one!  Someone has to eat the party leftovers, right?  Right??!!

Resolution: Quit Drinking

Fail: Wake up with hangover on New Year’s Day and/or finish champagne from the party

Resolution: Quit Smoking

Fail: Finishing off the pack or carton on New Year’s Day

Resolution: Exercise more

Fail: Hang laundry on treadmill

Resolution: Eat more healthy/Lose weight

Fail: Finishing off the second half of that cake you made

As 2011 comes to a close, I’m looking at 2012 with cautious hope. I hear lots of people say they want it to be “a better year” but what does that really mean? Better finances? Health? Sleep? It’s too vague in my opinion and will likely keep them wanting. How can it be a better year if you don’t do anything about it? Granted there are some things out of our control, but we can still make changes to help ourselves overall.

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