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It’s exciting that we are finally working on our playroom project and mission to get organized; however, it is not moving very fast yet.  Rissa and I are both super excited for this new

Papers, toys, clothes – everywhere.  You get fed up one day, sort it all out and reclaim your house.  A couple weeks later it looks like everything exploded again.  Sound familiar?  Yeah, it does to

Kids…they are germy.  It seems to be a fact of life since they tend to lack good hygiene skills and spend a lot of time around other children and sharing things. It is estimated that

So, you all know I have a new baby, right? And… I like to take pictures of him and his never-stop-moving older sister. Rissa’s baby pictures were pretty much all taken on

Holiday parties, while fun, can get expensive.  We don’t host Thanksgiving or Christmas (yet) but I see the amount of food and drink required and know it’s costly.  Goodness, I think shopping for my

Besides cleaning the bathroom, my least favorite chore is dusting. It’s so tedious and time consuming. Oh, and let’s not forget sneeze inducing! I always want to cheat by dusting around

World Prematurity Day was November 17th, a day to help raise preemie awareness to everyone, especially expectant mothers.  It’s very important because 13 million babies are born each year and prematurity is the leading

We are now into the busiest shopping time of the year: the holiday shopping season.  There are so many more people out in the stores now searching for gifts that, yes, it is actually

We’ve talked about why small businesses are important to me and why local businesses are essential to where I live.  Now I want to get into the shopping spirit!  I’m not a Black Friday

I swear my house was never this messy until I became a mom.  From the day Rissa came home, she has helped to generate more messes and trash than I thought possible.  It was even worse

As I mentioned previously, the main downtown area in the city I live in (hello suburbia!) is full of small local shops.  This is where we hold a variety of festivals throughout the year,

When most people think of Wisconsin they think of cheese, beer and brats. While those are part of our state’s culture, there’s even more to us than that! Wisconsin also produces a

I confess, I like to shop online.  It tends to be a convenience thing for me, but I’m also able to access a wide variety of specialty shops that I don’t have access to

I try to eat relatively healthy but I know I don’t always get all the nutrition I should from my food which is why my family uses supplements.  Before we started having kids, my

The Scott brand is pretty well known when it comes to paper products. I’d say I’m most familiar with their paper towels. As green as I try to get, I still haven’t

I’ve previously shared with you that I didn’t have access to proper dental care when I was growing up.  As I’ve gotten older, wiser, and a card carrying dental health plan member, I’ve taken

I want to first say that the parties and events I’m going to talk about were not official conference activities. They occurred off site while I was at the conference, but they were not

Sometimes I cringe when Rissa reaches out to touch something because I know how gross or germy it may be, but she has no clue… like that time she picked up a hairball from