Category: Life
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Spring Break Diaries: From To-Do Lists to Triumphs
For those of you who don’t know already, I am a preschool teacher. Which thankfully means that one week during April, I’ll get an entire week off, a week known to all as “Spring Break”. Some people go on vacations, or trips, other people, such as myself, prefer spending it at home, getting projects done…
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Turning Pain into Purpose: My Update on Recurrent Pregnancy Loss
As I’ve documented in previous posts, ever since my son was born I’ve been struggling with pregnancy loss, before and after my husbands battle with Cancer. This past loss, which was in March my doctor decided we needed to investigate into it further. Daniel and I had completed a chromosome panel to ensure that we…
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Daily Dose of Lemon Water: The Tangy Truth After 1 Week
Recently, I was given a large grocery bag filled with lemons, and no sugar. Whatever would I do with them? Well thankfully, I was reminded about the benefits of lemon water. Well, what’s the worst thing to happen if I tried? Sunday- Day 1: Sunday was the day I made the lemon water. I before…
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Growth & Greens: The Latest from My Garden
Spring will be here soon, and I’ve already started planning my plants for this year. A few of my plants such as my blackberry plant is getting new growth, a sign that its ready to bloom soon. I have a new idea this year that I’m going to try out, and I’m feeling hopeful about…
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Silent Battles: Talking About Infertility and Breaking the Taboo
When Daniel and I met, he wasn’t sure if he wanted any kids. But as soon as he held our daughter for the first time, everything changed for him. And soon, just a year after she was born, we were aching to give her a sibling. At this point, we had no idea I had…
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The Day My Knee Gave Up
I am in many ways a lot like my father. I can be stubborn, and I don’t always listen to when my body is telling me to take it easy or to rest. Theres also times when I think my body can do more than what it actually can. To say I’m a true stubborn…
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Stitching Serenity: My Heartfelt Journey with Crochet and Knitting
Recently, my daughter got into crochet, and is proving to be quite good at it. Watching her crochet reminded me of my time with the yarn hobbies. Unfortunately, crocheting never came natural to me. I struggled with it every time. With big needles, little ones, didn’t seem to matter. Crochet Struggles I can remember watching…
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Celebrate the Season: Discover Timeless Christmas Traditions
Every family has some traditions, even if they don’t realize it. And even the tiniest things can be considered traditions. Being married to Daniel epically, and looking at how he sees Christmas, it has really helped me go from enjoying the present and gift giving part, to like really savoring that extra time we all…
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My Journey from Pain to Recovery
Recently, I had my experience with my first and hopefully only kidney infection. And of course when does this all happen? My entire Thanksgiving break. Read along while I take you on my journey. From the Bladder to the Kidneys Most people ask “How did it get so bad?” When I tell them. But here’s…
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Celebrating Togetherness: Unveiling Heartwarming Thanksgiving Traditions
Every family has their version of thanksgiving Traditions. For some, its going somewhere, for others its what you cook that day, or what you do. In the 14 holidays Daniel and I have spent together, we have kind of made our own family traditions. Some have stayed the same, where others have evolved and changed…