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10 Gift Ideas for The Pumpkin Spice Obsessed

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It's Fall and that can only mean one thing - Pumpkin Spice everything is making it's way everywhere. If you are someone who just doesn't get the craze (cue in my husband) then you'll be struggling when it comes time to gift something to someone who is pumpkin spice obsessed. Don't worry, we've gathered 10 Gift Ideas for The Pumpkin Spice Obsessed so you can look like a pumpkin spice pro without actually being one. 10 Gift Ideas for The Pumpkin Spice Obsessed This pumpkin spice coffee mug is the perfect way to sip on your favorite pumpkin spice flavored drinks. When you're done Keep Reading >>>

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School Supplies Middle Schoolers Won’t Tear Up

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This post has been sponsored by FIVE STAR® School Supplies. All thoughts and opinions are my own. My daughter is rough on school supplies. It's not that she tries to be, it's just that her stuff is going in and out of her locker, tossed to the side during choir and band practice, and hauled around in a backpack. So, when I am shopping for her supplies, if there is a FIVE STAR version of whatever I am buying, I buy that. Why? Because I KNOW it's not going to break. I learned that for myself in college, and now that I have a middle schooler, FIVE STAR is THE name I trust most Keep Reading >>>

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10 Fall Kitchen Must Haves

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It's Fall, Y'all-- and that means it's time to spruce up that kitchen and add a little touch of those golden leaves we all love so much. And, because I don't want you to have to go to any extra work, I've put together a list of super cute fall kitchen gadgets you simply MUST have. These rose gold measuring spoons are perfectly fall with their little wooden handles. And this little tea time kitchen trivet will bring that distressed yellow right onto your dinner table. It wouldn't be fall without Pumpkin Spice hand towels, now would it? You can bring a little bling to Keep Reading >>>

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5 Ways to Remove Baby Stains From Clothes

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Baby stains are not fun. Whether it's a stain from last night's spaghetti throwing episode (starring your 12-month-old) or it's the aftermath of an explosion (you know what I am talking about) the results are always the same; the stains are terribly hard to remove! So today I am going to share with you 5 Ways to Remove Baby Stains from Clothes. These are tried and true ways to save all those adorable baby clothes from heading to the trash! 5 Ways to Remove Baby Stains From Clothes Baking Soda. Almost everyone has this on hand which makes it such an easy way to remove stains. To use just Keep Reading >>>

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Whoever Invented Underwire Hated Women…And I Had The Rash To Prove It

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If you peeked into my underwear drawer you would find exactly one wired bra, but it's the one bra I refuse to wear. The only time I put that thing on is in the case of an end-of-the-world emergency, like when all my other bras are in the laundry and I don't want to venture outside braless (although sometime that argument still isn't strong enough to get me to put that cursed thing on). Sure, that bra makes my boobs look bigger and perkier, but I just can't tolerate that thing for more than a couple of minutes. I swear there are little tiny daggers sewn into the seams. Seriously, whoever Keep Reading >>>

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I’ve Been Using Chopsticks All Wrong (And So Have You!)

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One of the biggest accomplishments of my adult life was learning how to use chopsticks. Not even a lie. It was on par with learning how to whistle or how to well, whistling is really the biggest shame. One of those things that people never want to admit that they just don't know how to do. Yes, for many years I was the person who had to use a fork at Chinese restaurants whilst surrounded by friends who were all chopping it up. Turns out, though, ALL OF US WERE USING THEM WRONG. My adult life has been a lie and I'm here now to rescue you from the same shame. Did you know there's a reason Keep Reading >>>

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New Emoji’s Coming Soon!

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Emoji's seem to be part of our every day life especially if you are an avid Facebook user. If you love using emoji's to express your emotions online or in-text, you'll be excited to know that there are a ton of New Emoji's Coming Soon! New Emoji's Coming Soon! Emoji 11.0 data has been released, with 157 new emoji including: Ginger Emojis Cupcakes Superheros Bagels Toilet Paper and more! The new Emoji 11.0 set is fixed and final, and includes the data needed for vendors to begin working on their emoji fonts and code ahead of the release of Unicode 11.0, scheduled Keep Reading >>>

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Give The Gift of Coffee This Mother’s Day

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You know that saying, "Life is like a box of chocolates"? Well, I like to say, "Life is like a box of espresso pods". Why? Because nothing is better than giving the gift of coffee. It's the ultimate pick me up! So, if you are struggling with what to get mom this Mother's Day, you'll want to stick around to see why I recommend the De'Longhi Lattissima One. With Mother's Day less than 2 weeks away, you are probably trying to get hints for what mom really wants, right? Or, maybe you are going to go spend countless hours looking around in every store in the mall, standing in isles Keep Reading >>>

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Black Stainless Steel Appliances Have Stolen My Heart

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One thing I love to do is plan how to decorate my home. I ask my friends on Facebook, search the web and come up with a plan. Recently while doing so, I came across the new GE Premium Finish Options - Black Stainless Steel! You guys these appliances are GORGEOUS! I never thought I'd love black stainless so much but I do! GE is the leader in premium finish options, giving shoppers the ability to design a unique kitchen package suited to personal needs and style. The Black Stainless Finish in particular is: Bold and sophisticated appearance High-gloss finish that makes a Keep Reading >>>

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100 Things To Put In Easter Eggs {That Aren’t Candy!}

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Easter Egg Hunts are so fun. I remember when my daughter was really little and she would get maybe one or two eggs before all the big kids snatched them up. Now she's a pro, and brings home piles and piles of them. The problem is, they are filled with candy! So, skip the candy this time and check these 100 Things To Put In Easter Eggs {That Aren't Candy!} I think Easter almost brings more candy into my house than Halloween! There's no need to stuff your eggs with candy when you have these ideas! Happy Hunting! Keep Reading >>>

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Why I Am Obsessed With Watching Oyster Openings on Facebook

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What is the deal with all the pearl shucking shows live on Facebook? I mean, I want to hate them, but I spend hours glued to my fricking screen, just waiting to see what color pearl pops out of the gooey guts of an oyster. They aren't even MY pearls, and I'm on the edge of my seat. Seriously, I want to know why I am obsessed with watching oyster openings on Facebook! Why I Am Obsessed With Watching Oyster Openings on Facebook Mermaid!! Be a mermaid!! It's a black pearl!! Ooh, I haven't seen a cranberry color yet! Maybe she'll pull out a royal blue one!! TWINS!! That one has Keep Reading >>>

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60 Favorite Books From Your Childhood That Your Kids Should Read Now

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My favorite picture of me from when I was a kid is me sitting on the bed, sucking my thumb, with a book open on my lap. I must have only been about two or three and yet that picture encapsulates the entirety of my life from that moment forward. I have never stopped loving books. As I got older, there were some books that were so meaningful that I truly couldn't wait to share them with my own kids. Here are 60 Favorite Books From Your Childhood That Your Kids Should Read Now. Not because there aren't any amazing new books, but because reading these books with your kids will give you Keep Reading >>>

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100+ Awesome DIY Coffee Mug Art Creations

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You know you love it...that mug that you reach for every morning--the one you're disappointed if it's in the sink...and you might even hand wash if it is dirty. If you don't have one, you're totally missing-out! Mine recently broke (I dropped it!). So I'm making a new mug--and getting inspiration from these 100 Awesome DIY Coffee Mug Art Creations. On to the awesome DIY muggnificentness! Unique DIY Mug Art: This nail-polish Marbled Mug of cuteness is awesome. Make your own disposable coffee cup! No tutorial, just a beautiful idea...Polymer Clay Swirls Mug. I love Keep Reading >>>

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25 Thanksgiving Dinner Hacks

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Hosting Thanksgiving Dinner at your house can be uber-stressful, no matter how many times you've done it. So, whether this is your first time (eek!) or your thirtieth time, here are twenty-five time-saving Thanksgiving Dinner hacks that will definitely make your day go easier. And if it's your first time hosting Thanksgiving dinner, check out these 25 Thanksgiving cooking essentials. 25 Thanksgiving Hacks To Make Your Thanksgiving Stress Free 1. Make a Menu and Stick to It. There are lots of great ideas out in the world that you can add to your menu a few days before the big day, or even Keep Reading >>>

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5 Must-Haves for Game Day

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Post sponsored by Mirum. Opinions are 100% my own. Football season is in full-swing and whether you enjoy the game from the comfort of your own couch or by watching from the bleachers with screaming fans, there are a few basics to ensuring your game day is far from boring. We have compiled our top 5 Must-Haves for Game Day to help ensure your day is spectacular enough to please a crowd. 5 Must-Haves for Game Day While we all may not agree on what team to root for, we can agree that get-togethers are fun especially when done right. Every year my husband and I enjoy throwing house parties Keep Reading >>>

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30 DIY Harry Potter Crafts

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Whether you're Ravenclaw or Slytherin, Hufflepuff or Gryffindor, we've got 30 DIY Harry Potter Crafts to appeal to all of your house loyalties. Now gather your wizarding friends and let's take a step down Diagon Alley for some Potteriffic Fun! *raises wand* DIYium Craftium! In Fact, I love Harry Potter Crafts so much that I wrote a book about them! My book, THE UNOFFICIAL GUIDE TO CRAFTING THE WORLD OF HARRY POTTER IS AWESOME AND YOU SHOULD TOTALLY BUY IT. The Unofficial Guide to Crafting the World of Harry Potter: 30 Magical Crafts for Witches and Wizards from Pencil Wands to House Colors Keep Reading >>>

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10 Kitchen Gadgets You Didn’t Know About, But Totally Need!

There are so many times I'm in the kitchen and think to myself, "Man, I wish someone would invent THIS..." So, yesterday I was making toast and thinking that again when my friend told me, "You know there's a see-through toaster, right?" No. Freakin'. Way. I'm telling you, I've never been so excited about a kitchen discovery before in my life as I was finding out about the see-through toaster (which, btdubs, I totes already bought one). So THEN I was thinking, "I wonder what OTHER things are out there?" Guys, GUYS! I have 10 Kitchen Gadgets You Didn't Know About, But Totally Need! I mean, yeah, Keep Reading >>>

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The Ta-Ta Towel Is Here, And I’m – I’m Dead

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So this morning I log onto Facebook and basically every other post is someone super stoked about the Ta-Ta Towel. I click on link after link and I'm like, "WTF?" Like, if your boob sweat needs its own towel, do you maybe think you should talk to your doctor about that? Seriously, the Ta-Ta Towel is here, and I'm - I'm dead. The Ta-Ta Towel Is Here, And I'm - I'm Dead I mean, I'm not judging if your jugs are creating pools of moistness in your normal bra, but from some of the pictures I'm seeing, women are wearing this in ways I just don't want to see. Like, lemme be judgy-judgy for just Keep Reading >>>

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Can You Solve This Tricky Riddle Without Looking At The Answer?

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When I was a little girl, I loved riddles. I had books full of them and would spend hours telling them to my mom. I thought I was the smartest thing in the world until my dad came to me one day with a riddle of his own. It was this one. As a little girl there was no way I could come up with the answer, but when my dad reminded me of this riddle the other day, I wondered how adults would do. So I asked some of my friends. Know what? It boggled them as much as it used to boggle me! So here it is...can you solve this tricky riddle without looking at the answer? Can You Solve This Tricky Keep Reading >>>

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9 Boredom Busters To Keep Kids Busy, And Keep Mommy Sane

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The kids are home and I'm about to lose it. Don't get me wrong, I love my little hyperactive, feral children, but I'm about to lose my mind. If my son asks for ONE MORE extra meal, or my daughter proclaims AGAIN in that piercing, whiny voice, “I'm bored,” I'm going to lose a little more than just my mind! They are going stir-crazy, and making me bananas. Here are 9 boredom busters to keep kids busy, and keep mommy sane. Hopefully the kids will get so engrossed in these activities, they will calm it for half a minute so I don't lose it. Hopefully you will find some use in them, too! 9 Keep Reading >>>

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Know Those Gross Moms Who Suck The Pacifier Before Popping It Back In? Turns Out Their Kids Are Healthier!

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We've all seen her: the frazzled mom who has too much going on and is pushing a baby in a stroller and has no hands left for anything. Then, the baby spits out the pacifier. What does mom do? Picks it up, pops it into her own mouth, and gives it back to baby. So. Gross. What is wrong with that mom? Doesn't she know she's got a billion germs in her mouth and she just gave all billion of them to her precious little bundle of joy? Well, turns out that's not actually a bad thing. Yes she just stuck a germy pacifier in her little one's gob, but that little one's immune system is about to kick in Keep Reading >>>

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“So You Just Have The One?”

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One of the things I hate about social media is the number of people who try to co-parent my child without actually being in her life. I realize everyone means well, but just because your intentions are good doesn't mean you're not overstepping. My biggest issue? When people find out my daughter is a single-child. "So you just have the one?" Like one is so bad. Like I've somehow cheated my daughter by not turning my uterus into a baby-making factory. Like her life...our lives...are somehow less because she doesn't have a cabal of siblings waiting at home to do her bidding. Yeah, I've just got Keep Reading >>>

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10 Brilliant Ideas For A Fun Under The Sun Staycation

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Vacations are awesome. Vacations give us that much needed rest and relaxation. Vacations also give us huge bills, and if traveling with kids, let's be real, it's not a vacation, it's a trip. Staycations though, are where it's at. Really, they rock. Here are 10 brilliant ideas for a fun under the sun staycation. 10 Brilliant Ideas For A Fun Under The Sun Staycation 1. Have a camp out outside. Grab some sleeping bags, a flashlight, some good books, and a tent if you're able, and ta da - summer fun is at your fingertips. 2. Host a luau. Grab a ton of fresh fruit, whip up some Keep Reading >>>

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If You Don’t Do The Work, You Don’t Deserve The Win

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Here's the thing, when you're successful, people think they are entitled to your success. Everyone wants a piece of it, and they love to say things like "everything you touch turns to gold," and "gosh it just comes so easy to you." Um, no. You're wrong. I worked my ass off for this. I am not saying people aren't entitled to their own success, because they are. But they are not taking mine. This is how you can actually get your own success and stop taking everyone else's: No matter how easy their life looks, every successful person has one thing in common: they worked their asses off to Keep Reading >>>

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Did You Know You’ve Been Carrying Your Carseat Wrong? Here’s The Correct Way!

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If you've got kids you know what a nightmare carseats are. Not just making sure you've got the correct size for every single stage of development, but making sure it's facing the right way, and the seatbelt is attached properly, and the straps are in the right spot, and the buckle is where it should be. All in all protecting the littles is a vital, but honestly brutal pain in the butt. For a lot of us, it's a pain in the back, too. The back, the shoulders, the hips. Carrying around a hefty carseat filled with a hefty bundle of joy has never been fun. Turns out, though, a lot of us have Keep Reading >>>

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5 Things I Say To Myself All The Time (And What I’m Going To Start Saying Instead)

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I am the queen of negative self talk. I can find things about myself and talk myself into a feeling of self pity in less than two seconds. I could list a plethora of things I say to myself all the time, but I'm going to stick to five of the main ones. Here are 5 things I say to myself all the time (and what I'm going to start saying instead). 5 Things I Say To Myself All The Time (And What I'm Going To Start Saying Instead) 1. "Droopy Dog" - One of my many self negative talks involves my overly-exaggerated smile lines. They are there whether I'm smiling or not. I see myself as Droopy Dog Keep Reading >>>

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10 Chick Flicks To Watch When Your Uterus Is Being A Little Bitch

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Look, if you're female and have a uterus that still does it's monthly molting, you've been here. There's just nothing worse than being a tough-ass woman 90% of the time, and then having those one or two days a month where you're tearful for no flecking reason and then "IT" starts. Yeah. We've ALL been there. And sometimes when you're there, you just have to cry your way through it. It is what it is. So here are some chick flicks to watch on those days when your uterus is being a little bitch. 10 Chick Flicks To Watch When Your Uterus Is Being A Little Bitch 1. The Notebook: Get a Keep Reading >>>

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My Favorite Thing About Summer? Going Topless!

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I've liven in Washington State my whole life, born and raise in Spokane on the Eastern side of the state. We are blessed with four distinctive seasons. The Winters never disappoint for us snow lovers. Spring brings flowers and birds returning from the south singing their "we're back" songs early in the morning. The Fall brings a beautiful changing of the leaves, in red, orange, yellow. It's gorgeous to see the changing of the seasons. Then there is my favorite season of the year, Summer. Summer is always hot, 80-100's, sunny and beautiful. The first sign of these temps for at least 10 days Keep Reading >>>

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Swimming With Sharks: Scratching One Off The Bucket List

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I'm not usually a fan of Big Life Lists, like a New Year's resolution list or something. They age really fast, events happen and those lists become obsolete. That said, there was one thing I've wanted to do for years that I finally got to do: swim with sharks. Swimming With Sharks: Scratching One Off The Bucket List You read that right. During my eloping-honeymoon-adventure in Jamaica my now husband and I got to scratch one off the Bucket List. And yes, we paid to do this adventure! Before you freak out, we were in an enclosed area with two adult Nurse Sharks. In the grand scheme of Keep Reading >>>

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Imperfectly Perfect: How To Let Go Of Your ‘Ideal Self’ And Be A Happier Person Today!

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My whole life I have tried to be the perfect person. In second grade, I was the math whiz who only missed one question the entire year. In fourth grade, I was hated by the teacher, because I was so far ahead of her class, she had to find random things for me to do. In fifth grade, I was one of two people in my grade to be bussed to a gifted program once a week. In ninth grade, I made the cheerleading team, although hardly anyone knew me. I was a cheerleader two more years. As a senior, I was one of the student council officers. Fast forward a few years. I graduated with a degree in English Keep Reading >>>

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The Six-Step Iced Coffee Method

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Is there anything better than a nice, yummy, iced coffee on a warm summer morning. The bitterness of the beans, the richness of the cream, sometimes a little sugar or sweetner, it can be a little bit of heaven right in the comfort of your home. It will help open those eyes, and get your morning started off on a caffeinated note, and we all know the power of caffeine! I'm going to teach you how to make your own iced coffee in six easy steps. It's quite easy, and feel free to pass the tried and true recipe along. It's simple enough, even a novice barista can finish it with ease. The Keep Reading >>>

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This Premature Baby Hippo Is All I Care About This Summer

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While a lot of you were obsessed about a pregnant giraffe, I've been over here following along with the story of Fiona, a baby Nile hippo born around three months premature. Let's be honest, babies are just about the most globally captivating thing, so I understand the people glued to their screens for a chance to see a giraffe give birth. But what do we love more than that? An underdog story. Seriously, my family and friends will have to fend for themselves because this premature baby hippo is all I care about this summer. This Premature Baby Hippo Is All I Care About This Keep Reading >>>

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