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Awesome Open-Ended Gifts for Kids

Awesome Open-Ended Gifts for Kids

Welcome to this Awesome Open-Ended Gifts for Kids Gift Guide, y’all! I’m excited to share these items with you all today! If you’ve been contemplating trying out open-ended gifts for your children, let this list be a jumping-off point to get you going. These are the first open-ended gifts that we’ve intentionally gotten our kids, so I’ll be learning and… Read More

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Practical Gifts for the Men In your Life

Practical Gifts for the Men In your Life

I am super pumped about this Practical Gifts for the Men in Your Life Gift Guide, you guys! I actually drilled my husband for some of his must-haves, and we came up with some really great ideas to share with you all. This post contains affiliate links. As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases. This means that if… Read More

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Gifts for the Person Who Loves Tech Gadgets

Gifts for the Person Who Loves Tech Gadgets

I love going down the rabbit hole of researching and finding tech gadgets because they make people’s lives easier and nearly everyone these days has some type of smart device that they use regularly. These gifts for the person who loves tech gadgets should get you all the brownie points this holiday season! I tried to find the best quality… Read More

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Monthly Shopping Trip – Fave Five Favorites, November 2020

Monthly Shopping Trip – Fave Five Favorites, November 2020

Welcome back to another round of Monthly Shopping Trip Fave Five Favorites – November 2020 edition! I did my Monthly Shopping Trip (MST) a little differently this month, and I kinda dig it. Here’s what I did – I ordered everything on-line for pickup at both stores (Hy-Vee and Sam’s Club). Then, since there are items that you have to… Read More

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Exterior House Renovation Update – 1 Year Later

Exterior House Renovation Update – 1 Year Later

I have had so much fun scouring my files for photos of our house before, during, and after our exterior house renovation! November 1st marked the one year anniversary of breaking ground and beginning the process of updating the exterior of our home. Let’s dive in to this exterior house renovation update – 1 year later! To be clear, this… Read More

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Travel Essentials for Toddlers – Build a Travel Bin!

Travel Essentials for Toddlers – Build a Travel Bin!

Today I’m detailing travel essentials for toddlers, and how to build a travel bin! We recently got a minivan just in time to take our first family road trip! Both of those milestones lead to me getting our kids’ prepared for some serious driving time. I created a “travel bin” for each kiddo that we keep in the stow-and-go receptacles… Read More

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6 Favorite Experiences from our First Family Trip to the Great Smoky Mountains

6 Favorite Experiences from our First Family Trip to the Great Smoky Mountains

I thought It’d be most helpful to share 6 favorite experiences from our first family trip to the Great Smoky Mountains! I’ve included a ton of photos in this post because they just bring things to life. A trip to the Smoky Mountains is a great escape for any stage of family life, but we found it to be very… Read More

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Monthly Shopping Trip – Fave Five, October 2020

Monthly Shopping Trip – Fave Five, October 2020

Hello again, my people! It felt so good to be back in-store for my MST this month! For convenience, I’d been ordering on-line and picking up so it felt like it had been centuries since I’d set foot in a store for some good ol’ retail therapy! I love all of my Fave Five Items this month! As you know,… Read More

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Switching seasons made easy with the Big Picture C Switching seasons made easy with the Big Picture Calendar!📆 One tip I have for using your BPC and transitioning to the next season: place your new calendar on the backside of your current one! When the time is right, or if you need to add something for your future-self, just flip it around!✨

Just a few more days until we can officially move to the WINTER Big Picture Calendar, but it’s there right when I need it!❄️

I hope you all have a festive and fun Thanksgiving and kickoff to the holiday season this week! Let the cozy vibes commence!☕️🔥❄️

Learn more: The current ordering window is closed for the BPC, but you can find more info on my website, linked in bio.🔗
Final touch on the duplex!✨These floating house nu Final touch on the duplex!✨These floating house numbers finish the exterior off just how I’d imagined it! If you’re looking for an easy, affordable update to your home, try floating house numbers. I’ll be linking in stories.😊 Thanks for following along on the duplex project!

#exteriorpaint #duplex #investmentproperties #landlordlife #exteriorstyle #homeexterior #homeexteriorinspo
Let me paint you a picture.🤣🎨 Gotta give those tra Let me paint you a picture.🤣🎨
Gotta give those tractor tours some love… even looking like a cross between Uncle Eddie and Forrest Gump from my front porch. 🤣 Happy Saturday!
Love a good before and after! Here’s the duplex ex Love a good before and after! Here’s the duplex exterior refresh! Don’t forget to look back and reflect on how much you’ve grown and accomplished, friends!
Day in the Life: Landlord Vlog Come along as I fin Day in the Life: Landlord Vlog Come along as I finish cleaning/prepping this side of our duplex! I’m now at a point where I can list this side of the duplex, and after a few weeks of work painting, cleaning, and refreshing spaces, it’s DONE. It feels so good. 😅#landlordlife #cleaningmotivation
If you need a reason to paint your doors right now If you need a reason to paint your doors right now, let this be it! So happy with how these turned out for the exterior doors on our duplex! Color drenching the doors and bit of siding we have has been so fun! #colordrenching #exteriorpaint #exteriordoors #diypainting #fallcolors
Ya just gotta!🪻🪽 #gardentherapy #midwestliving #i Ya just gotta!🪻🪽

#gardentherapy #midwestliving #iowamom #ruralliving #motherhoodinspired #perennialplant #outdoorliving
Back to School Tip! If you’re getting school suppl Back to School Tip! If you’re getting school supplies organized like we are, make sure you use this one to save some money by using what you’ve already got! 

Dry erase markers are miracle workers for removing sharpie! Just scribble over sharpie really well with a dry erase marker, then wipe clean and start fresh!

#backtoschoolshopping #backtoschool2025 #schoolsupplies #momhack #iowamom #midwestmom
Thank God for girl friends and State Fair fun!😊👯‍♀ Thank God for girl friends and State Fair fun!😊👯‍♀️🎟️🎡 

#friendship #friendsforlife❤️ #iowastatefair #momfriends #womenempowerwomen #iowamom #iowaliving
This is our first time getting a lakeside campsite This is our first time getting a lakeside campsite, just by pure luck (it was the only one left!😅), but it is so lovely to be right by the water.🙌🏼🌊

Where’s your favorite spot to camp at the campground? A second would be close to the bathhouse (especially with kids).💩🤭

Camping life | family camping | campground tips | Midwest living | Iowa campgrounds | family time | summer family fun in Iowa | simple pleasures | life on the water | camper
Hindsight is always 20/20, right? The more I grow Hindsight is always 20/20, right? The more I grow in my motherhood journey, the more wisdom I have to share…and the more I relax, and remind myself of this exact thing. 

It’s all just a phase.
A season.

You blink, and months have gone by. You’re dealing with a whole new set of challenges and milestones to embrace. 

If I could go back a tell myself this after having our first, this would be in the top three. 😘💗#motherhoodmoments #midwestmom #iowamom #tiedye #millenialmom #sahmomlife #sahm
We kicked off the 2025 Parks + Picnics tour with a We kicked off the 2025 Parks + Picnics tour with a trip the Treehouse Village at @iowa_arboretum! ☀️

This is a must stop on your summer bucket list if you’re in the Boone, Iowa area! The Arboretum is beautiful and family friendly, too!

#iowaarboretum #treehousevillage #iowamom #traveliowa #visitiowa #familyfriendly #midwestmom #midwestmoment #thingstodoiniowa #summerfun
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