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Dear Moms, Great morning to you all! Here's hoping that you all had a fabtabulous Mother's Day 2018- mine wasn't the best, but it certainly wasn't the worst. 🙈🙉🙊 My apologies for bot bringing you all a Mother's Day blog to get you ready for the celebration of your moms as well as yourselves; but I am in the midst of studying to get my Associate's Degree in Graphic Arts. My time is very limited as I study, work TWO jobs and get the family's home up to par. I'm working actively on some better tome management strategies to be able to better keep up with you all... No worries! I am so happy to be back with you and giving you the "Spring Download!" This post is going to be dedicated to Spring LOOKS! These looks are not fashion based, but how to bring a bit of spring into your home- with some really great affordable items, new looks at old food faves, and also some of the hottest colors of the season. It's so great how this season brings ...

Dear Moms, Happy Spring! We have made it through to the other side of St. Patrick's Day, Spring Break and Easter. Now, it's on to the Earth Day celebrations and Summertime shenanigans!  My indoor hibernation has come to an end! Although, as I am typing this post; it's 28℉, snowing lightly and there's about a 1/2 inch of accumulation on the ground. Uggghhh..... *checking calendar one more time* Yep, it's says, "Spring." I will admit, this season has some of the most frustrating weather. It will be hot for two days, then back into the deep freeze for four; only to become the surface of the sun on the last day of the week! Pro tip: Layers make it easy to transition from cool mornings, into warm days and back into chilly evenings. Try a nice infinity scarf, accompanying a solid colored long sleeve tee under a blazer with a pair of jeans and a cute chunky heeled, low cut boot. You can swap out after work and spice it up with a sexy stiletto heeled boot; f...

Dear Moms, Beware the Ides of March! Lol did I just give you a creepy azz high school literature flashback? Yes? You. Are. Truly. MY people!! No? Well, you are a much better adjusted human being than I. Because, every time I hear that sentence I think (in rapid succession, almost while hyperventilating): Shakespeare, Sophomore World Lit, DID I DO MY HOMEWORK?! 😱👀😲 Then, I snap out of it. Realize I have loooong since graduated high school, and my undergrad years. #WHEW Now that I have exposed yet another layer of my mental instability, let's get down to business! This week ushers in St. Patrick's Day! This is the date celebrating one of the patron saints of Ireland who ministered Christianity to the Emerald Isle in the fifth century, St. Patrick. Here's the download on St. Patrick. First, he wasn't even Irish. It's believed he was Scottish.  Even though the actual birth date and locale aren't certain, he was born around 375AD by way of Roman parents (liv...

Dear Mom's, Merry Christmas! Harambee!! Happy 2018! How the hell are ya?! I've missed you all desperately... So much has been going on and I frickin have no clue where to begin! Okay, so... let's see: 1. I MOVED to South Carolina! 2. I MOVED right the hell back to the Midwest. #Bummer (the kids were not doing well in my absence... calling in tears complaining about toothaches, headaches, boo-boos, and even head COLDS! UGH... I just wanted to get settled in! Less than month was all I got in and I was back. Luckily, I found an opportunity in Illinois and I hightailed it to Rockford! My job is a bit slow on the transfer this go 'round... But, I'm keeping the faith and "trusting the process." #WhateverTheHellTHATMeans lol 3. I have been scouring the whole wide world, AND web for great ideas for you mamas/step-mamas/those WITH a mama, etc. 4. I'm über excited to get back on track with my readers and share my thoughts and experiences with each of you in ...

Dear Moms,  Hey there! How have you been?! It's so good to see you! You're looking good! Have you lost weight? gotten a new 'do? Well, whatever you've been doing, it looks good on you! Keep it up, Honey! Anyway, I am doing the same old same old...hustling, working, looking to make a way in the world. Lol ALL while trying to not screw my kids up COMPLETELY! So- where do I begin? Let's dive right in with one of my fave things to address here with you guys/gals: (hell, however YOU mother- mother up!) COCKTAILS!! With Mother's Day fast approaching- cocktails for the season will soon be flowing, and hopefully- with reckless abandon! Yes, hunty- I know how very stressful this whole parenting gig can prove to be, so let's not beat around the bush- no, BAR and let's get to it! It is officially spring and we have just entered into my birth month- so the turn up is underway! I like to find cocktails that either embody the season. Be it, the holidays within...

OMG- We're EXPECTING!!   Dear Moms, I have recently been stricken with "BABY FEVER!" I have been inundated with all of these adorable little smooshy faces on my News Feed on Facebook, my twitter timeline, my Instagram feed, AND my Snapchat! Goodness gracious! So, I began to not only CRAVE another little ball of drool; but wonder HOW and WHEN you all knew that you were pregnant! I personally, experienced NOTHING in the way of symptoms of pregnancy. I just missed a menstrual cycle- took a test and BOOM! Well, with the first one. The second was much more interesting. I actually felt MOVEMENT before I realized I may have been expecting! I mean REALLY? Lol I was under the impression that you didn't ovulate while you are nursing...which by the way is a complete and total LIE! Anywhozit, I was nursing my first born and still actively having unprotected intercourse with my then SO. Well, one evening after a particularly amorous encounter I rolled over onto my stoma...

How-To Create Your Own Cups of Christmas 🍷"Cheer"🍸 Dear Moms,  Well, the Christmas season is HERE!! I am sooooo excited! Tree is yet to be picked out, and decor theme is yet to be determined...I'm normally not the last minute type on this kind of thing, but with the move and the remodeling of the new house- things have been a bit hectic! Buut, even through all of that- I am trying to keep you all abreast of what's going on with me and help YOU through the holiday season! So, since I missed the Thanksgiving cocktail date...I have an early gift to you mamas by way of a few recipes for large batches of Christmas "cheers!" So, sit back and get ready to gather the family, gang (or maybe just you on a bender) to "imbibe" in the season!! Now, I am just becoming a fan of whiskeys & bourbons and this cocktail is soooo easy as well as yummy! I love a citrus-y cocktail most of all, add the fact it includes whisky just makes it even better!...

I'm Back! Dear Moms,  Hey Ladies!! Those few of you that DO read my ramblings.... Lol (You guys/gals are the REAL MVPs!!) Any way, I am back to the blog- I have been so consumed with the #BathroomRedo , creating the DIY channel, and adulting (make sure you check out the first two videos on YouTube)...good grief! A padded room and a jacket that makes me hug myself don't sound too bad right about now! (Kidding, kidding, I just need the padded room- I can do cartwheels and jump around until I get sleepy.)  Going crazy is not the HALF of it around here! Back to school is the name of the game these days! Go on, be honest, how many of you were sipping White Zinfandel in a sports bottle, or coffee travel mug as you waited for the bus with them? Lol, do not be ashamed many moms share a "post bus pick up toast" and I am NOT mad at ya! With this change in our households, what is it that YOU feel I should address?  What would you like to see in a j...

Finding My Inner Strength via: www.pintrest.com Retrieved: July 22, 2016 Dear Moms, Have you ever sat and thought about the things that you have been able to achieve? The goals you have met, the things you thought you would NEVER be able to do- but did?! They have recorded instances in which moms obtain almost superhuman strength when their children are in danger- like trapped under a piano, or a car or some junk. I mean, I personally never thought I would be able to survive a HUMAN BEING coming out of my va-jay-jay; but oddly enough I DID IT! TWICE! Lol I also NEVER believed that I would be able to successfully make it through a Cesarean Section...but I did that too- THREE TIMES to be exact! But, that's neither here nor there... I am thinking more along the lines of actual practices that you initially thought could not be done by you and then, lo and behold YOU DID IT?! Isn't it the BEST feeling in the world? Don't you just SWELL with pride? Don't you feel...

Learning Things About HOW to Deal with Your Kids Dear Moms, Do you ever feel like you have been tasked with the job of PARENT- and you aren't equipped?! Or do you have those days where you feel like I just SUCK at this whole mom gig- I could have been a stripper?! (Lol okay, maybe not the whole stripper part- but, hey you've at least thought of another profession you would have much better suited for?) I know I have- and hell, I have lived MONTHS of feeling that way; not just single days! Recently- with the kids being out of the house I have taken the time to do more research into the who, what, and why of myself and my kids. It really began with some weird astrology interest and I went deeper to learning about the intricacies of the zodiac signs... traits, habits, myths vs. truths. Once I had delved into that, I was hungry for more! I wanted to know how my sign (Taurus) related to my children's respective signs and how they clash, and or meld. For the most part my ...