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The Great Minnesota Get Together…and Puke

The last week and a half of August symbolizes many things to many people.  It symbolizes the end of care free summers, the start of school, and if you live in Minnesota and the surrounding areas, it means cheese curds, deep fried snickers bars, turkey legs, and anything you can think of eaten off a… Continue reading The Great Minnesota Get Together…and Puke

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My Most Traumatic StepMom Event Yet!

I feel like I lucked out because my stepdaughter and I have a really good relationship.  She calls me Mom, always searches for me to kiss me goodbye and hello, and is all around a good kid.  She rarely gets sassy with us, which most 8 (almost 9 year olds) tend to do.  And, she is… Continue reading My Most Traumatic StepMom Event Yet!

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Lies Moms Tell on Mondays

If you are a working mom like me, you look forward to going in to work on Monday where you can have a small break from all of the demands that the little people you created (or acquired when you got married) put on you.  You come in, put your lunch in the fridge, grab… Continue reading Lies Moms Tell on Mondays

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My StepMom Journey

See that beautiful redhead in my picture?  Yup, that is my redheaded stepchild.  I joke about it because I think it is funny and totally ironic that I actually have a redheaded stepchild!  I absolutely love her, but let me tell you, it is hard being a stepmom. Continue reading “My StepMom Journey”

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My Imperfect Life

See that picture above?  Looks like a perfect life, huh?  I have a handsome husband, three beautiful &  healthy children, and one on the way!  I have a good full-time job for a large company in corporate America.  I have another job for a beauty company that I LOVE and truly feel like I am making… Continue reading My Imperfect Life