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Continuing on with my little Instax mini project today. I’m not taking pictures every single day but that’s okay. :) >dirty dishes in the sink >making eggs as usual for breakfast >sitting up and sucking his thumb >putting stickers on the potty chart >playing with toys in bed >reading books on the couch >making a mess in the craft room >quilt in progress >Liam was screaming whenever David made a growling noise >photo cluster on the wall >playing in the kitchen while I made breakfast >little toys on the toddler bed

In September I’m taking part in the 30 days of lists challenge. I’ve followed it for a couple of years and finally decided to officially join. For every day of the month there is a prompt for a list and you can choose to document it however you like. I wanted to keep mine super simple but tangible, and I didn’t want to spend any money. So I grabbed this little notebook that I already had. The inside cover had some random doodles that didn’t relate so I covered it up with some patterned paper and washi tape.   Today, as an introduction, there is a little blog hop. I’ve chosen a topic from the March 2011 lists and made a page…
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Working Mama Files is an interview series designed to support and encourage working moms along the path to having a fulfilling life. Today I want to introduce you to my blogging buddy Melissa from Yours Truly, Melissa. She and I are both nurses (i.e. have non-creative day jobs) so we both love to be creative at home. On her blog she writes about life adventures, thoughts on family and motherhood, & creativity and DIY. She’s totally sweet and relatable and I’m thrilled to have her involved! Who lives in your house? I live with Matt, my husband of over three years, our one year old daughter Alice, and our German Shepperd, Penny Lane. Soon to join us is our second daughter…
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Today I’m sharing some stuff I found around the Internet. Enjoy! >I like this perspective on what to do when good and bad things happen at the same time. >I know since I’m from Texas I’m supposed to worship Blue Bell ice cream (and I do like it) but Ben & Jerry’s is still my favorite. Look at this genius ice cream sandwich idea! >Pretty sure some serious rearranging is going to take place in our house soon in order to get the kids into their own beds. Here is my Pinterest board for kids’ shared spaces. >What to do when you’re feeling overwhelmed. >I’m going to be joining this Bible study group for the first time starting Monday. >Seriously…
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If you are reading via email or in a feed reader, please click through to the site today! Thank you! Having so fond an affection for you, we were well-pleased to impart to you not only the gospel of God but also our own lives, because you had become very dear to us. –1 Thessalonians 2:8 It may sound strange, but when I read those words in my Bible study this week I thought about this blog. Sometimes blogging feels like such a solitary activity, a lot of work for little return, at low points even a waste of time. Sometimes it is hard to open up and be vulnerable. It can be scary to share life. But that is what I’ve decided to…
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