Parenting & Lifestyle Blog By Carissa Godbott
This is a Sponsored Post from Massage Envy-Macedonia, all thoughts and opinions are 100% my own! On August 1st I did the best thing EVER for myself and that was sneak away from work for a half-day and head to the spa! August is a VERY busy month for my family! From getting my children prepared to go back to…
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The reviewer has been compensated in the form of a Best Buy Gift Card and/or received the product/service at a reduced price or for free. If I explained to you all the love affair that I have with my dishwasher, I’m not sure if you would believe me! We are a family on the go, and I mean there are some…
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A few weeks ago before Emma had her procedure, we had an impromptu family day at the Northside Marketplace in Akron, OH. Initially the trip was to find the Akron Creamery because of the rolled ice cream, however, what we found was so much more! I feel like we felt like we stumbled on a gem! A few years ago,…
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Being a parent of a child that has had multiple surgeries, we are asked all kinds of questions. Some of the common questions we get are centered around the procedure, and some are about the hospital. But there is one question that is consistently asked; What do you (as the parent) wear to the hospital? This question has been asked…
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Since going fulltime at my job last year, my husband takes my daughter both her therapies after school. I handle the administrative side, I schedule all appointments and talk to the nurses, doctors, and teachers. We usually go to big appointments together, and occasionally there is a change in schedule and we have to maneuver differently. This week was one…
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Do you ever get tired of eating during the Summer? No, it’s just me! Oh Okay! LOL! I honestly get tired of eating, making dinner, thinking about what we’re going to eat…all of it! But no matter how sick of it I get I know we can’t survive without eating so the show must go on! In the summer, dinner…
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One of the things about people is that they tend to follow the path of least resistance as they move through life; one unfortunate consequence of this is that it causes people to avoid noticing things unless something happens that forces them to see it. When this applies to parenting, it can lead to very bad things. This is why…
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I’m going, to be honest, my family could really use a “real” vacation, however, our summers plans are usually centered around Emma and if she has to have surgery. And even though finances play a role, you can budget family travel and still have an amazing time! Darrick and I haven’t been on a BIG vacation in some years, but…
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Summer has started a little slow. The month of June is Darrick’s birthday month, and although we didn’t have anything big planned, we planned to go swimming and just enjoy some family time. However, that all came to a halt when the kids got sick. It all started on Darrick’s birthday, I came home and they were all outside playing…
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Have you heard about the Let’s Move Pittsburgh Campaign? Let’s Move Pittsburgh is a collaborative program of Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens. The collaborative provides Southwestern Pennsylvania’s children and their caregivers with the knowledge, tools, and support needed to make nutritious food choices and promote active lifestyles.
