At the end of May, we celebrated our 7th Anniversary. We originally had big plans for the day, but we ended up spending time together and enjoying the day together as a family. Pittsburgh is always fun for us, it’s the place we got engaged, and it was one of the first places Darrick and I went together as a…
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Everything You Need to know About Tri-C JazzFest…
Have you ever attended the Tri-C JazzFest in Cleveland, Ohio? Well if not, this is the year that you don’t want to miss! In a couple of weeks, it will be the 40th anniversary of Tri-C JazzFest Cleveland, presented by KeyBank! The event takes place June 27-29 at Playhouse Square — and will celebrate Cleveland’s contributions to jazz over the…
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Mama, Slow Down and Watch the Potholes!
This post is part of a paid partnership with Cooper Tires, which provided information for this story. Learn more about protecting your tires and your car by following the hashtag #TakeOnPotholes on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter Moms are always rushing! Well, I should say I often find myself rushing…sometimes no matter how I prep I find myself rushing! Rushing and…
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Kindergarten is OVER…looking towards 1st Grade!
As we prepare for this school year to end I can’t help but be SUPER proud of my amazing little girl! Emma has truly shown our family that the impossible is possible and God has the final say! Rewind to last year when we met with Emma’s IEP Team, the meeting was horrible (not because of her, but because of…
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Sitting Made Simple {Cleveland Launch Party}
Last weekend I kicked off my Mother’s Day weekend by attending the Sitting Made Simple launch party for the Cleveland branch with Emma! Sitting Made Simple Cleveland is a local childcare agency. The owner, Jasmine Wright reached out to me and I was intrigued by the agency and what it provides. Emma and I arrived early because we had a…
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Life Updates & C.O. Bigelow Lemon Collection
It’s been a minute since I’ve been in the space to blog! Work has had me super busy, so by the time I get home I am pretty tapped out. My last post, I discussed me celebrating my birthday with my best friend! I decided for my birthday for my 35th year I promise to do more things for myself!…
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Brunchin’ Bestfriends: Birthday Date
Earlier this month I celebrated my 35th Birthday! I didn’t make a big deal about it, not because I wasn’t grateful but because what I really wanted to do I wasn’t able to and I never made backup plans. I got together with my family at my house, we were supposed to go to a restaurant downtown but it’s been…
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Work Emergency Kit {Featuring Pepto Diarrhea Liquicaps}
This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #PeptoInAPill #CollectiveBias I have been back in the working world for almost 3 years, I transitioned back in a part-time role. Last August my position went from part-time to full-time. Prior to working full-time, I was working almost 35 hours a week, so…
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Vitamin D and Spring Football…
Its no secret we are huge football fans! A couple of months ago, Darrick and I were talking via text while at work about taking a Spring Trip. We decided on a weekend trip to Columbus for the Spring Game, we later changed from a full weekend to a day trip! I’m so glad we decided to go, we had…
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Healthy Easter Basket Treats…
My children are already looking forward to their Easter baskets. The stores are filled with Easter Candy and the biggest baskets with toys in them. Like many other kids on Easter morning, they will rush out of their beds in search for that special basket loaded with a lot of plastic eggs filled with jelly beans, and other sugary candy!…
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