Parenting & Lifestyle Blog By Carissa Godbott
If there is one thing that has followed me all my life is my love for all things artsy! I have always loved crayons, markers, stationary, planning and planners. So when this trend of being a #planner and/or #planning came along I tried to fight it but I have been bitten by the planner bug and I LOVE it! I…
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Earlier this year when I created my Vision Board, the common theme of everything was to step out of my box. So many times we confine ourselves to standards, and we can accomplish so much more when we open up to experiencing different things and stepping out of our comfort zone. Last week, I took a big step in coming out…
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One day last summer, everything came crashing down! As some would say “Sh*t hit the Fan”…I’m not sure how we got there but there was a major breakdown that involved lots of tears and the outcome was scheduling an appointment the next day for grief counseling. I had never been to counseling or therapy before so I was really…
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On Valentine’s Day this year #TeamGodbott is on a budget. Not that we go all crazy with it but its on a little more of a budget, so I created a list of 27 Inexpensive Ways to Spend Valentine’s Day. These dates can be “day dates” or “evening dates,” but they are simple ways to have a great time and…
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In talking to Emma’s Physical Therapist I decided that I would sign her up for outside Occupational Therapy {OT} also. There were a few things with her fine motor skills that I felt could use some fine tuning…she understands the concept but not how to place her fingers. She also gets Occupational Therapy at school, so it couldn’t hurt to…
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At the end of last year I went to the doctor for a routine check-up, while in the waiting area there was a woman that started talking to me telling me about the weight clinic that the hospital offers to its patients. She said she was there for a check-in with the nutritionist but she was having a hard time…
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One of the things that I enjoy with Emma being in school is seeing all of her projects that she completes while in class. Usually the projects are based around a letter, holiday or a book they are reading in class. With Valentine’s Day coming up I expect to see some projects filled with hearts and lots of red and…
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After overcoming many different obstacles in the beginning of our marriage; with our children, family, living arrangements not going as planned, jobs moving, becoming a stay at home mom, financial problems which resulted in moving in with my parents…we knew God had some type of plan for us. We weren’t sure what God was doing but we knew that He…
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Disney on Ice has been a long standing tradition in my family. My parents used to take my sister and I when we were younger, and now we get together and take our children. Usually this Family Date consists of my sister, her two children, my mom and my daughter. This year the date was a little different, it was…
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**This post is sponsored by Girl Scouts of North East Ohio. All thoughts and opinions are 100% my own** It’s Girl Scout Cookie Time! Last Saturday, my family and I were invited to the annual Girl Scout Cookie Rally. The morning of the Cookie Rally I was nervous because I wasn’t sure what to expect, I was thinking there would be someone on stage…
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