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  • Contact
  • Series
    • 10
    • Hints From the Experts
    • Parental Confessions
    • What to Wear
    • Wonderful Women
  • Categories
    • Beauty
    • Decor
    • Fashion
    • Fitness
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Parental Confessions

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    Shared Meal Planning

    by Katie McMinn September 26, 2018

    If you read my Family Meal Responsibilities with Mason Jar Salads, then you know the struggle was real when it came to keeping my family fed. After a long day…

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    Fatherhood Not What He Expected?

    by Katie McMinn September 13, 2018

    If you’ve read my book Big Girl Decisions than you know that Thomas wanted kids a lot sooner than I did. He was ready and I needed about three years…

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    Traveling Without Kids

    by Katie McMinn August 7, 2018

    Thomas and I travel without the boys a few times a year. These trips keep our marriage glued together. We have planned quick trips to San Diego, Vancouver, Boulder, Arizona,…

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    Moving into a New House With Kids

    by Katie McMinn July 5, 2018

    I know. I know. All I’ve talked about the last month is remodeling our basement, buying a house, selling our old house, closing on both houses, and moving with kids.…

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    Being Silly with the Kiddos

    by Katie McMinn April 24, 2018

    If you’ve seen either of our Halloween parental confessions episodes (Scaredy Candy and Halloween with Kids) then you know Thomas and I dress up. As we’ve become parents we still…

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    The Mama Breaking Point

    by Katie McMinn March 13, 2018

    You’ve just got off the phone with your sister and she’s having a meltdown over the oil change she had done to her car, by a company I won’t mention,…

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    Holidays, Birthdays, and New Year…Oh My

    by Katie McMinn January 31, 2018

    This year, the holidays knocked me out. I’m still trying to recover. Jaxson’s birthday is mid-January and I’m recovering from that too. Everyone says that kids grow up too fast.…

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    But Literally Though

    by Katie McMinn November 28, 2017

    Rarely are Thomas and I serious. We joke about everything and are always cracking each other up. Now this has been a problem and yet equally entertaining as Liam has…

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    Halloween with Kids

    by Katie McMinn October 31, 2017

    I love Halloween more now that I have kids. Don’t get me wrong I liked it before, but I’m having more fun with the kiddos. It’s interesting how much Halloween…

  • Parental Confessions

    House Rules Are Tough, But Necessary

    by Katie McMinn September 26, 2017

    House rules are not fun to enforce; but they are necessary. A few of our house rules are: picking up after yourself (toys, dishes, etc. ), making your bed in…

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In this book, I give you an up-close and personal look into my journey to motherhood. With a bit of humor and humility, I expose my vulnerabilities through reconciling my beliefs outside of the family I was raised in and overcoming my fears of failing as a mother.




Parental Confessions

  • Parent Confession Sneakiness

    Sneakiness

    March 28, 2017
  • Negotiating with a 2-year-old

    April 18, 2017
  • Healthy Relationship

    Three Ways to Stay in Love

    February 14, 2017
  • Parental Confessions

    Scaredy Candy

    October 27, 2016
  • Parental Confessions

    Throwin Up Laughter

    August 16, 2016

Hints From the Experts

  • Fitness Blogger

    Honestly Fit Blogger Alice Williams

    July 25, 2017
  • Decorate that Tree Like a Pro

    December 11, 2015
  • Repair Your Hair After the Winter Wreckage

    March 14, 2016
  • Tax-time Budget and Savings

    April 7, 2016
  • Kids Books Usborne Books

    We Were “Borne” to Read

    September 13, 2016

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Wonderful Women

  • The Host-est with the Most-est

    May 30, 2017
  • Trendy Treehouse

    Tara Johnston and Trendy Treehouse

    September 19, 2016
  • Writer Christie Gardiner

    April 25, 2017
  • Rachel Elizabeth Designs

    Rachel Elizabeth Designs

    November 7, 2016
  • This Little Mom

    This Little Mom Ashley

    October 17, 2016

Happiness Hints

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    4 Things I Learned After Breastfeeding

    April 4, 2017
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    Stay Original

    October 6, 2016
  • Work Life Balance

    August 10, 2016
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    Change Smange

    September 15, 2016
  • Fill Your Social Bank

    August 31, 2016

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