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Goddess Garden Sunscreen Review & Giveaway

On July 17, 2014 · 49 Comments · In giveaways, health and wellness, product reviews

When I was growing up, we NEVER used sunscreen. NEVER.

{Me, circa 1990, when summers were made for non-stop sun and swimming}

Every summer, my brothers and I spent eight weeks with my dad in Virginia. My dad, grandparents, and cousins all lived on the same street (small town!) and my […]

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Summer Infant Bentwood Booster Review

On June 25, 2014 · 2 Comments · In product reviews

Nora is nearing 4. Vivienne is nearing 1. We’ve served them both gosh knows how many meals by now, and we’ve had a handful of high chairs and booster seats in order to do so.

We started Nora in a pretty traditional high chair. A standalone chair with its own legs, takes up a lot […]

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Christmas Mail

On December 12, 2013 · 4 Comments · In family, holidays, nora, photography, product reviews, vivienne

Every year since Michael and I moved in together in 2005, we’ve sent out photo Christmas cards to family and friends. I think. And every year, our list gets longer and longer.

Back in the day, the card consisted of a nice photo of the two of us that we had snapped sometime during the […]

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The Devyn Bag: A Review

On November 20, 2013 · 1 Comment · In breastfeeding, product reviews, working mom

I’ve never pretended to like pumping. It’s a pain in the ass, but it’s one that so many working mothers put up with in order to continue to feed their babies breast milk—and I’m just one of them.

When I was pregnant with Vivienne, I was ALREADY dreading the process of pumping. I hadn’t forgotten […]

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Hygeia EnJoye Breast Pump Review

On September 9, 2013 · 27 Comments · In baby gear, breastfeeding, product reviews, working mom

The day before I gave birth to my little Vivienne, I wrote a post in celebration of World Breastfeeding Week. In it, I mentioned how I sort of “started over” with my research of breast pumps for my second baby. Admittedly, I didn’t do a lot of research before buying my first breast pump, […]

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