Family/Motherhood/Military Life

Setting Free the “Better Mom” Inside Me: and Discovering She Has Been There All Along…

There are different seasons we go through in life. Seasons where we are so busy and stressed it feels as if our car is a merely a taxi cab with a locker storage unit in the back donning football cleats, crayons, shoes, hula skirts, library books and random granola bar wrappers (because face it-those are… Continue reading Setting Free the “Better Mom” Inside Me: and Discovering She Has Been There All Along…

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Blessings of a Modern Housewife

Do you ever just sit back and appreciate how good we have it? I’m sitting here working on a project for my kids' class Christmas party coming up šŸŽ„šŸŽ…. At the same time, my coffee maker is cleaning itself ā˜•ļø. I have a load of laundry washing itself and another drying itself. The floors are… Continue reading Blessings of a Modern Housewife

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Halloween Themed Snacks

Happy Halloween! In celebration of Halloween, I wanted to share with you a fun snack idea I made for my sons' football team last season. It isn't really a "recipe" per say. But, it's a fun food idea so I think it fits for today! I like to try to have a healthy treat to… Continue reading Halloween Themed Snacks

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Something I’ve Done Right: Realizing I’m a Damn Good Mom!

I tend to focus on how tired I feel or I let myself feel guilty for not doing all of the fun activities on my Pinterest Boards. But, when it comes down to it, they don't need the "extras." They just need a present me.

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Momma’s Banana Bread: A Generational Recipe

Good morning friends! It's Sunday morning here in Hawaii andĀ  I'm baking my Momma's banana bread recipe. I came to my blog for the recipe and thought I should re-share it with you! Remember you can always save to Pinterest OR go to the recipe tab on my blog to find the recipes I have… Continue reading Momma’s Banana Bread: A Generational Recipe

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How to Cook Hamburger Helper in the Instant Pot

Tasty Tuesday Okay. So, this is less of a recipe but a food experiment I tried and I'm excited how well it worked out. So, I wanted to share it with you! My best friend PCS's (military move) last week and she was gracious enough to give me her pantry items since the movers wouldn't… Continue reading How to Cook Hamburger Helper in the Instant Pot

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Halloween Themed Snacks

Tasty Tuesday Happy Halloween! In celebration of Halloween, I wanted to share with you a fun snack idea I made for my sons football team last season. It isn't really a "recipe" per say. But, it's a fun food idea so I think it fits for today! I like to try to have a healthy… Continue reading Halloween Themed Snacks

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Birthday Cake Dip: The Best School Treat

Tasty Tuesday In celebration of my Little Man's 8th Birthday, today I'm going to share with you my "go to" school birthday treat. It's always a hit in the classroom. In fact, I've brought it for both kids' birthday's for a few years now! It's become my trademarkĀ school treat! I like to divide up the… Continue reading Birthday Cake Dip: The Best School Treat

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How This Over-busy Mom Made Time for Herself

Family Friday Rush, rush. Hurry, hurry.As a busy mom of 2 kids, I used to feel we were constantly running from one place to another with hardly a moment to catch our breath in between. I felt, if we weren't heading home FROM something, we were heading out the door TO something. I found myself… Continue reading How This Over-busy Mom Made Time for Herself