Kids
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Our Day of Royal Fun at Dutch Wonderland – Lancaster, PA
Disclaimer: We were kindly given complimentary tickets from Dutch Wonderland as part of their Summer Blogger Program. All thoughts and opinions are my own. Driving to Dutch Wonderland Last weekend my family and I had the pleasure of visiting Dutch Wonderland in Lancaster, PA and we had a blast! It was Memorial Day weekend and even though the weather was not the best on our first day there but we still managed to have fun. We left New York at around 8:30 am and reached Lancaster by 11 am – it was raining cats and dogs but luckily after lunch, we were able to check into our hotel a…
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How To Thrive At Being A Stay-At-Home-Mom
When I first became a stay-at-home mom, I really struggled as I had an “idea” of what it was going to be like and it was VERY different from what I expected. Mainly because I thought I would have more downtime and it turned out to be so much more work than what I had envisioned.
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Six Simple Ways to Balance Work Life & Children
My Why: How do you balance home life, family, and your career without losing your marbles? While the ideal situation is to be home with your young children all of the time, some parents find they want to work outside or in the home at least some of the time. For others, it’s a necessity. In my case, I was getting stir crazy after having J and I knew I needed to start working from home in one way or another. I was lucky enough that my husband had the means to support our family without me working but I missed working – it kept my mind fresh and in…
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4 Easy Ways to Make Sure Your Toddler Gets The Proper Nutrition They Need!
Why won’t my toddler eat? Stand up if you have no idea how your toddler survives off so few calories per day like mine! I mean, the kid doesn’t always eat. In my 2.5 years of being a mom, though, I’ve picked up a few lessons on getting my son to eat. One of my tricks would probably be considered bad parenting but sometimes you do what you have to do to make it work(read further), am I right? Here are four sure-fire ways I make sure my toddler gets nutrition on a daily basis. POUCHES Somewhere along the way, I convinced my son that pureed fruit pouches – are…
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I’m not Supermom and That is OKAY!
Motherhood: All love begins and ends there.” “Children are the anchors that hold a mother to life.” “The mother’s heart is the child’s schoolroom.” “You don’t take a class; you’re thrown into motherhood and learn from experience. I am NOT Supermom and That is OKAY Becoming a mom changes your world in numerous ways. Growing a cape and gaining magical superpowers is not one of them. If we’re really honest about it, we didn’t even get an instruction manual! Us mothers have been put into a role that most of us know nothing about. Motherhood is RAW and REAL I know when I became a mother, I was COMPLETELY lost. Motherhood is not like what…
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Our Visit to Trolls The Experience
Trolls the Experience in New York City! Disclaimer: Our Tickets were complimentary but as usual all opinions are my own. My family and I recently had a chance to visit Trolls the Experience in New York City two times in the past six months and I wanted to give you an honest review and let you know what to expect if and when you plan on visiting. What do I do with my belongings? When you arrive, everyone can check strollers and coats for free. Since we did get the upgraded tickets to do the Hair We Go VIP Experience Add-On Ticket, we were placed in a shorter line upon…
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Affordable and Convenient Back To School Haircuts – Great Clips
This blog post is sponsored by Great Clips, all opinions and views are my own. Hey Guys! Happy September! Recently, we took J to get his haircut at Great Clips in East Meadow for his FIRST back-to-school haircut. While we were waiting for our turn there were quite a few people who came in and out for their own haircuts, which for me means that they must be doing a wonderful job! Seeing a loyal clientele is HUGE for me and put me at ease, gotta love those mom nerves! CHECK-IN To beat the wait we loved that Great Clips offers the free Online Check-in app which allowed us to…
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Summer Fun Indoors All Year Round – Coco Key Water Resort
Disclaimer: I was given complimentary passes to Coco Key and Arcade Credit. All opinions are solely mine. It’s been an extra long winter and my son and husband were just dying to enjoy a summer day. What’s a mom to do?! Well..take them to CoCo Key Water Resort of course! We were able to cure our cabin fever with their ALWAYS sunny, 84 degree days all year round! The CoCo Key Water Resort is located at the Hotel ML in Mount Laurel, NJ. Our drive from Long Island took us a little over two hours due to traffic. Luckily the hotel/waterpark is conveniently located right off of the NJ Turnpike.…
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How to Start Baby Led Weaning
I started BLW (baby led weaning) when J was 6 months old and I couldn’t be happier! It is a very long process and trust me there are still times where I need to spoon feed him myself just so that he will eat. J is a picky eater and he will eat when he feels like it so I have had many misses compared to wins when it comes to BLW, but now that I have been doing it for some time I feel as though I have a better grasp on it, at least enough to write this post! Here are the things that helped me. The number…
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5 Ways to Make New Mommy Friends
You’ve got this! Making friends later on in life is tough as it is but making mommy friends is downright impossible or it seems. I moved to a new state when I got married and knew absolutely no one! After I had J it was lonely and the only support I had was speaking to friends over the phone! It just wasn’t enough, I enjoy play dates, going out for girls nights and dinners, all of which ceased to exist for me! I mean spending time with my husband was great but he works long hours and having girlfriends is just a different ball game altogether. Fret not, here a…
