Avoid Plastic Water Bottles and Live #BetterWithBrita

This post is sponsored by Brita, but the content and opinions expressed here are my own. Even though Earth Day has come and passed this year, I still try to make it a point to do something that makes our lives cleaner and ends up leaving less of a footprint here on earth. Sometimes convenience gets in the way when we’re on the go, but we do try to avoid one of the biggest sources of plastic waste, you guessed…

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Winston Wildlife Safari in Oregon

Growing up, I never knew the Winston wildlife safari existed, let alone was only 3 hours from us. We never did much traveling unless our grandparents planned it. So my husband and I make sure we do things with our daughter so that she can have great memories and experiences with us to look back on. After I purchased the Groupon for Winston Wildlife Safari, my husband and I decided we should just make a weekend of it since it would…

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10 Things I Can’t Live Without

Since I don’t post too many personal posts about myself, I figure this would be a fun way for those of you who read my blog to get to know me. Obviously family is super important and I cannot live without them, but I don’t consider them a “thing”. By things, I mean necessities, so just clarifying for those that gasp because they’re not on the list. 😉 And in no particular order…

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Little Sprouts Silicone Pacifier Clip and Teether

Since Arya is still breastfeeding at 13 months and likes to play with things while doing it  (including clawing at my face), I wanted to try out this pacifier clip. Its so cute, and doubles as a teether as well, which is good, because she literally wants to chew on everything she can get her hands on;  including the corkboard type material underneath our coasters and her cardboard books. UGH! I knew we’d be traveling, so I wanted to get…

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Ozeri 3-Piece Pan Set Review

When my husband and I got married in October of 2012, we never officially had a wedding wedding or a reception because we ran off to Vegas with a couple friends a couple weeks after he proposed. I didn’t feel right having a reception since we didn’t have a ceremony with our friends and family, so basically we didn’t get any gifts or things we might need to start our adventure together. But he had some miscellaneous pans from a…

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