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Can you remember a specific time when you learned certain manners?  I can’t.  Maybe it’s because I can’t remember much since having my sweet babies, but I also think it’s because I’ve just been taught along the way.  I live by the philosophy that “it’s never too early.”  And that goes for a lot of things in my kids’ lives. …

I have to admit… I was a little stunned that there weren’t more of you who have experienced the “no filter” people that I mentioned last week!  Were people really that kind to you during your pregnancy?  I’m super jealous, if they were!  While the things that people say are fairly amusing now that I’m not great with child, I’d…

Don’t what?  Don’t blurt out what you’re thinking when you encounter a pregnant woman.  There’s something about being pregnant (or being a new mom) that triggers the “no filter” button in people.  Have you noticed this?  All of a sudden, people feel free to say whatever they want and somehow think that it’s appropriate!  Your business becomes their business, for…

Happy Valentine’s Day, fellow Mamas!!  I have to admit, my husband and I think that Valentine’s Day is a bit silly… I’m not interested in having love shown to me on one particular day of the year… But, it IS a formal excuse to celebrate people that I love and I looooove celebrating! Wouldn’t you agree that being a new…

Are you as stubborn independent as I am?  I like to do things on my own (unless I’m feeling lazy, of course), I like to do things my way, and I like to do things on my own time.  I live by the motto, “If I don’t do it, it doesn’t get done right.”  More and more, I realize what…