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A Coffee Date with My Younger Self: Encouragement for Young Moms
If I could sit down for coffee with my younger self, I know exactly what I would say. I’d find her in the midst of learning how to be a...
Vicky
Mar 193 min read
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Signing Up My Last Baby for Driver’s Ed
How are we here already?! The point in my life where all my babies are just about grown and flying the nest. 🥹 I know it’s cliché, but...
Vicky
Feb 143 min read
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What's In My Medicine Cabinet
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Vicky
Feb 65 min read
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Soup’s On! 3 Cozy Recipes to Warm Up Your Winter
I don’t know about where you live, but right about now in the middle of January where I live, it’s dang cold!! Like, so cold your nose...
Vicky
Jan 254 min read
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The Email That Made Me Rethink My Priorities
I read an email that Casey Means (if you don’t know who she is, you should definitely look her up 😉) wrote last week and it hasn’t left...
Vicky
Jan 194 min read
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Starting 2025 with Restful Habits and Simple Goals
In my last blog post, I talked about how winter is a season of rest and slowing down. And while that is a new concept for me, I still...
Vicky
Jan 114 min read
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Becoming Over Doing: A Different Way to Approach the New Year
As the new year approaches, it's natural to feel the pull of setting goals, writing resolutions, and diving headfirst into change....
Vicky
Dec 23, 20244 min read
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How Moms Can Care for Themselves While Creating Holiday Magic
As a mom, you wear many hats during the holiday season—planner, chef, decorator, and most importantly, memory maker. It’s a joyful but...
Vicky
Dec 11, 20243 min read
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4 Ways to Avoid Holiday Overwhelm
Does the holiday season always seem to sneak up on you, leaving you feeling like there’s just too much to do? You’re not alone. So many...
Vicky
Dec 10, 20244 min read
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A Birthday Tradition Rooted in Love
It’s my birthday today. 🎉 And for my birthday, I wanted to share a tradition that I started with my mom years ago. Since becoming a mom...
Vicky
Nov 23, 20243 min read
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Baking Memories: Easy Holiday Recipes to Start a Sweet Family Tradition
I love to bake! It was never something I did as a child, but my mom would make a batch of chocolate chip cookies just about every day of...
Vicky
Nov 22, 20243 min read
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Overthinking Christmas Shopping? Try This Simple 4-Gift Method to Keep It Fun and Stress-Free!
If you’re an overthinker like me 🙃, then Christmas shopping can get very overwhelming. “Will they like this?” is probably said in your...
Vicky
Nov 8, 20243 min read
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5 Meal Ideas for When You Don't Feel Like Cooking
I have sat with my planner and my meal binder full of recipes, and not known what to put on the meal plan for the week. 🙃 There’s just...
Vicky
Nov 4, 20243 min read
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Practical Prep Tips for Busy Moms: Less Overwhelm, More Ease
I want to use the word hacks, but you can’t hack your way out of just doing the work. Probably one of the most helpful things I learned...
Vicky
Oct 11, 20245 min read
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The Story of Us: 19 Years of Marriage and Lessons Learned
“I’m going to marry him”, I told my friend our freshman year. I didn’t even remember that I made that statement until years later when...
Vicky
Oct 8, 20243 min read
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Plan Your Week, Simplify Your Life: Tips for Stress-Free Meal and Schedule Prep
Sitting down and planning my week ahead has been such a gift to me for a long time now. Knowing the activities, practices, and...
Vicky
Sep 29, 20243 min read
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Prep Now, Thrive Later: Simple Ways to Tackle the Busy Season with Ease
It’s September, and school/daycare/or just a very busy season in general is revving up again, and having some things put together for...
Vicky
Sep 19, 20244 min read
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Why Mom's Self-Care is the Secret to a Successful School Year
As the school year kicks off, moms everywhere find themselves juggling a flurry of responsibilities, from packing lunches to managing...
Vicky
Sep 2, 20243 min read
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Finding Hope After Loss: My Miscarriage Story, 16 Years Later
I’ve never written this story before let alone tell it to its entirety to many people. Since the miscarriage happened, I have been...
Vicky
Aug 17, 20247 min read
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For World Breastfeeding Week: My Story of Joy, Struggles, and Finding Peace
It's World Breastfeeding Week. To honor that, I wanted to share my nursing story with my 3 kids. My hope is this brings encouragement to...
Vicky
Aug 6, 20243 min read
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