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Food and Wellness

Dirty Chai Protein Shake — Sounds Bad, Doesn’t It?

Dirty chai protein shake — it DOES sound bad!!!!! I have to be honest though, this yummy protein shake isn’t really a DIRTY chai. A real dirty chai latte is a chai latte with espresso added. My version of a dirty chai protein shake is a chai protein shake with

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Soulful Stuff

Home With Children? Let Us Help!

As I write this post, we’re at the beginning of this fun little adventure — where lives are turned upside down and small things we often took for granted are suddenly hard to come by (I still don’t understand hoarding toilet paper!) Many of you are at home with your

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Our Stories

Mug Half-Full | Here’s hoping your mug is half-full, too.

Friend, I don’t have any Pinterest-worthy pictures for you today. No projects to get your creative juices going. No recommendations on fabulous finds or tips for halting the avalanche of stuff in your closets. I’ve got a half-full cup of hot coffee and an even fuller heart. Mind if I

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Adding Character to Your Home

How to Tell Your Story Through Your Home’s Decor

Want to learn a secret that writers know that will make you a better decorator? A good story shows rather than tells. How does that apply to decorating? Well, if you’re like me and you live in a builder-basic house that started off with beige walls, oak cabinets and uninspired

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At Home

Health Insurance — Ways to Help You Save Money

Being an independent contractor, I am responsible for my own health insurance as well as the rest of my family. The process of choosing health insurance and an overall healthcare “strategy” for your family can be overwhelming. At least it was for me. I have been round and round in

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Soulful Stuff

Five Must-Read Books for Spirited Girls

Every night, without fail, Ada lifts a stack of books over her head and drops them next to me. “Only five books tonight, Mommy,” she says, reciting her favorite line from her favorite bedtime story, Olivia. She grins, waiting.

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