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Daily, we are exposed to harsh toxins from our environment, the air we breathe, the water we use and the food that we eat. As much as we may monitor our intake of food and liquids for quality assurance, much of what we eat is still the best of the worst due to poor soil. poor air quality, and…

There is a picture in the family Everything room. It's not in a frame, I printed it out one day, and taped it to one of the walls. It's of my son Eeny and I smiling for a close up in August of 2010. I weighed 284 pounds.

Then, in October that same year, I had weight loss surgery at Lenox Hill Hospital in New York City. Not RNY gastric bypass, but the more invasive Duodenal Switch.

One year later I weighed 128 pounds.

I chronicled most of my first…

This week has been one of those incredibly grueling kind of weeks, one that takes all of your energy and skill to just survive in the navigation of it.



My sister Nicki and I both feeling the strain, decided on the spur of the moment to load all of the children into my van and head to the local park with a lake to feed the ducks. It turned out to be the best 2 hours of the entire week for me and helped put things into perspective.

We approached the lake and began…

Come see how I took my diaper bag from being a hott mess to neatly organized!

I am super excited about this one!

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Mommy's Kisses Are Forever

Little Looks: Leaving on a Jet Plane @ Mommyhood by, Jess  See you there!

I am currently reading “The Five Love Languages of Children” If you have not heard of this book I highly recommend it!

Have you ever had a relationship where you are just not connecting? You are doing…

It's painful to live in a world, in a country, where watching the news means seeing stories about parents killing or molesting or abusing their children. It's tough to live in a society where sex really doe sell just about anything. It's a battle to live in a world where demonic activity is glorified and exciting. Where violence is captivating, affairs are normal and foul language is so acceptable that hearing it doesn't even register any more.

I've heard a saying that goes something…

From my blog, Chasing the Wolf Pack.

Wolf Prince went in for his 15-month check-up today. Although I was a bit worried about this appointment, it went fairly well.

To begin with, we had to change doctors after Wolf Prince's 9-month appointment because we moved. His doctor recommended a former classmate of hers. We were able to see his new doctor for his 12-month…

As some of you know we've been sick. I don't think my husband and I are totally well. However my son is definitely doing better, and I actually had enough energy to take him outside for a bit on this sunny, warm day.

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Today I was supposed to get lots of things done, so many things that I would marvel at how much I got accomplished. It was a bust. My to do list is just as long as it was yesterday and now I have to cram everything into four days. The only surprise was that my daughter took some pictures of me, and I will be sharing two today. Now the pictures I have been posting have not been the best and I apologize for that. Number one rule for fashion blogs is HAVE GOOD PICTURES (sorry Rosie). I keep on…

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I would be extremely…

I've had such bad acne growing up. You would say I had a pizza face! It was BAD. I didn't date until I was 17 years old because of my acne. I still have a little acne now, but it's not what it use to be. Thank GOD! But NOW I am very conscious of my skin. I use to tan a lot and never used sun screen but now sun screen is my best friend. The last thing I want are…

Simple and fun project - Child's Portrait Pillow

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from Jess @ A Winding Road…

Check out my husband's most recent post: Erics Arabic Hour: Lesson 2

When K and I considered a small, family-only wedding ceremony or elopement followed by a grand party a few months later, my mother put her foot down.

“Absolutely not,” she said. “If you expect anyone to come to your wedding or buy nice presents for you, you better be prepared toput on a show.”

Well, a show (aka, a wedding ceremony and party for 186 of our closest friends) is just what we gave them; because the more I thought about it, I wanted…

It’s February 29th, and all those who are supposed to be turning 40, but only have a birthday ever 4 years, have finally reached the ripe old age of 10!  Just the perfect age to go to camp, and of course they’ll have to label every item they take with them!  What better way than to use Mabel’s Labels!

Today only, Mabel’s Labels is having a humongous 29% percent off everything sale!  That’s gargantuan!  So…