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The 3 Best Reference Guides for Essential Oils

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Personal

It’s so important to be informed and safe when it comes to using essential oils. It’s easy to get overwhelmed with all of the information available, but using common sense and starting gradually will help ease any sort of intimidation you might feel as you begin using essential oils in your everyday life, on yourself, and […]

Emily & Derek

A Kent Park Iowa Winter Engagement Shoot

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He was DJing; she requested a song. “I got pretty busy and hadn’t gotten to her song yet (something by Bloodhound Gang). I had a pretty packed dance floor and didn’t want to kill the mood that her career-ending request,” he said. She continued, “After what I thought was more than enough time to hear […]

Mompreneurship, part 9: Childcare

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Previously on mompreneurship: PART 1: OUTSOURCING PART 2: POST-PRODUCTION PART 3: EMAIL FOLDER ORGANIZATION PART 4: MONTHLY TASK LIST PART 5: CLIENT GIFTS PART 6: OFFICE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM PART 7: WEDDING TIMELINE MANAGEMENT PART 8: MATERNITY LEAVE As far as the mompreneurship series goes, this is the last scheduled post. It’s been so fun thinking […]

Uzbek Frantsuzkiy Salad

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Aside from osh and non (and sugared peanuts and that flaky pastry from the underground shop across the street), this was my favorite Uzbek food when I lived in Samarqand. It’s so delicious (!!) and you don’t mix it until you’re at the table and ready to pass the dish, so it’s fresh and super crunchy. […]

DIY Carpet Deodorizer

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Over New Years our house came down with the stomach flu. It was horrible. My mom came over and scooped up Henry to keep him safe at their house since Kevin & I were both completely unable to take care of him. Thankfully, it lasted 24 hours and was gone as quick as it came, […]

Mompreneurship, part 8: Maternity Leave

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Previously on mompreneurship: PART 1: OUTSOURCING PART 2: POST-PRODUCTION PART 3: EMAIL FOLDER ORGANIZATION PART 4: MONTHLY TASK LIST PART 5: CLIENT GIFTS PART 6: OFFICE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM PART 7: WEDDING TIMELINE MANAGEMENT Maternity leave is a tricky topic to a female small business owner because on the one hand, you just birthed a child […]

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