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The Best Pumpkin Dog Treats with No Peanut Butter

These pumpkin dog treats with no peanut butter are the perfect recipe to whip up in a pinch and they only have a five simple ingredients you can always have on hand. I never in a million years thought I would become a dog person making homemade pumpkin dog treats for my dog. But, alas, […]


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Mental Health

How To Deal With Toxic People the Healthiest Way

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We all want to know how to deal with toxic people in our lives. Whether it’s a toxic person at work, or a toxic person at home, we want to be able to set clear boundaries and have productive conversations and relationships. Perhaps we even wonder if we should cut people out of our lives […]


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Being a mom is too much for me. What should I do?

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Many women want to be mothers so badly, until they have a child, and then they wonder – Is being a mom too much for me? If you’ve ever felt this way, you’re not alone. Motherhood comes with a lot of ups and downs. It’s normal to feel like being a mom is too much. […]


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Your Mom Guilt Needs A Summer Break, Too

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I feel the need to validate the experience of all the mamas out there feeling intense amounts of Summer mom guilt.  I’m one of you. I am you.  Summer started two weeks ago and my kids have already spent eleventy billion hours on screens.  I am recovering from Covid, my husband had it before me, […]


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What Is Positive Language? Here’s Why Using Positive Language with Kids Matters

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Positive language matters with kids. As a parenting technique positive language instead of negative language offers quite a few benefits for your family, including better behavior and more confident children. What is Positive Language?  To put it simply, positive language is switching your words from negative to positive. As parents, we are always teaching our […]


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I’m A Mom with Emetophobia (The Fear Of Vomiting) And It Can Be Paralyzing

mom with ponytail sitting on the couch with her head in her hands and knees up emetophobia

Most moms dread the time of year when the kids bring home a stomach bug. No one likes throw up. But, I’m a mom with Emetophobia or the fear of vomiting.   I’m terrified of the stomach bug and it controls my thoughts this time of year in a way that does not fall into […]


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The BEST Heart Eyes Emoji Cookies Recipe

Whether you’re planning a Valentine’s party, or an emoji themed birthday party, this heart eyes emoji cookies recipe is so much fun. I think you’re either an emoji person, or you’re not, and I’m definitely an emoji person. My brother hates emojis so I like to torture him by using as many in my text […]


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I Never Get A Break From My Child, So How Can I Keep Going?

A woman taking a break outside at the end of the day, closing her eyes and taking a breath I never get a break from my child

Every mother in the history of forever has mumbled to herself – “I never get a break from my child.” with the next thought running through her head that sounds something like “If I never get a break from my child, how can I keep going?” We all wonder, how we can keep doing this […]


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New Motherhood Wrecked Me. But, Here’s What I Know Now.

Sometimes I look back at my time as a new mother and think it traumatized me. New motherhood wrecked me in fact. I know that sounds dramatic, and frankly, it is.   However, when I was in it, I felt so overwhelmed and insecure that I do think there was a touch of trauma involved. […]


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Welcome! I’m Meredith.

Mom. Writer. Diet Coke connoisseur. Born and raised Texan. Lover of real talk and laughter with a hint of sarcasm mixed in.

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