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Wordless Wednesday: Brilliant Fall Co...

I have always received comfort from being outside, breathing fresh air, taking in the smell of the air after a storm, the crunch of leaves under my feet.  I love the feeling in the fall that new and amazing things are about to happen and the excitement of the approaching holidays.  I’ve been walking by…

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Mamavation Monday: A New Line to Neve...

You know that feeling when you’ve accomplished something so huge that you can finally relax?  Yeah, that’s how I ended up thirty pounds overweight. I told myself for years that I could drink a second soda or eat a little treat because I had worked hard and accomplished X, Y, and Z.  And this week…

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Living Font: And God Sent Boaz

Earlier this week I got an email from the children’s pastor at our church letting us know that both of the kindergarten class teachers were going to be away for the weekend so she needed a couple of parents to step up and take their place.  I quickly got my husband on board, and he…

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Taking a Stance

As most of you know, I don’t only write for my own site, Resourceful Mommy, but for a variety of sites and brands around the web.  Recently I learned with some disappointment that my writing was no longer a fit for one of the sites.  The nerd girl in me struggled with this.  I’m one of…

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Wordless Wednesday: Blogger vs. Bambi...

I’ve been walking nearly every morning or evening for months, and as some of you may remember from the Bambi incident, there are many, many deer living in the woods behind my house.  When they started appearing on the path where I walk around twilight every night, I moved my walks to the morning.  Apparently…

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And Then He Bought Me Lingerie: Mamav...

Mom, dad, coworkers, anyone who knows my husband: It’s time to click away. The site will still be here tomorrow, and you’ll be happy you waited to visit.  K, thanks.. Once upon a time there was a girl who had a very serious boyfriend – in fact, they planned on getting married – and this…

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Wordless Wednesday: Fall Snow

Last weekend I looked out to see this strange sight – snow falling on the bright fall leaves. We ended up with less than an inch, all of it melting quickly, but it was fun to see the contrast between the snow and the fall colors of the changed leaves. Wordless Wednesday Want more Wordless…

Young Woman Blowing Her Nose in Bed

Down and Out in Resourcefulland

I have been so sick. You know that kind of sick where you think the next day is going to feel better and then you wake up to find that you feel worse?  The kind of sick where you lie in bed needing desperately to sleep, only you feel so bad that you cannot fall…

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Girlfriends

I’ve always liked hanging out with guys.  Guys – most of them – are easy.  What you see is what you get.  They like to do fun things like throw pop-its at each other (you know, those little fireworks that make a snap sound when they hit the ground…or your head), play town chase, ride…

Mamavation Monday: Is Seeing Believing

Warning: I’m going to use the F word in this post. No, not that F word.  The word “fat.”  We don’t use it in my home to describe anything other than what we trim off of our meat.  It is certainly never used to describe a person, especially a child.  However, for some reason this…

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Wordless Wednesday: Fall Saturday

Loving the fall weather and the gorgeous scenery here in Maryland. Wordless Wednesday Want more Wordless Wednesday?  Check out:  The Bonafide Life, Better in Bulk, Shanamama, From Dates to Diapers, Not Your Momblog, The Divine Miss Mommy, Colorado Moms, Rajean Blomquist, Brain Foggles, Lil Kid Things, The Centsible Life, Rachel Ferruci, and Zensible Mama. Don’t forget to link your own photos below!

Mamavation Monday: Going to Just Be E...

Last summer I wrote a list of things I liked about myself for my friend Elena’s link-up.  Today I’m writing my Mamavation Monday post with Elena’s site Just. Be. Enough. in mind. The “About” section of the site says the following: Imagine feeling taller. Imagine feeling stronger from the inside out. Imagine knowing and BELIEVING…

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Wordless Wednesday: The Magic, the Me...

It is difficult to explain to people who have never seen The Magic, the Memories, and You at Walt Disney World’s Magic Kingdom that the pictures taken during the day by Photo Pass photographers actually appear on the castle.  Imagine if you were sitting in front of Cinderella’s Castle at the end of the day,…

With Mamavation founder, Leah Segedie

Mamavation Monday: Setting New Goals

I joined Mamavation at the start of the summer, hoping to lose twenty-five pounds and work my body back into shape after two kids and three years of working at home, sitting in front of a computer much of the day.  The goals I listed in my pledging post included: 1. No more night time…

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Wordless Wednesday: Disney Magic

Just as the Hallowishes fireworks began behind Fantasyland, Dumbo took to the air, spinning by me as I snapped pictures of the fireworks exploding in the background. Wordless Wednesday Want more Wordless Wednesday?  Check out:  The Bonafide Life, Better in Bulk, Shanamama, From Dates to Diapers, Not Your Momblog, The Divine Miss Mommy, Colorado Moms, Rajean Blomquist, Brain Foggles, Lil Kid Things, The Centsible Life, Rachel Ferruci, and Zensible…

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Mamavation Monday: I Did It!

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Wordless Wednesday: A Favorite Revisited

While I’m taking some time off I wanted to share one of my all time favorite Wordless Wednesday pictures. Wordless Wednesday Linky Did you post a Wordless or Wordful Wednesday today?  Link up here and share your post with Resourceful Mommy readers!

Why I Will Never Fly Southwest Airlin...

UPDATE: Did Google send you here?  God bless Google. Let me sum it up for you.  I believe that Southwest is not a family friendly airline, particularly if you’re traveling with small children.  I fly the airline frequently as a business traveler and will continue to do so.  Now want to know why it’s only…

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Mamavation: Before and After

I’ve now officially passed the twenty-five pound mark and figured it is time to post the obligatory before and after pictures. I can see the tell-tale signs of my uncomfortable self in the before pictures.  Bold colors, statement jewelry, layers.  I know that I still have far to go to reach my goals for both…

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Wordless Wednesday: Peace

Since I haven’t been able to run, I have begun to go for long walks in the morning after the kids go to school.  Even on the hottest days, it is cool and quiet walking on the path through the park.  Some mornings water from rain the night before still drips off of the leaves…

Bike Parked on Corner of Cobblestone Street

Mamavation Monday: Moving On

It’s been a couple of rough weeks for me on this desperate journey to make permanent changes to my lifestyle and health. The shock of transitioning from the extreme high of being able to continue running for twenty minutes without stopping to suddenly not being allowed to run at all took its toll on my…