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Raising Our Wild Things

Southern Living - Red Wine Sippin' - Wife - Mom of 3 - Jesus Follower- Mompreneur

January 23, 2013

Mountain Weekend

I love long weekends! And as much as I love my job I really love days off of work! This past weekend we took advantage of the fact that I had Monday off for MLK day and took a long weekend…

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October 29, 2012

Peoria, IL: The City of Beauty in October

I had to visit Peoria, IL for business in October and thankfully got to bring my sweet husband with me. Although there isn’t much in Peoria (it is about a 3.5 hour drive from Chicago) I did learn that: 1)…

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September 6, 2012

Mountain Weekend

A few weekends ago Josh and I got to go visit some of our best friends who recently got married (whohoo Lee + Nikki). They live in the mountains on the top of an apple orchard. Seriously, yall’…this is their backyard:…

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March 26, 2012

Vacation Rental Scams/Reality

The husband and I decided a couple weeks ago that we were ready to book a condo at the beach for a much needed relaxing getaway…we decided we wanted a condo rather than a hotel so we could save some…

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Hello! I am Chelsea. I am the homeschooling mom of 3 and lover of adventures!

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Small Shop Gift Ideas / Deals and Steals

**This post contains affiliate links and I will be compensated if you make a purchase after clicking on my links. There are so many great deals and steals going on right now. Below I am sharing a few of my…

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Constant Balancing Act

Life would you slow down some? Pretty please…Don’t let anyone ever tell you that you can’t do it all. It can all be done. Just not all at once. Life is a constant balancing act. It is a constant battle of…

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Bachelorette Party in Nashville

This past weekend I got to celebrate the upcoming marriage of one of my best friend’s weddings in Nashville. It was such a fun weekend! Four of my very best friends and sorority sisters from college are all in the…

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10 Tips for Flying with 1 Year Old

I know I have mentioned it several times now but this summer has been the summer of weddings for our friends and family. In June we had the opportunity to fly to Washington D.C. for my cousin’s wedding in which…

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