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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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Fancy & Sweet Boutique Review and Giveaway

Fact #1: I love to shop! What girl doesn’t? But I love to shop even more when I can do so from the comfort of my own home or in the airport while traveling on my Ipad. Fact #2: I love…

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Homemade Christmas Tree Hair Bows

The other day I got to feeling “crafty.” This is never good a sign. I had the somewhat clever idea that I could make Christmas Tree hair bows for little girls. I thought it would be inexpensive and easy to…

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Discovering Paradise: Crystal Beach Dunes in Destin, FL Tips and Tricks

Nestled along the stunning shores of Florida’s Emerald Coast lies a hidden gem waiting to be explored: Crystal Beach in Destin. We stayed in the Dunes of Crystal Beach in unit 205 and it was AMAZING! With wrap around porches…

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