Author: sometimesrenn
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Instagram Caption Ideas to Kickoff the New Year
The New Year is like a crisp planner—full of blank pages just waiting to be filled with memories, milestones, and maybe a little mayhem (especially if you’re juggling tiny humans or navigating the military spouse life). Whether you’re celebrating with a sparkly countdown selfie, a family pajama pic, or a solo coffee-and-quiet-moment shot after a…
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Birth Story
Surprise! This isn’t an April Fools joke- Baby Girl, AJ, has been earthside for nearly a month now. Today would have been her due date, but instead we celebrating the month of joy she has already brought us. Ironically, she came on the day I was scheduled to go over my birth plan with the…
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Pregnancy Story: 30 Week Update
We are officially two thirds of the way to the finish line! My bumpie this week was supposed to be something about being 30 weeks, with 20 thousand things left to do, and 10 weeks left to go. But instead I had to joke about playing catchup because I made last weeks board and never…
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House Hunting: Things I’m Looking For
We’re looking for a house! When we first moved to Norfolk, we had originally considered assuming a home of one of Ryan’s buddies. The friend was getting out of the Navy, and offered his home to us either at a super affordable rent or even the possibility of assuming his VA loan rate. It had…
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Pregnancy Journey: the 1-Hour Glucose Test with the Fresh Test
One of the worst parts about the third trimester is the testing process for gestational diabetes. When you’re pregnant, sometimes your pancreas is unable to keep up, causing diabetes, that usually goes away after the baby is born. In order to test this, we are usually instructed to drink a standardized beverage with high amounts…
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Elf Hiding Spots 2023
Tis the season for the Scout Elves! The tradition of scout elves has trickled into the homes of families across the globe, bringing extra holiday spirit before Christmas Day. Sometimes the Scout Elves are there to remind kiddos to stay off the naughty list, while other times they are naughty themselves. They may bring surprises…
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Blogmas & Vlogmas 2023
Happy Vlogmas everyone! In the past, I’ve participated in Blogmas, where bloggers are encouraged to make a new blogpost daily leading up to Christmas. Some bloggers are challenged to blog every day in December, or others just increase their blogging. Vlogmas is a similar challenge over on YouTube, where video content creators push themselves to…
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Holiday Gift Guide for Ladies
Let’s be honest… if you’re reading this, you’re probably a lady (because my audience is primarily women). But that doesn’t mean you don’t deserve gifts! And for God’s sake, if they buy you a vacuumed cleaner, they’re sleeping on the snow bank. Men: unless she asks you for a vacuum cleaner, with a link, do…
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Holiday Gift Guide for Men
If you’ve got a man in your life, you may be wondering what to get them this Holiday season. For years, we’ve been gifting wallets and belts, but that has to change. Men deserve something more than the same thing every year (Well, except slippers. We should totally gift a new pair of slippers every…
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Come With Us: Norfolk Admirals Hockey Game
Last year, Ryan was a season passholder to the South Carolina stingrays team, which played in North Charleston. We haven’t quite bit the bullet yet for season passes to watch the admirals since we hadn’t even gone to see them play one single time since moving here. Well… now we have. So come with us…