Before downtown Minneapolis had Macy's it was Dayton's department store. I remember every winter we would head downtown to Dayton's 8th floor and see the holiday decorations, look at the displays and see Santa. It's some of my favorite memories from my childhood. I used to look forward to seeing the displays and all the holiday decorations all year long. As I grew up, things changed, Dayton's was purchased by Macy's. While Macy's may have changed a few things around they kept the holiday ...
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25 Days 25 Ways to Care
This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of Create the Good for IZEA. All opinions are 100% mine. Those closest to me know I live in a multi-generational household. That means, my mother lives with us. And one day, I am positive, my grandmother will live with us too. There are so many benefits to having a mutli-generational household. My daughter will have an incredible bond with her grandmother. She will also have 2 strong women for role models. And it’s nice to have reinforcements ...
Tinkerbell Gift Ideas: Finding Dory Themed
Peyton and I will be arriving at Disney World in just a few short weeks! I am so excited I can barely contain myself. Plus, Peyton doesn't know when we are going. She just knows we are going sometime in the next year. Oh, I cannot wait until she finds out. Her face is going to be priceless! I'll try to video tape it for you all but I may get too excited and forget. Anyways, traveling with kids to Disney World is stressful. At least I think it's stressful. I mean, you spend all this money on a ...
Improve Your Cooking Skills and Your Family’s Health Today
Are you looking for ways to improve the food you cook and make your family a little healthier at the same time? It’s one of those things that many of us end up putting off for as long as possible. When you lead a busy lifestyle, you often choose the recipes and meal solutions that are quickest and easiest. However, that can lead to you giving yourself and your family food that is quite unhealthy. Here’s how you can change all that today. Update Your Kitchen Equipment Having the right ...
Learn How to Protect #LittleLungs from RSV
This post was sponsored by AstraZeneca as part of an Influencer Activation for Influence Central and all opinions expressed in my post are my own. I remember the day we brought Peyton home from the hospital, it was nerve wracking! It was a cold, rainy day in May. I was a first-time mom and just trying to figure out how to breastfeed my daughter and change diapers. I remember how fragile she felt, we were both afraid we were going to accidently hurt her. The next few months went by pretty ...
Sebastian’s Diagnoses
Last week, Sebastian had his wellness visit. Now that he's 15 years old I dread these visits. I have anxiety and stress about finding out something is wrong with my fur baby. But I still do them. Every single year I take him in for his wellness visit and vaccinations. This year, they found something. Sebastian has lost a little over a pound since his visit last year. And then upon physical examination, a lump was found on his throat. A lump! When the doc told me my baby had a lump on his throat ...