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Miracle Clay Spa Party

19 September 2012

About 6 months ago I was shopping at a local farmer market here in San Diego with a friend of mine. We came across this booth, Miracle Clay Spa Products & were intrigued by the all natural taglines that came with the products. After a brief conversation with the gentlemen at the booth we were [...]

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Importance of Family Reading Time

17 September 2012

I’m sure the majority of us know that reading to your kids is important, but do we all really know how important? According to the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), children who are read to at home enjoy a substantial advantage over children who are not: Twenty-six percent of children who were read to [...]

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Having Trouble Keeping your Kid in his Bed? Try My Tot Clock!

10 September 2012

Dreadfully we all reach that point in our children’s lives when it’s time to get them out of baby jail and into their own “big kid bed”, i.e. kid freedom! AHHHH! Not something we were looking forward to, but we needed the crib for baby two, so we went for it with our oldest son [...]

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Easy Kettle Corn Recipe

7 September 2012

I have an insatiable sweet tooth that constantly torments me. My family always had dessert after meals and cookies at afternoon tea. I’m desperately trying to break this habit since I don’t want my kids to expect something sweet after dinner. In my attempt to curb the cravings, I’ve stocked the pantry with healthier options [...]

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DIY Sunflower Greens-How to start your sprouts!

31 August 2012

Sunflower Green Sprouts 101 Supplies: -1 Bag of Sunflower Birdseed Organic Sunflower Seeds are expensive. Thanks (not really) to the lack of labeling laws we’ve adapted here in the U.S.A Organic Sunflower Bird Seed is exactly the same thing and it sells at a dramatically reduced price at most Target or Wal-Mart stores. -Sprouting [...]

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Kiss My Face Whenever Shampoo & Conditioner

29 August 2012

Are you looking for hair products that are safe and environmentally friendly, as well as easy on your wallet? I have the product for you! It’s called Kiss My Face Whenever ! As I strive to be a more conscious consumer, I’ve slowly begun to replace old products in my home with safer options. So [...]

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Growing Family? Get Three Mommies’ Views on Double Strollers.

28 August 2012

Buying strollers seems to be such a big task. At least it was for all of us at LBTB, especially when buying doubles as our families were growing. We thought since we all have different strollers maybe we could make that task a little easier on our fellow mommies by giving our opinions on each. [...]

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Lemon Basil Quinoa Salad

27 August 2012

This was a last minute meal that I put together based off of a few Meatless Monday Facebook posts that I came across. I didn’t have all the ingredients for any of the recipes so my final product was basically a mish mash or several recipes put together. Luckily, my experiment worked out in my [...]

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My Solution for My Always Snacking Kids

24 August 2012

I know most parents complain about being able to get their kids to eat, but mine will.not.stop! From the moment my first son started eating solids it has been a non-stop feeding fest in our house. I had always heard that if kids weren’t hungry they wouldn’t eat, but I was concerned that this wasn’t [...]

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First Day of School Photo Op

20 August 2012

It’s that time of the year again. Back to school the kiddos go. This year my oldest son starts Pre-K! Hard to even get that out without tears streaming down my face. Pre-K! How has that happened?! It somehow did and so it’s time for annoying mommy paparazzi to emerge for first day of school [...]

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