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Everything you DON’T need on your baby registry

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Everything you DON’T need on your baby registry

Tommy and I didn’t create our baby registry until I was 7 months pregnant and had a covid-friendly drive-through baby shower and people starting asking us for our registry. Creating a baby registry is really fun, but also really overwhelming. There are a few things that are absolutely necessary, like a car seat, a safe place for your baby to sleep, and diapers. But, when you start to look at baby registry lists, there are so many items. Another hard part of creating a registry is that technology comes out with the latest and greatest product all the time and...

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I think we can all agree that cleaning your workout equipment well is more important now than it’s ever been and today I’m sharing how to clean your yoga mat at home! I’ve always been a stickler for bringing my own yoga mat when I’m going to a yoga...

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I think we can all agree that cleaning your workout equipment well is more important now than it’s ever been and today I’m sharing how to clean your yoga mat at home! I’ve always been a stickler for bringing my own yoga mat when I’m going to a yoga...

I don’t like the idea of using the gym’s mat right after another person who sweats a lot. (And I’m also picky since my hands tend to slide on most mats!) This is especially true when practicing hot yoga, since we all sweat a lot in those classes! But even though I always bring my own mat, I’ve been kind of clueless about the best way to clean it. At the yoga studio, I’d wipe it down with whatever spray the studio had, but now that I’m using it at home, I haven’t been as diligent about it. I thought...

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There’s pumpkin bread and then there’s pumpkin gingerbread

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There’s pumpkin bread and then there’s pumpkin gingerbread

This version of the pumpkin gingerbread recipe is full of warm spices and a little healthier than most recipes!  I’m about to share something near and dear to my heart. Pumpkin Gingerbread I cannot tell you how much I love this recipe. It’s such an easy recipe but makes a delicious loaf with lots of warm flavor. It’s not overly sweet and it’s not overly heavy. It won’t leave you feeling like you ate a brick. I mean, we all know that feeling after inhaling Starbuck’s Pumpkin Bread right? Tastes so good in the moment and the WHAM, we realize...

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