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A Trail of Two Cities
I want to share with you a trail of two cities. There’s action and adventure, drama and suspense, and probably some humor if you bring a funny friend. The story begins over at Only in Arkansas, where I have a post up all about the Arkansas River Trail. It’s a great place to ride with friends or family, whether you opt for the entire loop or just a small section. I’ve split the trail into four … Read entire article »
Filed under: Arkansas, Fitness, Guest Blogger, Health & Fitness, Things to Do in Central Arkansas, Travel
Kids in the Garden: Watch them Grow
I am proud to say that I have a guest post up over on the Happy Family Blog. It’s all about two of my favorite topics – my kids and our garden. I would super-duper appreciate it if you would hop over and leave a comment. Happy Family is one of our favorite organic food companies – the kids love their smoothie pouches – I freeze them and put them in their lunches, so they … Read entire article »
Filed under: Education, Garden, Go Green, Guest Blogger, Health, Health & Fitness, Mommyhood
AWBU ’14 Conference: Why You Should Go (Plus: Swag Giveaway!)
It’s that time of year again – I’m gearing up for the Arkansas Women Bloggers University (AWBU), the bestest blog conference there is, IMO. The conference is September 5-7 and the registration deadline is September 1. Now, I hear your brain starting to prioritize reasons why you shouldn’t/can’t/might not like to go. I am here to tell you different. No matter which of these bloggers you most identify with, I can tell you why you … Read entire article »
Filed under: Arkansas, Write & Blog
Beach Vacation Meal Plan
You’ve probably seen the jokes, or perhaps this article from the Onion, about how moms still have to run a household when on vacation at the beach. It’s kind of true (I swept up at least five pounds of sand, ran three loads of wash, and cooked several meals on our last visit), but homesteading in a beach condo is still pretty nice if you ask me. One thing that makes it a little easier is to … Read entire article »
Filed under: Frugal Fawn, Grocery Shopping, Spending Less, Travel
Stitch Fix for the Fashion-Challenged
From the pre-teen years when everyone had leather jackets and swatch watches except me, to high school when I rotated the same 7ish outfits very carefully on a schedule, and on into motherhood, when my five year old daughter told me, “I want to be like you mom and not care about what I wear – you know, not very fashiony.” I am not very stylish. I never have been. And then my husband read an article … Read entire article »
Filed under: Mommyhood, Product Reviews
Family Fun at the Monster Truck Thunder Drag!
Disclosure: My family and I received four tickets to the Ozark 4 Wheel Jamboree Nationals Thunder Drag in exchange for writing this post. All opinions expressed herein belong exclusively to myself and my family. My birthday weekend theme of trying new things continued with a trip to take in a Thunder Drag race at the Ozark Empire Fairgrounds in Springfield, MO. The race is part of a four part series called the 4 Wheel Jamboree Nationals, … Read entire article »
Filed under: 417 With Kids, Things to Do
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