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    A weekend filled with Red, White and Blue Sparkles

    July 11, 2016 /

    I was meant to write this post last week, but time just simply got away from me. My gran arrived from Brazil last week (she’s 86, but that’s a post for another day), and we’ve taken the time to catch up a little. So anyway, here it is, our first 4th of July in America… This was one of the busiest weekends we have had since our move. It was jam packed with fun, energy, and new experiences. Here’s what the #Besterzoo got up to! Friday 1st July A few weeks ago I entered an online giveaway by Experienced Bad Mom, funny enough Katy and I live in the same…

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    Taking a Fresh Look at Yourself. The Mother LOAD #2

    February 16, 2016 /

    A few days ago I wrote a post called the Mother LOAD. In this post, I spoke about how often we are so busy being wife, mother, friend, mother, career woman, and so on, that we may forget who WE are (self-love). Sometimes, our dreams and aspirations get put aside so we can fulfill a very important role. And that’s OK… SOMETIMES! Learning to put yourself first by no way means that you are negating your role as mother, etc. It just means you know the importance of being in a healthy place, in order to succeed at what you have been called to do/be. Because the reality is: if we…

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