Hy-Vee's mission is to serve its customers by “Making lives easier, healthier, happier.” If you've been on social media for half a second recently, you've probably seen something about their latest efforts to further that mission: Their Hy-Vee Aisles Online...
We've shared one mom's experience with Crystal Clear here on DMMB, but today we're focusing on the importance of quality water for our families. We all know that drinking and using the highest quality water is essential for our families -...
All three men (the mini and the real men) in my house are great eaters. It was so much easier to feed them when one was nursing and the other could share a plate with me. I was basically...
My memories of Easter as a child include a poofy pink Easter dress, Kinder chocolate eggs (you know, the ones with the little surprise toy inside), early church services, a 12-foot table with all sorts of mouth-watering platters, and,...
I’m not sure exactly when it happened. Sometime after I got my first real job post-college and was paying my own bills, I became an independent adult. I valued my hard-earned money, and I wasn’t one to spend it...
This post is part 1 of 5 in the series Quick Trips from Des Moines. Are you tired of looking at the insides of your walls? Sick of driving the same slushy roads, past the same dreary sites every. single....
This post is part 3 of 5 in the series Self Embrace: Learning to Love the Skin We Are In. Dear Body of Mine, I once hated you. I once thought you weren’t good enough, thin enough, strong enough, fast enough....
This post is part 2 of 5 in the series Self Embrace: Learning to Love the Skin We Are In. I spent my childhood in a leotard. Twirling and tumbling, 24/7. Heading into seventh grade, my mom said, "You'll have to...
Today's post is a guest contribution by Kristin Porter of Iowa Girl Eats. The falling snow, twinkling lights, and status updates of friends strapping freshly-cut conifers to their cars on Facebook can only mean one thing – Christmas is just...
I have a confession to make: I don’t like Pinterest. I have an account that contains mostly recipes I’ve never tried and a few baby ideas from before my daughter was born. I haven’t touched it in over a year. As...

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