Did you grow up dreaming of what your family would look like? How many kids? How many boys and how many girls? Did you have names picked out? Did you always know you were meant to be a mom?...
Perhaps you’ve heard of the term “Mommy Makeover” before, but do you know exactly what that entails? What if a plastic surgeon’s office told you it’s, well, whatever you want it to be? For over 14 years, Dr. Robbins and...
What to expect when you’re expecting? A global pandemic probably wasn’t high on that list. A lot of the things you’d envisioned for your pregnancy journey went right out the window, including large gatherings of your closest friends and...
Throughout my entire pregnancy, I planned to breastfeed my twins. I breastfed my first and it was truly the greatest bonding experience. I began reading many blogs about tandem feeding, while it was very intimidating, I knew I wanted...
There are so many good documentaries out there. Whenever I think about my obsession with documentaries, I think about that amazing meme; it goes something like this: Field trips are wasted on kids. Imagine getting a whole day off...
I remember it like it was yesterday.  It was 5am, my hands were shaking uncontrollably, and silence filled our tiny, one bedroom apartment.  Fear, Joy, uncertainty and other weird mixtures of emotions were consuming me.  I took a deep...
I turn 30 this month! EEEEK! I am actually excited! My 20s have been good to me, but I think the next decade is looking really good! Here is why: 1. Sleep Sleep has improved considerably for me lately. I still...
Dr. Seuss’s book Oh, The Places You’ll Go warns me not to get stuck in The Waiting Place, and yet here I am. In The Waiting Place. It seems like I've been here quite a while, and I'm not...
Picture this: A few hours spent with a group of your favorite girlfriends enjoying tasty snacks, delicious drinks, and no kids. Top it off by exchanging some of your must-have products or accessories and you have a favorite things...
“Hi, would you like to buy some Girl Scout cookies?” is a phrase I will hear a million times from February until the end of March. If you are the parent of a Girl Scout you know what I...

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Shop the Just Between Friends Consignment Sale March 22-24

Iowa’s largest children’s consignment sale is happening this week at the 4-H Building at the Iowa State Fairgrounds! Whether you’re looking to save money on...