FTC Disclaimer: As a Central Arkansas McDonald’s brand ambassador, posts like this are sponsored. However, opinions are 100% my own.

Finding balance when losing weight can be tricky

“If you breastfeed, you will drop the weight like THAT”. “I lost all of my baby weight this time around. I swear it’s because I breastfed. It does wonders!”

That was what I was told.

My reality was a bit different.

I happily breastfed my son for an entire year (which was always the plan).

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2017 goals

I sat down today to talk about my thoughts on 2016 and this coming year. However, after writing, the post ended up being a few thousand words long, so I decided to break it up into 3 sections. The first section was “Reflecting on 2016”. This one, however, is devoted to my plans for 2017 and beyond. My current life goals are:

1. Be the “Best Mom Ever!”

Christian calls me this,

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Reflecting on 2016

A few days, ago I decided to take up keeping a journal again. So, I headed to our local Tuesday Morning store to look for a new journal. They always have such cute things for great prices, so I was pretty hopeful. I was right! I found a gorgeous set of journals for just $5!

I bought these gorgeous journals from my local Tuesday Morning

Yesterday, I decided to break in the one that says Anything Is Possible.

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FTC Disclaimer: This post has been sponsored by McDonald’s. All opinions are my own.

Here’s one thing about me…

I.

Love.

Coffee.

Probably not for the reasons that everyone else does, though. The main reason I love coffee is that I think it is delicious. However, there are other benefits to drinking coffee aside from it being tasty. Some of them may surprise you!

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making time

If you’re like me, then you probably often find yourself with a long list of things that you need to do. Work to finish. Loved ones to attend to. Household chores to complete. And I bet you are pretty productive in those areas.

If you’re like me, you probably also have goals and dreams that you want to accomplish. Things that may not give you a true sense of urgency,

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