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Bilingual Language from Birth – MontiKids Tips

Teaching the little one Spanish is a goal of mine. Although, Spanish is not the primary language in our household, it is practiced daily with the little one. This include songs in Spanish, prayers and books in Spanish. Monti Kids has a wonderful blog post on 4 Ways to Support Bilingual Language From Birth “There […]

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7 Pumpkin Activities for Toddlers via Monti Kids

Halloween is an exciting time for children: pumpkin decorations, the beginning of fall, the drama of costumes, the adventure of trick-or-treating, and the sweetness of candy. For the littlest children, however, it can also get a bit overwhelming. For some children, costumes can be confusing and scary and Halloween candy can be very stimulating! What […]

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HealthAndWellness

Be Wary of Calories When Eating Out

In today’s busy world, Americans are eating and drinking about one-third of their calories away from home. In general, foods prepared away from home provide more calories, sodium, and saturated fat than meals consumed at home. This makes it important to know your options, so you can make the best food choices for you and your family […]

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Rachel Hollis Refuses to be Torn Down by the Lies Women Always Tell Themselves

Girl, Wash your Face:Stop believing the lies about who you are so you can become who you were meant to be Life is not perfect. It’s dirty, ugly and there’s a constant struggle to live up to society’s unrealistic expectations, especially for women. But Rachel Hollis – founder of TheChicSite.com and CEO of Chic Media, […]

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Vme TV launches new season of TuBebé with Alessandra Villegas

Vme TV (Vme Media Inc) announces the premiere of the second season of their hit show TuBebé with Alessandra Villegas.  The new season premiered in the U.S. on Tuesday, February 26 at 10:30 am EST/ 7:30 am PST. The episodes will air every Tuesday and Thursday at the same hour. “We are thrilled with this fresh […]

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Food Safety Precautions During Power Outages

It’s winter of 2019 and parts of the country are already experiencing extreme weather conditions and power outages. In fact, a power outage can happen at any time, and it can affect the safety of your food. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration reminds you that the best way to ensure that food stays safe is to […]

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Curacao Brings Free Makeovers & Gifts to Latino Women in LA

Curacao Foundation, a non-profit from Curacao, the largest Hispanic-centric retailer on the West Coast serving diverse communities across Southern California, is bringing free makeovers and special gifts to tens of women and mothers in Los Angeles in the 2019 Curacao’s “Because You Are Loved” Event –– all in time to celebrate Valentine’s Day! Curacao continues […]

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StarKist® Tuna Creations® Pouch Line Gets Fancy with Asian Inspired Flavors

StarKist Co. is proud to announce an addition of flavors to its line of Tuna Creations® single serve pouches: Tuna Creations® BOLD Spicy Korean Style with Gochujang; Tuna Creations® BOLD Red Curry with Coconut, and Tuna Creations® Ginger Sesame. This latest innovation allows tuna lovers to expand their horizons with adventurous new flavors, which are […]

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Unilever’s new Deodorant Wipes

Unilever’s new Deodorant Wipes – on shelves now – offer people a smart way to stay feeling fresh as they go from one activity to the next.  With 24-hour odor protection, the new Deodorant Wipes are available from five brands – Dove, Dove Men+Care, Degree® Women,  Degree® Men and AXE. Ideal for discreet touch-ups to freshen underarms, neck and chest, Unilever’s […]

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Dove and Kelly Rowland Release New Single “Crown” to Inspire Girls’ Hair Confidence

Tyrelle Davis and Faith Fennidy, both 11-years old, made headlines when they were sent home from school because of their hair extensions. Eleven-year-old Jorja Orrick was bullied for having short hair, which prompted her sister Sarah to cut her own locks in solidarity. With real stories like these and a history of helping young girls […]

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The Five Steps to Beat The Quit

80% Of New Year’s Resolutions Fail By Feb – The Five Steps To Beat The ‘First Monther’ Quit And Make 2019 Count. Four out of ten of us made a new year’s resolution just three weeks ago, and yet just 20 per cent will still be going on February 1st – a quit rate of […]

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Cheers to a Healthier and Safer Drinking Culture

Healthline collaborated with the American Liver Foundation to talk about the way we consume alcohol, how that can affect our health and overall well-being, and why we should consider a healthier, happier happy hour.The month of January can offer the perfect opportunity to explore the possibility of limiting or abstaining from alcohol. One campaign that […]

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Toys that Promote Learning – Monti Kids

DID YOU KNOW?! 85% of the brain is formed by age three; this early period is critical in shaping a child’s mind and future. How do we give babies the best start in life? An ideal environment meets your child’s developmental needs and presents just enough challenge. Providing this type of educational play from birth […]

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Fuel Better with Health Warrior Chia Bars

Disclaimer: I received an two boxes of Health Warrior Chia Bars to review as part of being a BibRave Pro. Learn more about becoming a BibRave Pro (ambassador), and check out BibRave.com to review find and write race reviews! There comes a time in a runner’s life when you have to make the right decision […]

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Top 5 Things To Do or Tell A New Mom

We often hear or read about what not to do, and I had initially started to write this post as the top things to not tell someone after giving birth, but I figured to lets focus on the positive things you should tell someone that just gave birth. Whether it is their first, second or […]

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Ford F-150 – Baby Walker

This looks like a lot of fun. I love how it’s a 3 in 1 mode, for different stages of your baby’s life. Check out their video on YouTube. Get it now via Walmart, retails for $79.99 SOURCE: Bright Starts

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Pregnancy Week 9

So Moody! Continuous morning sickness, not as bad as before, I am now able to sleep longer without having to wake up in the middle of the night to eat and go back to sleep. First trimester blood work done. About 9 tubes of blood and an urine sample. That’s a lot of blood, my […]

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Pregnancy Week 8

Houston, We Have A Heart Beat!! Woo-hoo! This week started out with more nausea and sometimes vomiting. Most of the vomiting felt more like something wasn’t sitting right and I had to let it out. It’s not the nausea/vomiting when you have a stomach virus that sends you involuntarily running to the bathroom. I’m glad […]

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Pregnancy Week 6

Long Weeks Ahead! So these weeks feel longer and longer. This week has been tough, really bad nausea early in the morning. This week I decided that I would get up earlier, around 4:30am, eat something light (an Eggo waffle and one hard-boiled egg), drink ginger tea and take a nap until 6am to get […]

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Pregnancy Week 5

Week 5?! or maybe week 3. This week has not been so bad. Learning what’s happening to my body little by little. Noticing that I feel more sick when I don’t eat something or wait too long to eat. Morning sickness isn’t quite what I’ve expected, at least not yet. I’m not rushing to the […]