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Tips for the Best Vacation Ever

June 10, 2015 By Shannah Coe Leave a Comment

We’re taking a little break from food and crafts today to talk about something on everyone’s minds: vacation. While this post is sponsored, all vacation dreams, thoughts and opinions are my own.

Each year, we try to take a vacation as a family {you can read about them all the way back to 2011}. Vacations have drastically changes since having kids and Mathlete and I have learned that it requires way more planning than our single days. Even though our kids are 7 and 4, they still require A LOT of stuff to travel for an extended period of time. And, since they are older, they have a lot more opinions about where we go and what we do. Here are a few of our tips for the best vacation ever based on lessons learned from our recent trips.

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A Glimpse: What’s In My Bag

April 12, 2015 By Shannah Coe Leave a Comment

Thank you to Target and DASANI for partnering with me to bring you this post. While this post may be sponsored, all thoughts and opinions are my own. #DASANIdrops #DASANIsparkling

I am always super fascinated when other bloggers share a day in the life or what’s in my bag posts. It gives you a little glimpse into their every day life and lets you get to know them on a more personal level. So, I thought it would be fun if I gave you a little peek at a few of the items that I carry with me each and every day…you know besides a computer and phone 🙂

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4 Easy Ways to Relieve Stress

March 11, 2015 By Shannah Coe 8 Comments

Let’s talk stress. As a mom of two gorgeous kids who also works 2 jobs {full time “real” job plus this blog}, I am definitely no stranger to stress. When deadlines start to pile up plus the demands of being a mom grow more and more, I find that I need have a few easy ways to relieve stress that I can turn to on a regular basis. Since I know we all get stressed from time to time {all the time?}, I thought I would share my top 4 ways to relieve stress.

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A Glimpse: Safe Outdoor Playtime

August 26, 2014 By Shannah Coe Leave a Comment

This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of Hot Shot® Insecticides.

So, as you can tell from recent posts, I have been spending a lot less time in the kitchen and craft desk and a lot more time hanging with family. In fact, right now, I am enjoying a glorious week at the beach with them {hurrah for being able to schedule posts}! One of our favorite things to do in the evenings is go into our backyard and enjoy our swing set.

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A Glimpse: Rainy Day Games

August 24, 2014 By Shannah Coe Leave a Comment

“This shop is part of a social shopper marketing insight campaign with Pollinate Media Group® and EQtainment, but all my opinions are my own. #pmedia #Qsracetothetop http://my-disclosur.es/OBsstV”

Our summer weather has been amazing. Beautiful days have kept us outside playing all the time and we rarely hear “I’m bored.” That all changed during a streak of rainy days and we were left wondering what to do to keep the kids entertained. I like to avoid TV and iPad time as much as possible so I started thinking of rainy day games we could play. The first one we tried: Q’s Race to the Top.

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The Laughing Cow® in New York

August 13, 2014 By Shannah Coe 12 Comments

Compensation was provided by Bel Laughing Cow via Mode Media. The opinions expressed herein are those of the author and are not indicative of the opinions or positions of Bel Laughing Cow.

I am a total snacker! If I could just snack all day long and not eat full meals, I would be one happy camper. Yesterday, I got the opportunity to combine my love of snacking with a visit to my all time favorite place {well, besides my home}…New York City! The Laughing Cow® was taking over part of Times Square in New York and that was one event I did not want to miss.

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A Glimpse: Summer Fun Day

June 14, 2014 By Shannah Coe Leave a Comment

To close out the month of May and get a jumpstart on summer fun, the family and I packed it up and headed to Busch Gardens for a summer fun day. Busch Gardens is where I went almost every summer as I was growing up and, during college, I had season passes so I could visit all the time. Now, we are a little farther away but we like to go and take the kids at least once a year.

As we drove in, we were greeted by famouns Loch Ness Monster roller coaster. I was trying to convince Maya to ride it with me but wasn’t being too successful.

Our first stop was Germany so we could all grab some lunch. There is nothing like the refuge of Oktoberfest’s air conditioning and delicious food when you are hot and hungry! With full stomachs, it was time to hit the rides.

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Pinworthy Projects Party

June 13, 2014 By Shannah Coe 8 Comments

Hip Hip Hooray! Today officially starts summer for my kids as it is the last day of school. I know they are excited for a break and I am excited to get a break from packing lunches and overseeing homework for a little bit. Instead, maybe I’ll use my extra time to check out more of the stuff you guys link up each week!

Here were my favorites from last week:

How to Wash Pillows in the Machine // Caprese Pasta Salad // 40 Cookie Cup Recipes // Coffee Cake // Pineapple Surprise // Hello Summer Banner Board

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A Glimpse: Mother’s Day

May 1, 2014 By Shannah Coe 5 Comments

This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of Cardstore.

Mother’s Day is just over a week away. Every time Mathlete and I start to discuss plans for Mother’s Day, I am reminded of six years ago when I first became a mom. Talk about a complete shock?! Being a mom is crazy hard but also super rewarding. Growing up, I didn’t always have the greatest relationship with my mom because well…I’m female and was probably a super emotional brat back then. Thankfully, as I grew up, I really started to recognize how awesome my mom is and how hard she worked to make my life as amazing as she possibly could. I definitely credit her with so much of who I am today {well, all the good parts…she totally could have spared a little patience and passed it along though because I definitely lack that}.

I mean, don’t you wish you had these two for parents?! They take funny selfies in fast food restaurants.

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A Glimpse: Ninth Anniversary Celebration

October 23, 2013 By Shannah Coe 6 Comments

I am thrilled to partner with The Ritz Carlton to share with you some of the great events and features they have to offer. I received an overnight stay, including meals in exchange for this post. However, as always, all thoughts and opinions are my own.

So, the Mathlete and I have made it to the big 9! Yeah, I am sure there were some doubters out there but we showed them 😉 Today, is our official 9th wedding anniversary but we celebrated over the weekend with an overnight stay at The Ritz Carlton in Tysons Corner. We were both excited to get away for a night even if it was only a few towns over. The location of the Ritz Carlton can’t be beat though because it put me right in the heart of Tysons Corner where I love to shop!
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