Nanny to Mommy

Wow! Can you believe we have been doing this for 18 weeks!?
So much has happened in that time.
I am happy to announce that I can officially call myself a blogger when people ask me my profession. :D

Making money blogging is a fun little perk but it truly has to be a passion for it to work for you. What have your experiences been with making money blogging?

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Karina from Mom In The USA



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Dawn's Disaster
Daddy's Space
Happy Kids, Inc.
We Three Crabs
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We are looking for new co-hosts for next month!
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This week one of our Instagram pictures was featured at A Night Owl's Instagram Blog Hop. The prompt was "Love is...".

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An oldie but a goodie. :)
Taken the day SweetPea was born.
You can view her birth story HERE. :)

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Have a WONDERFUL Wednesday! :D

This trip was really disappointing. I left at 6:30 a.m., arrived when they opened at 7 a.m., and today was Tuesday so they got a truck the night before. I even called yesterday to make sure they would have the item I was looking for. But no. What a waste of gas.

Fresh Express Salad Blends BOGO $3.99
= $2

4 Quaker Muller Frutup 10/$8
- 2 $1/2 Quaker items Target IP
- 2 $1/2 Muller Yogurt Products IP (zip code 00607)
(Here are some other coupons to use to make your own deals:
-$1/3 Muller Yogurt 5.3 oz Grocery Advantage Buy Flyer “Make it Italian” In-Ad Publix Coupon
-$1/2 Muller Yogurt, Products 01/13/2013 RP Insert)
= $0.80 Money Maker!

2 BeechNut Fruities stage 4 $0.99, 75% off
- 2 $0.50/1 BeechNut stage 4 item IP (doubled)
= $0.50 Money Maker!

2 Cascadian Chewy Farm Granola Bar $1.99 (reg. $3.99)
- $2/2 'Make It Italian' Publix in store flyer coupon
- 2 $1/1 Cascadian Farm Product IP (There's also this $0.75/1 IP as well)
= FREE

Order Total = $0.66
Food Tax = $0.26
Grand Total = $0.92!!!

Total Savings = $17.29

Percentage Saved = 96%!!

Still pretty good considering! :)
Not sure it was worth the gas though. :/

Since I have lost 30 pounds, my clothes fit differently so I thought I would head down to Khol's and buy some new clothes.

I tried on 5 different tops and 4 pairs of pants. And none of them fit right. I either looked pregnant, or you could see every roll.

The issue with clothes at this point isn't weight, it's extra skin from losing 30 pounds of baby/fluid and 20 pounds of fat. I can not even believe I am admitting this out loud.
(Yes, I said 20 because I gained 10 lbs between my 6 week post-partum and 1 year PP check-ups.)


I lost another lb and a half. I weighed myself Thursday at 3pm and Friday at 8am and I stayed the same, so I definitely lost it. :)

So now I have 18 lbs to go until I can get to a point I'm comfortable at so we can try for baby number two. :D
I do NOT want the blood pressure issues I had with Sweet Pea. My mom had BP issues with me but only due to weight as well, I was the only one she had BP issues with and the only one she was overweight with.

I have been doing the 10k for pink app. But I just started. I have definitely changed my portion sizes and what I eat. Diabetes and high blood pressure run in my family. The main thing that has helped me thus far, is going to the doctor and getting medicine to help with the thyroid issue I didn't even know I had. How embarrassing is that to reveal?!

But that is my suggestion to everyone who is struggling losing weight. I had changed my eating habits and still the scale wasn't shifting. So go to the doctor and get yourself checked out. :)

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Happy Saturday, Everyone!
I have had the most amazing opportunity to house some wonderful ladies on my side bar this month. If you get a chance, I would recommend dropping by and checking each and everyone out. Everyone brings something different to the table but everyone is family friendly. :)

Since this is the month of love, I thought we would host a HUGE Ad Space Giveaway and continue with our 50% off ad space promo code until the end of the month!


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