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Calling all Moms/Grandmas/Aunts/Foster Moms or soon to be Moms! We are featuring the perfect Mother's Day gifts from mom-owned Etsy shops. 🙋🏽‍♀️ Please fill out the form and we will be in touch soon. https://airtable.com/shrtqQEk4GGXuGO3n (Direct link to form in bio) Tag your fave mom-owned shop below! 🛒 🛍 Thanks! ⠀ #happymothersday #mothersdaygifts #happymothersday2020 #momownedbusiness #momownedshop #etsy #etsyshop #etsyseller #etsysellersofinstagram #etsyfinds #etsystore #etsylove #etsyjewelry #etsyhandmade #etsysellers #etsyshopowner #etsysuccess #etsyaffiliates #etsysale #etsyhunter #etsyusa #etsyfind #etsysmallbusiness #etsybusiness #supporthandmadegoods #standwithsmall #etsyfindsoninstagram #mompreneur (at Lafayette, Indiana) https://www.instagram.com/p/B_h4Qw_nCO2/?igshid=14tzjktdiwjj6

It’s that time of year where I see lilacs blossoming everywhere and wish I had a lilac bush. Lilacs have always been my favorite spring flower as it reminds me of my Grandmothers backyard in Grace Idaho. Her fence was lined with lilac bushes and every spring it was the most exhilarating fragrance that would nearly overwhelm my senses to take it all in. Someday when we buy our own home I hope to plant a BUNCH of these! What’s your favorite spring flower? A#hellospring #hellospring🌸 #hellospring2020 #spring2020 #springishere #earlyspringflowers #springhassprung #springblossoms #thehappygardeninglife #gardeninglife #gardeningisfun #gardeningtips #lovegardening #homegardening #backyardgardening #gardeningmakesmehappy #gardeninggoals #gardeningislife #gardeningismytherapy #gardeninglovers #patiogardening #gardeningofinstagram #gardeningisfuncontainergardening #lilacs (at Lafayette, Indiana) https://www.instagram.com/p/B_fqVoPHRwB/?igshid=wok993d5qt8g

Hope you all had an enjoyable Easter Sunday! The kids and I celebrated Resurrection Sunday yesterday but will be having Easter dinner and the EB visit next weekend when my hubby is home. This is the first time I haven’t bought anything before Easter for baskets. I knew hubby wasn’t going to be home so I thought for once I’d take advantage of what’s on clearance instead! Hope there’s still stuff left by the time I can get in. Luckily my kids are old enough they don’t need much. Well their ‘needs’ are more expensive as they entered teens years. *sigh* How was YOUR Easter? _____________________________________ ⠀ Search ➡️ #WhyNotMomMeme for more fun parenting memes! ⠀ Visit us today at https://whynotmom.com 🛍 ⠀ #motherhoodthroughinstagram #motherhoodthroughig #raisingtweens #raisingteens #mompreneur #love #uniteinmotherhood #letthembelittle #momswithcameras #parenting #easter #happyeaster #easterbunny #happyeaster🐰 #fashionableeaster #happyeastereveryone #happyeastersunday #happyeaster🐣 #happyeasterday #easternshorewedding #happyeasterweekend #happyeasteryall #quarantinememes #easterbunnycame #easterbunnypicture #easterfunday #eastermemes (at Lafayette, Indiana) https://www.instagram.com/p/B-7m9L0HwI3/?igshid=1c3j74xv61usq

PSA: Smiling & waving hello is not against the rules of social distancing. 👋 We’re only asked to maintain 6ft of physical space; not turn into emotionless zombies. 🧟‍♀️ 🧟‍♂️ It’s a virus not a zombie apocalypse. _____________________________________ ⠀ Search ➡️ #WhyNotMomMeme for more fun parenting memes! ⠀ Visit us today at https://whynotmom.com 🛍 ⠀ #zombieapocalpse #covid19 #cornoavirusmeme #covidquarantine #covidkindness #covidmemes #covid #coronavirus #corona #covid_19 #covid2020 #coronanews #washyourhands #practicesocialdistancing #socialdistancing #stayhome #stayhomesavelives #motherhoodthroughinstagram #motherhoodthroughig #mompreneur #love #parenting #momsofinstagram #girlmom #momlife #parenthood (at Lafayette, Indiana) https://www.instagram.com/p/B-sHyvJninf/?igshid=1ws02s106ujo3

Happy birthday to my mom from her ‘favorite’. 😉 😊 #happybirthdaytoyou #ilovemymom #aprilbirthday https://www.instagram.com/p/B-hkvK6ni6B/?igshid=npi6ehb5azb3

Today marked our first official day of remote learning since spring break. The fact that today is #AprilFoolsDay wasn’t lost on me. I will say that the person who created a fake news article that our Governor was going to make all students repeat the school year is a total jerk in my opinion. NOT funny and it nearly gave my son an anxiety attack thanks. Otherwise today wasn’t horrible. Mistakes were made and I may have stressed out over the little things. I realized I was getting anxious and took some deep breaths and figured it out. Having several emails to wade through for three kids, each with several teachers sending emails got a bit overwhelming at first. Everyone survived and tomorrow is a new day. *sigh* How’s it going on your home front with remote learning? Do your kids just login to do assignments that they submit online or do they also have live classes they attend? I’m curious how other schools are doing this and what grade are your children in? _____________________________________ ⠀ Search ➡️ #WhyNotMomMeme for more fun parenting memes! ⠀ Visit us today at https://whynotmom.com 🛍 ⠀ #notanaprilfoolsjoke #aprilfoolsday #remotelearning #crisisschooling #homeschooling #remotelearning2020 #homeschoolingfamily #crisisschoolingisnothomeschool #homeschoolingmom #homeschoollife #virtualschool #onlineschool #momschool #motherhoodthroughinstagram #motherhoodthroughig #raisingtweens #raisingteens #mompreneur #uniteinmotherhood #parenting #dailyparenting #motherhood #family #momsofinstagram #motherhoodunplugged #motherhoodrising #momlife #parenthood (at Lafayette, Indiana) https://www.instagram.com/p/B-c6Q2tlkSk/?igshid=42fu2e6q5oa4

It’s hard to feel in control when the world around us feels like it’s spinning out of control. One thing we can all do our part in is washing our hands. Here’s a little something I learned from this pandemic: 🧼🧼🧼🧼🧼🧼🧼🧼🧼🧼🧼🧼🧼🧼 I learned I’ve been washing my hands incorrectly all along! 🦠🦠🦠🦠🦠🦠🦠🦠🦠🦠🦠🦠 I’ve always been vigilant about hand washing but what I did NOT know is this: We are supposed to suds up our hands and wash OUTSIDE of the water stream for 20 seconds and THEN rinse off our hands! I’ve been washing the soap off while sudsing up underneath the water stream which is WAY less effective per the CDC guidelines. Of course it’s better than not at all but still not nearly as effective. Keep on washing your hands and practice social distancing. Stay healthy everyone! 🧼🧼🧼🧼🧼🧼🧼🧼🧼🧼🧼🧼 ⠀ #coronavirus #corona #covid_19 #covid2020 #coronanews #washyourhands #practicesocialdistancing #socialdistancing #stayhome #stayhomesavelives (at Lafayette, Indiana) https://www.instagram.com/p/B-SSUvIHXHq/?igshid=c25xak3m35pi

Leave it to @brenebrown to put into words what I couldn’t. I had to take my husband to his truck this morning near Walmart so I ran in to get what my grocery order pickup didn’t include and was out of stock hoping they’d replenish this morning. I was so grateful to be able to get what I needed especially as our state has just been put on a stay home state of emergency via our governor. I got in and out as fast as I could and it was thankfully not too crowded. I noticed the mid-western friendliness I’ve grown accustomed too seem to be amiss as everyone was keeping their distance which is good but felt so cold too. Smiling doesn’t pass the virus folks. Kindness might even help heal someone’s aching heart. We’re all in this together after all. #showkindness ⠀ #inspiration #motivational #inspirational #positivethinking #positiveaffirmations #success #entrepreneur #mompreneur #entrepreneurlife #entrepreneurship #entrepreneurs #entrepreneurlifestyle #entrepreneurmindset #business #startup #successquotes #onlinebusiness #entrepreneurial #marketing #businesslife #hustle #onlinemarketing #startups #businessowner #successmindset #businesstips #motivationalmonday #mondaymotivation (at Lafayette, Indiana) https://www.instagram.com/p/B-Fj7NTnyUR/?igshid=1v4m3robhfhb2

I swear if I start seeing TP 🧻 on Facebook marketplace I may lose it on some folks. 😆 Seriously though I truly feel terrible for folks who live paycheck to paycheck and/or have no storage space for bulk storage nor can afford to stock up. I’m all for building up a supply over time for emergencies but there is some extreme hoarding going on when you can’t even buy TP on Amazon let alone retail shelves ANYWHERE. ⠀ It’s some strange times were in right now. Can you do me a favor? Check in with your elderly and your family/friends. Please don’t go into their homes. Call, text or better yet video chat. Be a good neighbor and show kindness wherever you go. But➡️ #PracticeSocialDistance⬅️ When you’re online be respectful to others as well. This is gonna be a rough time for so many folks In many ways for some time. Smile and spread cheer as often as you can, whenever you can, however you can. Take care of your mental health too and stay off social media and any non-urgent sources. (Also only read and share reliable sources as well) ⠀ ✔️Shower ✔️Eat healthy ✔️Exercise ✔️🧼wash your hands🧼 These are great ways to manage self-care and help you feel in control more. ⠀ _____________________________________ ⠀ Search ➡️ #WhyNotMomMeme for more fun parenting memes! ⠀ Visit us today at https://whynotmom.com 🛍 ⠀ #motherhoodthroughinstagram #motherhoodthroughig #raisingtweens #raisingteens #mompreneur #love #uniteinmotherhood #letthembelittle #momswithcameras #parenting #fridayfunday #tgif #fridayfun #fridaymood #fridaymotivation #fridayvibes #fridayfeeling #fridayfeels #facetofacefriday #feelgoodfriday #happyfridayeveryone #fridaynightlights #fridaynight #cornoavirusvibes #selfcare (at Lafayette, Indiana) https://www.instagram.com/p/B99jqyGHteQ/?igshid=11hamvb9yxilh

#TBT to last February before all this virus scare. My niece flew out to visit us so we took her on her first ever trip to Chicago. We tried to stick with the least crowded less expensive tourist spots. The zoo was amazing for a free zoo especially! I swear that meerkat grinned at me too! 😂 We also visited Millennium Park and the 4 story @starbucksreserve_chi So fun! Have you ever been to Chicago? What is your favorite place to visit there? ⠀ ⠀ #tbt❤️ #throwbackthursday #throwback #tbthursday #tbth #tbtime #retro #ificouldturnbacktime #memorylane #familytravel #familytime #familyroadtrip #travel #chicagotravel (at Lincoln Park Zoo) https://www.instagram.com/p/B97Wq9hnbUl/?igshid=1cjybs2ki00bb

Is there anything left they haven’t cancelled or closed? Our school district hasn’t closed yet but I’m just waiting to hear otherwise. My daughters friends were in a musical for their high school they’ve practiced for months and they had to cancel it. All of our church meetings are cancelled. Several sports cancelled. How is this affecting you all? Anyone switching from office to home office? Travel plans cancelled for spring break? Let ’s all pray this #coronavirus can be contained quickly and with very few fatalities. We need to be aware and alert and careful. #covid #washyourhands #donttouchyourface https://www.instagram.com/p/B9p2TM8HNl7/?igshid=ocu31ghzpgr0

This is 47 and I’m good with that. It’s been a whirlwind of a year, lots of ups and downs. I’m still learning and growing and discovering myself as I approach the big 50 it has me reflecting more and more where I want to be. I want to be in my dream home and be financially secure and bringing in a passive income on my way to creating a legacy to leave my children and grandchildren. That’s my goal and I hope you’ll join me in this journey of self-discovery. #happybirthdaytome #thisis47 #futureme (at Lafayette, Indiana) https://www.instagram.com/p/B9FonOenON2/?igshid=1800eimjjrav7

Me spending the decade begging my kids for just ONE decent family photo. My kids in 2040: “Hey Mom why don’t we have any decent family photos?” 🤦‍♀️ _____________________________________ ⠀ Search ➡️ #WhyNotMomMeme for more fun parenting memes! ⠀ Visit us today at https://whynotmom.com 🛍 ⠀ #motherhoodthroughinstagram #motherhoodthroughig #raisingtweens #raisingteens #mompreneur #love #uniteinmotherhood #letthembelittle #momswithcameras #parenting #mom #momboss #dailyparenting #motherhood #family #ohheymama #mommyblogger #momitforward #momblogger #momsofinstagram #motherhoodunplugged #mommy #motherhoodrising #momlife #parenthood _________ ⠀ Search ➡️ #WhyNotMomMeme for more fun parenting memes! ⠀ Visit us today at https://whynotmom.com 🛍 ⠀ #motherhoodthroughinstagram #motherhoodthroughig #raisingtweens #raisingteens #mompreneur #love #uniteinmotherhood #letthembelittle #momswithcameras #parenting #mom #momboss #dailyparenting #motherhood #family #ohheymama #mommyblogger #momitforward #momblogger #momsofinstagram #motherhoodunplugged #mommy #motherhoodrising #momlife #parenthood (at Lafayette, Indiana) https://www.instagram.com/p/B9AG_jXH2B3/?igshid=j5tse0ot692p

It’s #Friday and I’m more excited than usual for this weekend. My hubby is coming home AND my niece is coming to visit us for 10 days. WAHOO! We don’t get a lot of family visiting us out here so this is a rare treat. My daughter is especially excited as they are BFFs despite the 3 year age gap. It’ll be nice to have an extra girl around too. We want to take her to Chicago for the day while she’s here as well as Indy. Any recommendations of places we should visit? ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ #fridayfunday #tgif #fridayfun #fridaymood #fridaymotivation #fridayvibes #loveyourselfie #sillyselfie #selfie #selfiechallenge #fridayfeeling #fridayfeels #facetofacefriday #feelgoodfriday #happyfridayeveryone #fridaynightlights #fridaynight https://www.instagram.com/p/B82u3G2nqkS/?igshid=eaavtu51sp59

Dear Winter, I’m breaking up with you. It’s not you its me. I think it’s just time I see other seasons. Spring is more colorful and summer is hotter. #sorrynotsorry #isitspringyet #isitsummeryet #wintertimeblues #ilovespring #ilovesummer #letsgotothebeach #ineedsunshine #showmethesunshine https://www.instagram.com/p/B81efOEHHbg/?igshid=sxwdh9czmzxn

Today’s #TBT is a photo of my hubby and I when we were dating. I haven’t seen him for 3 weeks now and it doesn’t get any easier. I’m so glad he’ll be home this weekend! What’s the longest you’ve been separated from your spouse? ⠀ #couplegoals #ilovemyhusband #tbt❤️ #throwbackthursday #throwback #tbthursday #tbth #tbtime #retro #ificouldturnbacktime #memorylane https://www.instagram.com/p/B8z95kNFkNF/?igshid=1jpnjol46ih4t

Happiest of birthdays to my favorite person. He’s a handful and then some at nearly 6’5 and I couldn’t imagine my life without him in it. He’s my knight in shining armor and the hardest worker I know. He sacrifices so much to provide for his family and supports me in so many ways. I love him to the moon and back! #happybirthday #husbandgoals #couplegoals #foreverfamily #eternalfamily https://www.instagram.com/p/B8w64rZnOEA/?igshid=15m1cdg7w9yma