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      Let’s Talk about Adoption

      Sarah's family

      Top 5 Lessons of an Evil Stepmom

      On Having to Adopt Your Own Child

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      What you Need to Know about Adoption

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      Read a Book, Watch the Movie

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      Confessions of a Late Mom

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      GO! SEE! EXPLORE! : Dixon Gallery and Gardens

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      How To Survive A Road Trip With Your Kids

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      Grief NOT at the Holidays

      The Ugly Side of Motherhood

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      Why I Swore to Never Have an Elf on the Shelf and How it’s Been Going Since We Got One

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      The Emotional Motherload: Balancing Holiday Expectations

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      When My ADHD Brain Collided with Perimenopause

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      GO! SEE! EXPLORE! :: Memphis Hustle Game

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      Video Game Addiction

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      Support Each Other Using SupportNow

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      Tried and True Snow Day Rituals

      I Want to Mom Like the Grizz

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      20 Things You Must Do This Fall, PSL Optional

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      Pumpkin Spice, You’ve Gone Too Far

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      CHOICES :: The Only Birthing Center in Memphis

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      My Birth Story :: Hannah P.

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      My Birth Story :: Kathryn

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      BLOOM 2025 : Our Annual Event for New and Expecting Moms

      Non Restaurant Valentine’s Dates

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      Date Night, Memphis Style

      A Few Sex Truths

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      Potty Training: Toddlerhood’s Trust Fall

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      Read a Book, Watch the Movie

      20 Cute and Punny Valentine Ideas for the Classroom

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      Tried and True Snow Day Rituals

      The Best and Worst Parts of High School

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      If You Could Screen for Autism as Early as One Month, Would You?

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      Rethinking Blue for Autism Awareness

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      What I Wish Someone Had Told Me When I Became an Autism Parent

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      Top 10 Tips for Parents from an ABA Professional

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      How To Survive A Road Trip With Your Kids

      Travel, Kids, and Making Memories : Flight Deals for Families

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      Friday Favorites (Travel Edition)

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      The Holiday of November 11th

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      GO! SEE! EXPLORE! : Overton Park Shell

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      GO! SEE! EXPLORE! : South Main Book Juggler

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      GO! SEE! EXPLORE! : Dixon Gallery and Gardens

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      GO! SEE! EXPLORE! :: Memphis Hustle Game

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      GO! SEE! EXPLORE! : Rock ‘n Dough (Orleans Station)

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      GO! SEE! EXPLORE!: Aldar Cafe

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      GO! SEE! EXPLORE! :: Shelby Farms Park

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      GO! SEE! EXPLORE! :: Bog and Barley

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      GO! SEE! EXPLORE! : Amuse-The Adventure Museum

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      MEMPHIS STAYCATION : Canopy by Hilton

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      MEMPHIS STAYCATION : Caption by Hyatt Beale Street

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      MEMPHIS STAYCATION : Airstream 901, an RV AirB&B

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      MEMPHIS STAYCATION : The Memphian

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      MEMPHIS STAYCATION : Hyatt Centric Beale Street

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      MEMPHIS STAYCATION : Hilton Garden Inn Downtown

      Local Memphis Artists We Love

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      Summer Guide to Splash Pads and Water Fun

      Memphis Moms Easter Events Roundup

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      Your Guide to Local CSAs

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      100 Things to do in Memphis over Spring [Break]

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      2025 Summer Camp Guide

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      Memphis Moms Guide to Black Owned Local Businesses

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      The Coolest Places to Play Indoors in Memphis

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      What Mom Really Wants This Christmas.

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      Pack Your Bags, Mama! :: Your Hospital Bag Packing List

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      Memphis Moms Pumpkin Patch Guide 2024

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      100 Things to do in Memphis in October (and all Fall long)

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      Memphis Moms Playground Roundup

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      The Mid-South Fair : A Guide to Taking Your Family

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      100 Things to do in Memphis all Summer

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      Memphis Moms Guide to Memphis Farmer’s Markets

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      Day Trippin’ :: The Parker Homestead Festival, Harrisburg AR

      Day Tripping Oxford, MS

      Day Trippin’ :: Oxford, MS

      Our Favorite Things 2022

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      Summer Friday Favorites by Erin

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      Our Favorite Things 2021 :: Holiday Edition

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      Our Favorite Things 2020

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      Our Favorite Things 2019 :: Holiday Edition

      These Are a Few of Our Favorite Things (About Thanksgiving)

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Author: Kristin

Originally from Kansas City, Kristin met her husband, a Seattle native, in Germany. The military brought them to Memphis, and they chose to stay after transitioning to Reserve duty. While it is hard to be away from family, they love this city so much that they bought a house in Midtown where they are raising two spunky daughters, E (May 2013) and L (January 2016), and a curious son E (November 2019). Kristin considers herself to be primarily a stay-at-home mom, but she occasionally escapes the shenanigans to teach college-level writing classes. If she had any spare time, she’d spend it curled up with a good book in a blissful state of hygge. Her family is happiest when on an adventure, especially camping, riding bikes, or enjoying all Memphis has to offer.
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I Feel Like a Good Mom When…

ByKristin May 11, 2025May 5, 2025

Most of us desire to be “good” moms. Duh. That’s why we’re in this space. However, most of…

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Memphis | Things to Do

GO! SEE! EXPLORE! : South Main Book Juggler

ByKristin April 1, 2025March 30, 2025

The Book Juggler is new/used bookstore located in the South Main Arts District. Next door to the iconic…

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Your Guide to Local CSAs

ByKristin March 27, 2025March 27, 2025

Community-supported agriculture (CSA) is a food production and distribution system that connects farmers directly to consumers. In short,…

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Fitness/Health | Memphis

GO! SEE! EXPLORE! :: Memphis Hustle Game

ByKristin February 27, 2025February 27, 2025

The Memphis Hustle is the developmental team for the Grizzlies, playing in the NBA G League (“G” is…

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So, You Want to Apply for an MSCS Optional School?
Ages + Stages | Memphis

So, You Want to Apply for an MSCS Optional School?

ByKristin January 21, 2025January 21, 2025

We are a public school family. If you are a private school family, this post is likely not…

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Memphis | Things to Do

Why You Should Take Your Kids to The Nutcracker

ByKristin December 9, 2024December 9, 2024

I am a staunch no-Christmas-before-Thanksgiving believer. But I will confess that I have the teensiest bit of Christmas…

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Ages + Stages

Don’t Say “No” to Horseplay with Dad

ByKristin June 2, 2024

It is a truth universally acknowledged that moms say “no” a lot. This is such a stereotype that…

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GO! SEE! EXPLORE! :: Memphis Rox
Fitness/Health | Memphis

GO! SEE! EXPLORE! :: Memphis Rox

ByKristin April 21, 2024April 25, 2024

Memphis Rox Climbing and Community Center is located in the historic Soulsville neighborhood, directly across from STAX Museum…

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Reduce and Reuse, the Forgotten “R”s

ByKristin April 21, 2024April 21, 2024

I came of age in the ’90s when the modern ecology movement was in full swing. Earth Day…

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It’s Total Eclipse Time!
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It’s Total Eclipse Time!

ByKristin April 1, 2024April 3, 2024

Get your Moon Pies ready, Memphis–it’s total eclipse time, and it’s a show you do not want to…

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