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kids</category><category>the boy</category><category>Sharing My Instincts</category><category>life news</category><category>food</category><category>mama time</category><category>religion</category><category>5 minutes for mom</category><category>kids fashion</category><category>naughty or nice</category><category>babywearing</category><category>golden globes</category><category>potty training</category><category>spring fever</category><category>mommying</category><category>16 year old me</category><category>snow</category><category>pga 2010</category><category>pretty blog</category><title>Mommy Instincts</title><description /><link>http://www.mommyinstincts.com/</link><managingEditor>noreply@blogger.com (Jen Szabo Matuska)</managingEditor><generator>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>685</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>25</openSearch:itemsPerPage><atom10:link xmlns:atom10="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" rel="self" 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I'm SO excited. Like REALLY excited. Probably more excited than I should be.

Valentine's Day is in almost 2 weeks and so is my 4 year old son's very first Valentine's Day preschool party. And you know what that means, right? He gets to hand out valentines to all his little classmates (and girlfriends.....yes, he has more than one! heehee).

I have seriously dreamed of this day. Watching him </atom:summary><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MommyInstincts/~3/ZQrOyYL51Jo/tiny-prints-valentines-day-cards.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Jen Szabo Matuska)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-GZQUF7fO6A4/TyYrBnObgmI/AAAAAAAAHCc/cuGu58YSh1c/s72-c/tiny+prints+logo" height="72" width="72" /><thr:total>0</thr:total><description>&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MommyInstincts/~4/ZQrOyYL51Jo" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description><feedburner:origLink>http://www.mommyinstincts.com/2012/01/tiny-prints-valentines-day-cards.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3165446665170354678.post-4310280201197316211</guid><pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2012 00:55:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2012-01-23T18:58:21.252-06:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">product review</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">giveaway</category><title>Trop50 True Resolutions ~ Whats your resolution for 2012? #GIVEAWAY</title><atom:summary>I'm not one for New Year's Resolutions (obviously, since I am writing about this over THREE weeks already in to the new year!), but this year, I knew I had one. I HAD to have one, because it's TIME. My kids are almost 3 and 5 and I believe it's time to take MYSELF back. Time for ME and time to figure out what it is I am passionate about and what kind of things I want to spend my time doing, </atom:summary><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MommyInstincts/~3/HpdodBZOf9A/trop50-true-resolutions-whats-your.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Jen Szabo Matuska)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Uw1Gc-X3QG0/Tx4BHzN2SsI/AAAAAAAAHCM/6tpZpoqQXrc/s72-c/Trop50" height="72" width="72" /><thr:total>130</thr:total><description>&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MommyInstincts/~4/HpdodBZOf9A" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description><feedburner:origLink>http://www.mommyinstincts.com/2012/01/trop50-true-resolutions-whats-your.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3165446665170354678.post-2094598685697385234</guid><pubDate>Fri, 13 Jan 2012 19:09:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2012-01-13T13:09:36.473-06:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">family</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">organization</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Mommy life</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Holidays</category><title>I'm Here.....</title><atom:summary>Well, hi there. Long time no...."chat"?

Yeah well, I think that we should be allowed a month off from blogging, that month being DECEMBER to be exact! Who's with me? How many of you spazzed out and rushed posts and freaked because the month of December nearly steals every single bit of energy you can possibly muster. I just don't think it's fair to end it with the SHE-BANG of the Christmas </atom:summary><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MommyInstincts/~3/3R4_-Mz-Z04/im-here.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Jen Szabo Matuska)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total><description>&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MommyInstincts/~4/3R4_-Mz-Z04" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description><feedburner:origLink>http://www.mommyinstincts.com/2012/01/im-here.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3165446665170354678.post-9194051265055164530</guid><pubDate>Thu, 01 Dec 2011 19:53:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2011-12-08T13:54:21.221-06:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">behavior</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">naughty or nice</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">family</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">NOT Sponsored</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">christmas</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">the kids</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Holidays</category><title>Our Very Own Elf</title><atom:summary>They are 2 and 4, yet it seems as though these two children of mine have been here for an eternity. I can't remember life without them, and am grateful for their faces (smiling or angry) every single day.

Life with my 2 year old daughter has been a rollercoaster. One moment she is happy and dancing and giggling, and the very next screaming "NO JONAH NO!" and running off to pout and be grumpy. </atom:summary><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MommyInstincts/~3/CMV3tr2iBR4/our-very-own-elf.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Jen Szabo Matuska)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-CHSbz_j3Vlk/Ttfhk-RUAWI/AAAAAAAAHBw/J-6AI86PFHg/s72-c/IMG_4462.JPG" height="72" width="72" /><thr:total>0</thr:total><description>&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MommyInstincts/~4/CMV3tr2iBR4" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description><feedburner:origLink>http://www.mommyinstincts.com/2011/12/our-very-own-elf.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3165446665170354678.post-5054925509640011781</guid><pubDate>Tue, 22 Nov 2011 16:37:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2011-11-22T10:45:03.628-06:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">just write</category><title>thankful</title><atom:summary>the rain drops trickle down the window in front of me, as i tap, tap, tap away on the computer keyboard. i do my best to avoid medical websites, and as of late, it has been a slight struggle, but my will power is winning. i am thankful we have an appointment with a specialist in 2 weeks for lily, and answers will be revealed. a stack of bills sit beside me that i am thankful we have the funds to </atom:summary><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MommyInstincts/~3/zZlqa26q4aU/thankful.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Jen Szabo Matuska)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total><description>&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MommyInstincts/~4/zZlqa26q4aU" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description><feedburner:origLink>http://www.mommyinstincts.com/2011/11/thankful.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3165446665170354678.post-5102268982105142083</guid><pubDate>Sat, 19 Nov 2011 12:45:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2011-11-19T06:48:14.645-06:00</atom:updated><title>Chicago Toy &amp; Game Fair Coupon</title><atom:summary>




Heading to the city for the Chicago Toy and Game Fair this weekend? Here's a coupon! Enjoy the savings and hope to see you there!



</atom:summary><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MommyInstincts/~3/cQVf-ZmuLe8/chicago-toy-game-fair-coupon.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Jen Szabo Matuska)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/--1OEZAv6OUo/TselSYkxK-I/AAAAAAAAHBg/dxDz8BfYbn4/s72-c/chicago-toy-and-game-fair-2011.jpg" height="72" width="72" /><thr:total>0</thr:total><description>&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MommyInstincts/~4/cQVf-ZmuLe8" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description><feedburner:origLink>http://www.mommyinstincts.com/2011/11/chicago-toy-game-fair-coupon.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3165446665170354678.post-6520623802698483816</guid><pubDate>Sat, 12 Nov 2011 04:14:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2011-11-11T22:14:32.520-06:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">mental health</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Lily</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">anxiety</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Mommy life</category><title>Revert and Retract</title><atom:summary>The sun shines brightly through the slats of the blinds in my bedroom. I sit. Nearly upright, with a congested &amp; coughing 2yo girl on my chest. I breath in rhythm with her. I sometimes count the breaths, decipher the sounds of them, the length, the depths. A few large bath towels are always within reach in situations like this. I have caught more phlegm/puke in the last week or so then I have </atom:summary><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MommyInstincts/~3/2hokcWxIU-k/revert-and-retract.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Jen Szabo Matuska)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-uPOrmQ1VcT0/Tr3ypwwauEI/AAAAAAAAHBY/54nnSvbTr_c/s72-c/blogger-image-740369334.jpg" height="72" width="72" /><thr:total>1</thr:total><description>&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MommyInstincts/~4/2hokcWxIU-k" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description><feedburner:origLink>http://www.mommyinstincts.com/2011/11/revert-and-retract.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3165446665170354678.post-1692976521520199892</guid><pubDate>Fri, 04 Nov 2011 19:49:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2011-11-04T15:03:51.961-05:00</atom:updated><title>"TWIX or Treat, Smell my Feet"</title><atom:summary>Halloween was a lot of fun around here this year. The festivities began with a party at Jonah's Halloween school on Friday night. Then Saturday morning was the final Market day in our town, so we "Trick-or-Treated" there. Sunday we went to Grandma and Papa's to celebrate Papa's birthday. Monday was Jonah's preschool Halloween Party (in which I am a Room Mom for), then Trick-or-Treating.




I </atom:summary><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MommyInstincts/~3/SznvZJ3Y2Cs/twix-or-treat-smell-my-feet.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Jen Szabo Matuska)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6049/6309499673_0efe575d5b_t.jpg" height="72" width="72" /><thr:total>0</thr:total><description>&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MommyInstincts/~4/SznvZJ3Y2Cs" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description><feedburner:origLink>http://www.mommyinstincts.com/2011/11/twix-or-treat-smell-my-feet.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3165446665170354678.post-3712238928333875438</guid><pubDate>Sat, 29 Oct 2011 22:14:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2011-10-29T17:14:07.219-05:00</atom:updated><title>Family Dollar for Halloween</title><atom:summary>I'm not really big on Halloween. The scary and spooky stuff does nothing for me. And having two little one's that I would like to keep from getting easily scared, I generally avoid the ghouls and goblins on this holiday. So when I do need to purchase a costume or two, and a few decorations to spruce up the house for the few weeks prior to October 31, I certainly do not want to spend a whole lot </atom:summary><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MommyInstincts/~3/Cv3VTWJfqnI/family-dollar-for-halloween.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Jen Szabo Matuska)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-geVSi7W3or4/TqwzgNT7vXI/AAAAAAAAHBA/AjqpA_u7Qro/s72-c/family-dollar1.gif" height="72" width="72" /><thr:total>0</thr:total><description>&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MommyInstincts/~4/Cv3VTWJfqnI" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description><feedburner:origLink>http://www.mommyinstincts.com/2011/10/family-dollar-for-halloween.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3165446665170354678.post-7526479824698967703</guid><pubDate>Thu, 20 Oct 2011 02:04:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2011-10-19T21:04:08.514-05:00</atom:updated><title>LeapFrog "Learn, Create, &amp; Share"</title><atom:summary>We have been fans of Leapfrog for as long as I can remember. Toys like the Alphabet Pal Caterpillar, the Fridge Phonics Magnetic Alphabet Set, and the Baby Counting Pal Plush have all made their way through our house over the years. We also still frequently (DAILY) watch the LeapFrog DVD's (The Letter Factory, Match Circus, Numbers Ahoy, Math Adventures to the Moon, Let's Go to School, &amp; Sing &amp; </atom:summary><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MommyInstincts/~3/9DILPFV-90c/leapfrog-learn-create-share.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Jen Szabo Matuska)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-J1DdIMDhW9E/Tp9_iJiMVOI/AAAAAAAAHAQ/YvcxbQZw89I/s72-c/LeapFrogLogo.png" height="72" width="72" /><thr:total>0</thr:total><description>&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MommyInstincts/~4/9DILPFV-90c" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description><feedburner:origLink>http://www.mommyinstincts.com/2011/10/leapfrog-learn-create-share.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3165446665170354678.post-1404886241360521336</guid><pubDate>Tue, 11 Oct 2011 17:57:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2011-10-11T12:57:25.302-05:00</atom:updated><title>Member's Mark 4X Probiotics ~ 2 Weeks Later</title><atom:summary>Well, it's been just over 2 weeks since I started taking the Member's Mark 4X Probiotics and I wanted to give you all an update!




Honestly, I feel pretty great. My tummy hasn't been giving me as much troubles as it has off/on in the past, and I feel good knowing that I am taking something that is good for me and helps fight off those bad bacteria's that are floating around. For example, both </atom:summary><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MommyInstincts/~3/lwgk8zoDBdM/members-mark-4x-probiotics-2-weeks.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Jen Szabo Matuska)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Okr100CPXww/TpSCiex4tDI/AAAAAAAAG_Q/YBAmTfzAU8k/s72-c/Members-Mark-Probiotic.png" height="72" width="72" /><thr:total>1</thr:total><description>&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MommyInstincts/~4/lwgk8zoDBdM" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description><feedburner:origLink>http://www.mommyinstincts.com/2011/10/members-mark-4x-probiotics-2-weeks.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3165446665170354678.post-4830282709017574743</guid><pubDate>Tue, 27 Sep 2011 13:07:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2011-11-22T10:45:22.735-06:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">just write</category><title>Just Write ~ I Try</title><atom:summary>I try to find the beauty and wonderment in daily life.
I try to find the goodness in a day, even when the kids don't nap, they fight constantly, and nothing ever seems to go right.
I try to give grace to the PR person who sends me an email addressed to "Laura" or "Stacy".
I try to be okay with an overly tired husband, even when he's snippy and short with me. 
I try to be content with everything </atom:summary><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MommyInstincts/~3/1qntGU622cM/just-write-i-try.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Jen Szabo Matuska)</author><thr:total>5</thr:total><description>&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MommyInstincts/~4/1qntGU622cM" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description><feedburner:origLink>http://www.mommyinstincts.com/2011/09/just-write-i-try.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3165446665170354678.post-1952886093204983570</guid><pubDate>Tue, 27 Sep 2011 02:47:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2011-10-18T09:47:14.872-05:00</atom:updated><title>Member's Mark 4X Probiotics</title><atom:summary>We have always been a bit of the more natural and homeopathic in our mindset as parents. As Jonah grew older and older, and grew into a baby instead of an infant, and a toddler instead of a baby, and a boy instead of a toddler, we learned many things along the way about what we did and did NOT want going into his little growing and developing body. Lily was lucky, from before she was even born we</atom:summary><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MommyInstincts/~3/874Wv8_UrIY/members-mark-4x-probiotics.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Jen Szabo Matuska)</author><thr:total>1</thr:total><description>&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MommyInstincts/~4/874Wv8_UrIY" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description><feedburner:origLink>http://www.mommyinstincts.com/2011/10/members-mark-4x-probiotics.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3165446665170354678.post-6357494984654731458</guid><pubDate>Sat, 24 Sep 2011 18:13:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2011-10-06T06:44:11.626-05:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">product review</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">giveaway</category><title>Huggies Slip-On Diapers Review &amp; GIVEAWAY PRIZE PACK (1 pack of diapers &amp; a $25 gift card)</title><atom:summary>One of my favorite parts of a baby shower is when everyone brings you a pack of diapers and/or wipes, just as an extra "bonus" gift. The guest doesn't usually wrap them, and they just get piled up, giving the new Dad-to-Be some additional stuff to carry out to the car at the close of the party. BUT, why I love it so much is because it gives the new Mom the opportunity to try out different brands </atom:summary><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MommyInstincts/~3/Qm3jvsclVYE/huggies-slip-on-diapers-review-giveaway.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Jen Szabo Matuska)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-5A_BcAt2Cr4/Tnovp3YVlOI/AAAAAAAAG_I/aNcWa-hlKME/s72-c/huggies-logo-red.jpg" height="72" width="72" /><thr:total>1</thr:total><description>&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MommyInstincts/~4/Qm3jvsclVYE" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description><feedburner:origLink>http://www.mommyinstincts.com/2011/09/huggies-slip-on-diapers-review-giveaway.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3165446665170354678.post-2375910355645847845</guid><pubDate>Tue, 13 Sep 2011 14:06:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2011-11-22T10:45:47.172-06:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">just write</category><title>Just Write ~ *cough*</title><atom:summary>*cough*

Here it is again. The cough. It started sporadically throughout the day, but progressed to more frequent as night time set in. My heart sank. I knew it was coming. Another bout of sickness. Another bout of cough's. Another scared me, wondering if the last quick breath she takes in will be her last.

I worry by nature. Always have. And night time has always been worst for me, for as long </atom:summary><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MommyInstincts/~3/Kvg-fAq_aEw/just-write-cough.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Jen Szabo Matuska)</author><thr:total>8</thr:total><description>&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MommyInstincts/~4/Kvg-fAq_aEw" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description><feedburner:origLink>http://www.mommyinstincts.com/2011/09/just-write-cough.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3165446665170354678.post-2236795677507648393</guid><pubDate>Mon, 12 Sep 2011 05:01:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2011-09-13T14:37:58.699-05:00</atom:updated><title>Lunch Date with Apolo Anton Ohno and his trainer Todd Rushworth</title><atom:summary>I'm not much of a sports fanatic. And honestly, I am cringing at the start here of football season (is it over yet?), but every once in awhile, I can name off an athlete or two that actually interests me, that I will take the time out to watch perform. And if you add into that the Winter Olympics, then you're pretty much Gold (get it? Gold? Like the medals?....yeah, I'm not too funny).

Apolo </atom:summary><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MommyInstincts/~3/mfhQ2M1_oTE/lunch-date-with-apolo-anton-ohno-and.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Jen Szabo Matuska)</author><thr:total>41</thr:total><description>&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MommyInstincts/~4/mfhQ2M1_oTE" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description><feedburner:origLink>http://www.mommyinstincts.com/2011/09/lunch-date-with-apolo-anton-ohno-and.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3165446665170354678.post-3816741156865453183</guid><pubDate>Sun, 11 Sep 2011 01:16:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2011-09-10T20:17:02.837-05:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">simple swaps</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">project ME</category><title>Creative Oasis</title><atom:summary>My friend, Hyacynth, has an awesome blog, Undercover Mother. She is so creative and fun, and sweet as can be! And she recently wrote this....



"The first Saturday of each month, I'll introduce one Simple Swaps as a way encouraging my friends here to find the time and resources to make simple changes aimed at gaining a healthier, more inspired, intentional lifestyle. "







I read over the </atom:summary><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MommyInstincts/~3/6zoKpEfgowU/creative-oasis.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Jen Szabo Matuska)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-UFmEv40joW4/TmwKJcaRjNI/AAAAAAAAG_E/FaQwQezT0Sg/s72-c/creative+oasis+before.jpg" height="72" width="72" /><thr:total>3</thr:total><description>&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MommyInstincts/~4/6zoKpEfgowU" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description><feedburner:origLink>http://www.mommyinstincts.com/2011/09/creative-oasis.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3165446665170354678.post-1835263756710032342</guid><pubDate>Sun, 04 Sep 2011 21:34:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2011-09-04T16:34:46.513-05:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">product review</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">for the purse</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">for the home</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">for the office</category><title>Blue Sky Home Series Review</title><atom:summary>I am a planner. Well, strike that. I WANT to be a planner. I try really hard to be organized and scheduled and on time. But, I'm not. So, I do my best, and I try out lots of new organizers and planning tools and app's trying to find the perfect fit.




I was recently given the opportunity to try out the new Blue Sky Homes Series, a collection of organizational tools to help frazzled mom's like </atom:summary><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MommyInstincts/~3/XPAA1VSyh38/blue-sky-home-series-review.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Jen Szabo Matuska)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-BjiI5I9n9Rc/TmLF7Aq2IyI/AAAAAAAAG-w/Ug_r4I-lk8Y/s72-c/Blue-Sky.jpg" height="72" width="72" /><thr:total>0</thr:total><description>&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MommyInstincts/~4/XPAA1VSyh38" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description><feedburner:origLink>http://www.mommyinstincts.com/2011/09/blue-sky-home-series-review.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3165446665170354678.post-4353062437113685033</guid><pubDate>Fri, 02 Sep 2011 14:45:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2011-09-02T09:45:29.966-05:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">things i love</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">product review</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Lily</category><title>The Talbott Hotel American Girl Package ~ an unforgettable experience for both mom and daughter</title><atom:summary>I know I am not the only parent in the world with more than multiple children, but sometimes, I do feel like the only mom who can't seem to juggle the lifestyle of such; all the while making each kid feel special and unique, amongst the chaos and madness that is our daily lives. With my kids being so close in age, we are often attending events or planning days out around things that they will </atom:summary><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MommyInstincts/~3/NQcpWC-0AHk/talbott-hotel-american-girl-package.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Jen Szabo Matuska)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-BCae9H7StmI/TlxR9PGIubI/AAAAAAAAG-o/uEAXjJijeYk/s72-c/IMG_3918.jpg" height="72" width="72" /><thr:total>0</thr:total><description>&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MommyInstincts/~4/NQcpWC-0AHk" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description><feedburner:origLink>http://www.mommyinstincts.com/2011/09/talbott-hotel-american-girl-package.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3165446665170354678.post-226240445287568407</guid><pubDate>Wed, 24 Aug 2011 03:22:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2011-08-23T22:22:46.048-05:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">product review</category><title>My Turn to be Pretty ~ Part Two</title><atom:summary>*read part one here*

My day at Joseph Michael's Salon &amp; Spa was nothing short of magical. I was greeted by Lauren, hair stylist and extension extraordinare of the salon. Since we had chatted on the phone a bit a few days back, we both kind of knew what direction we were going to go in with my hair. I needed an all-over color, desperately. I know this, because my ever-so-sweet and </atom:summary><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MommyInstincts/~3/uaj2bwA7_d8/my-turn-to-be-pretty-part-two.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Jen Szabo Matuska)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-k5sWvqhCwcU/TlRmnrzPpBI/AAAAAAAAG94/DZ8kVVIDWFw/s72-c/girl-with-feather-extensions.jpg" height="72" width="72" /><thr:total>3</thr:total><description>&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MommyInstincts/~4/uaj2bwA7_d8" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description><feedburner:origLink>http://www.mommyinstincts.com/2011/08/my-turn-to-be-pretty-part-two.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3165446665170354678.post-5218932600634699869</guid><pubDate>Tue, 16 Aug 2011 04:26:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2011-08-15T23:51:07.161-05:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">The Motherhood</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">product review</category><title>Do You Know Your Cheese?  Sargento Natural Cheese vs processed cheese</title><atom:summary>If you were to ask Lily what her favorite food is, she'd certainly answer with "CHEESE!"

And since cheese is a pretty large part of her diet, I try to make sure I give her good quality cheese, and a variety at that. She certainly loves american cheese, but she also will eat cheddar, swiss, gouda, muenster, and even a gourmet raspberry cheese that my husband got at our local farmer's market.


</atom:summary><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MommyInstincts/~3/FaEHNKOKANI/do-you-know-your-cheese-sargento.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Jen Szabo Matuska)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Gg_cJv5b2Sc/Tkn1UUa_-RI/AAAAAAAAG9w/GXE9_otWtF4/s72-c/250px-Sargento_logo.png" height="72" width="72" /><thr:total>0</thr:total><description>&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MommyInstincts/~4/FaEHNKOKANI" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description><feedburner:origLink>http://www.mommyinstincts.com/2011/08/do-you-know-your-cheese-sargento.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3165446665170354678.post-6460405643188260708</guid><pubDate>Mon, 15 Aug 2011 02:28:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2011-08-14T21:28:54.663-05:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">The Motherhood</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">product review</category><title>Marie Callender's #under500 Meals "Tricks to Getting Kids to Eat Healthy"</title><atom:summary>
I didn't eat very good as a child. Honestly, I don't remember much about meals and food choices from when I was a kid. My two most vivid memories surrounding food would be my grandma's chocolate chip cookies and my best friends mom's cooking, which was always a well-balanced variety of foods I barely ever saw at my own house.

My parents divorced when I was young, and my mother didn't have much </atom:summary><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MommyInstincts/~3/2UicBP57kCQ/marie-callenders-under500-meals-tricks.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Jen Szabo Matuska)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-lBetfIp09As/Tj59CsDqjzI/AAAAAAAAG9Q/Jq-WlYaGnbs/s72-c/marie-callenders-logo.jpg" height="72" width="72" /><thr:total>0</thr:total><description>&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MommyInstincts/~4/2UicBP57kCQ" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description><feedburner:origLink>http://www.mommyinstincts.com/2011/08/marie-callenders-under500-meals-tricks.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3165446665170354678.post-8399992770120250132</guid><pubDate>Fri, 12 Aug 2011 02:54:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2011-08-11T21:54:05.662-05:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">product review</category><title>My Turn to be Pretty ~ Part One</title><atom:summary>It's always something.

Dishes to wash. Laundry to do. Toys to pick up. Toilets to clean.

Oh wait. When's the last time I showered? Did I brush my teeth today? When is the last time a razor has glided across my legs?

That's right. I can't remember. Or maybe, if I think real hard, and the kids are sleeping, and I have every, single chore in the house that needs to be done, just that....done; </atom:summary><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MommyInstincts/~3/rDe31m7l1js/my-turn-to-be-pretty-part-one.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Jen Szabo Matuska)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-5M_ROS4m4x4/TkSUYBQ0tHI/AAAAAAAAG9k/QkQEQTJEHxU/s72-c/JMS.jpg" height="72" width="72" /><thr:total>0</thr:total><description>&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MommyInstincts/~4/rDe31m7l1js" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description><feedburner:origLink>http://www.mommyinstincts.com/2011/08/my-turn-to-be-pretty-part-one.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3165446665170354678.post-8171234840938346880</guid><pubDate>Sun, 07 Aug 2011 11:55:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2011-08-07T06:55:39.914-05:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">The Motherhood</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">product review</category><title>Marie Callender's #under500 Meals "Proper Portions"</title><atom:summary>

The two foods that I absolutely, always overindulge myself on are Sweet &amp; Sour Chicken from our local chinese restaurant, and cheese sticks from Papa John's Pizza. When it comes to our favorite foods, we all have our weaknesses, right?

And the kids could easily overindulge on all of the foods that aren't so good for them, too. Teaching proper portion control at a young age is so important. You</atom:summary><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MommyInstincts/~3/Y39bxDDb3OI/marie-callenders-under500-meals-proper.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Jen Szabo Matuska)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-lBetfIp09As/Tj59CsDqjzI/AAAAAAAAG9Q/Jq-WlYaGnbs/s72-c/marie-callenders-logo.jpg" height="72" width="72" /><thr:total>0</thr:total><description>&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MommyInstincts/~4/Y39bxDDb3OI" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description><feedburner:origLink>http://www.mommyinstincts.com/2011/08/marie-callenders-under500-meals-proper.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3165446665170354678.post-6870869786007322052</guid><pubDate>Sat, 06 Aug 2011 04:28:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2011-08-05T23:28:15.123-05:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">small style</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Lily</category><title>Small Style ~ Almost Free Fashion</title><atom:summary>

A major goodwill find! Who says you have to spend a fortune to look good?
skirt ~ baby gaptank ~ circosweater ~ sonomaheadband ~ goodycuteness ~ from her mama (lol)
linking up over at mama loves papa ~ small style!</atom:summary><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MommyInstincts/~3/_T6IUDc_hg4/small-style-almost-free-fashion.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Jen Szabo Matuska)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total><description>&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MommyInstincts/~4/_T6IUDc_hg4" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description><feedburner:origLink>http://www.mommyinstincts.com/2011/08/small-style-almost-free-fashion.html</feedburner:origLink></item></channel></rss>

