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I’m so excited to have partnered with Westfield Annapolis to promote their Annapolis In Bloom Event. If you saw on my recent Instagram, the center Macy’s court has been transformed with beautiful floral installations now through May 12th. Select retailers are also offering promotions and sampling — and if you spend $250 in the mall […]

Guys, I’m feeling very proud of myself – I’m on day 2 of my 10 day pilates challenge! Today I’m chatting with Robin of The Balanced Life about why these quick (15 minute) workouts can actually work.

If you’re a breastfeeding mother who works, returning to the office after your maternity leave can be one of the most overwhelming and stressful thoughts.

In preparation for my big schedule change this fall, I asked a few working mamas from around the country (actually the world) to share their morning routines, tips and favorite easy breakfast ideas!

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Today I’m excited to share another breastfeeding story! Our first one was such a success that I’ve decided to make this an on-going series covering any and everything about breastfeeding. Email me if you have something to share. (Info@themamanotes.com) Pumping is a topic I think most women have such mixed feelings about — while it […]

In this series we share birth stories of all kinds from mothers around the globe — with the hope that they inspire, educate and inform expecting mothers. Interested in sharing your birth story? Email us at info@themamanotes.com . Read more birth stories here.   Today’s story is our first home birth and I’m so excited to […]

I’m excited to kick off a series to chronicle our renovation process with our first home. We bought the house back in late May and with a busy summer we haven’t had too much time yet to tackle many projects — but we have slowly started! I thought I’d show a few pictures of how […]

Before I had Piper I would ‘get ready’  i.e. do my hair and makeup a handful of times a week. Since I work from home I have the huge advantage of not always having to get myself totally put-together at a certain time.  I do find I’m much more productive when I feel ready to […]

Let me fill you in on a little ‘not so big’ secret. Minted is my favorite place for affordable artwork that you can have framed & matted. They make it a little too easy. I’ve spent hours upon hours browsing artwork from thousands of artists on their site. Minted recently launched a collection of metallic frames […]

  You might remember our patio makeover last year with Home Depot Patio Style Challenge — we had so much fun working on dressing up our concrete slab of a patio in our old house and giving this gorgeous Brown Jordan furniture set a nice home. This year Home Depot asked us if we’d be […]