JESSIKA REED

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Dino Discovery They’re Back at the Birmingham, AL Zoo

The Birmingham, AL Zoo has a great exhibit going on right now, the Dino Discovery They’re Back at the Birmingham, AL Zoo. I meant to share this when we first went but the pictures I took with my phone just didn’t do it justice so I had to take the kids back again. It’s open through the end of July.

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We keep a membership at the Birmingham Zoo, just like we do at the McWane Science Center. The membership makes a great grandparent gift and is something we use all year long. It saves us a lot of money and provides us with a great entertainment option. Sometimes we go just for the splash pad in the summer. I highly recommend it. With a dino loving toddler, I was just a wee bit excited when I hear this exhibit was coming.

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Happy Father’s Day, Stephen!

Today we will be celebrating fathers and father figures of all kinds and I want to give a shout out to my dear husband.

Happy Father’s Day, Stephen!

Happy Father's Day, Stephen

This guy is just awesome. He completes me and makes me feel so special and loved. He is my partner and my love. He treats me with mutual respect, kindness, patience and most of all he shares his sense of humor with me and makes me laugh everyday. I couldn’t have picked a better guy. [Read more…]

DIY Upcycled Kitchen Cart

I’ve mentioned before that we live in a small apartment. It’s been an adjustment and was supposed to be temporary but we are past 2 years at this point. Sometime in the future we will get a house again but for now we are making this work. The thing I really don’t like is the lack of space, especially counter top space in the kitchen. Well my new DIY Upcycled Kitchen Cart is the perfect solution to my counter top space blues.

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Top Tips tor Avoiding an Eczema Flare Up

Do your hands, feet, back of your knees, any skin on your body get chapped, crack and itch like crazy? I’ve had eczema since I was little but this year has been by an far the absolute worst! I’ve found a few things that seem to work consistently to provide relief so I’m sharing Top Tips tor Avoid an Eczema Flare Up. 

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Tips for Moving to a New City and Settling In

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Today, I will be embarking on a new adventure. I have accepted a full time position at a local university and I start in my position this morning! I’ve been a stay-at-home / work-at-home mom for the past 2 years but felt it was time to get back to a more traditional career path for a number of reasons. This new adventure has got me thinking about the path that we have taken to get here and I’ve got some tips for moving to a new city and settling in.

Tips for moving to a new city and settling in - Hero @hipandsimple

For those of you that have been following me for sometime, you know that we moved to Alabama from Utah almost 2 years ago. I had never even visited Birmingham, AL before we moved and we did it quick, in 3 weeks! It has been an adventure. [Read more…]