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Louisiana Winter Day Update & $$$ Saving Hacks!

  Happy (Louisiana) Winter Day!  I hope all my south Louisiana friends are staying warm today!  Yes, I am still alive... just been MIA from the AFTM blog. I’ve been trying my hardest to be present in all things work and family lately. I blame being busy for putting the blog on the backburner, but I will try and blog more in the upcoming months.  I have a HUGE update and some money savings hacks in this blog post.  Pampered Chef Consultant?!?! Say what!  In December, I decided to host a VIRTUAL Facebook Pampered Chef party. The consultant asked me if I would consider being a consultant and without thinking about it I said, “NO”  in a fast second. After some thoughts and prayers, I transitioned my normal Pampered Chef party into a Launch party! I became a consultant (only for $25) and became super excited for my new journey. Not only did I earn commission on my party, but I earned over $500 in FREE products! I barely did any work as a host because my consultant was AMAZING.  Since that f
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Sweet Summertime & Back to School

Well…. Summer (break) is over and now it is back to school! What a wonderful summer it was! I hope it was restful, relaxing, and rejuvenating for you.  During our last HOORAH before the new school year, I thought to myself “It has been a super long time since I opened my computer to write a blog post.” We did a stay-cation to New Roads, the hubby’s hometown, and this is exactly what we all needed.  Check out the link on AIRBNB if you are curious to view our stay-cation place. The views, the cozy cottage feel, and the decks/patios were amazing to wind down before school starts.  Before the trip, I bought these cute little “tackle boxes” or storage containers from Dollar Tree. I have been wanting to try out the Snack Mom Hack for a while. Before we left four our staycation, I packed up the Snack Boxes. They were a big success and baby boy enjoyed his assortment of snacks. We will use these in the future and might be good for hubby's fishing or hunting adventures. I did not have a lo
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LIFE UPDATE: Summer 2021

Is your blog still live? Why haven’t you wrote or blogged anything lately? I’ve been waiting to read the blog. These are just a few questions and statements I’ve heard recently from a few followers. First, I’m so sorry! I told myself life wouldn’t get between me and the blog… and it did. I’ll make it up to y’all with this BIG update and a LITTLE giveaway.  One. I wrapped up another year teaching and made the change to teach third grade ELA/Reading/writing and all things literacy at a new school for next school year. To be honest, at first I was nervous about the change of grade levels and schools, but now I’m super pumped up! Especially since  Brody Boy will be attending PREK3 with momma close by! Y’ALL, nothing prepares you as a teacher momma to see your son, your little boy, your first born in a school uniform.  Two. We will be moving out of town, but still close by. We are excited for the change and chance to slow down a little bit and enjoy the peacefulness! This will give us an o
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Natalie, Outdoors, Hunting, & Glamping

  In December 2017, my husband came to me and told me about a hunting camp he saw on Facebook. Coming from the man that never Facebooks, I knew this might be something serious. This was right around the time we found out we found out we were expecting our first child. At the time, I didn’t think anything of it…. I just thought “Yes! Husband will be out of my hair while hunting here and there.” Little did I know it was going to be a big investment, weekend trip after weekend trip, and a whole lot of new adventures. Fast forward to the fall of 2018, a month or so after I delivered our healthy tiny baby boy. My maternity leave was filled with busy work weeks for hubby and then a hubby gone to work at the hunting camp during the weekend. I really didn’t understand what he could be doing at “the hunting camp.”  I just knew he was driving back and forth to Oakdale while I was tending to our new child.  My husband has always hunted ever since he was a little boy. He and his father share a lov
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