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Postpartum Comforts

PUBLISHED: July 22, 2014 | By Hilary Erickson

For me, there are few times in my life that I wouldn't mind missing more -- by being in a coma -- than the postpartum period. It hurts, you're Continue Reading

And Now a Word from Our Sponsor — Wishgarden

PUBLISHED: July 21, 2014 | By Hilary Erickson

If you're a lurker, you might notice that Wishgarden has a little ad down there on the sidebar. You might remember this post.  The one where they Continue Reading

A healthy family meal plan for our family of 5 that keeps us happy and on budget. This moth I'm focusing on protein and dinner.

July Meal Plan

PUBLISHED: July 16, 2014 | By Hilary Erickson

Man oh man it's hot.  And I got fat while I was on vacation.  I have big lifestyle plans once the kids go back to school, but this meal plan is just Continue Reading

A blogging income snapshot for June 2014 on my blog. Think you want to make money blogging? This can give you the nitty gritty!

Blog CFO Update: June ~ 5 Months blog income

PUBLISHED: July 15, 2014 | By Hilary Erickson

So, for those of you who just came to the Blog CFO party, I am on month 5 of trying to make some money on this site.  The nice thing, is that I've Continue Reading

Why did I decide to be a nurse? There were a lot of good reasons, but mostly it was meant to be.

So You Want To Be a Nurse: Why Did You Decide to Be a Nurse?

PUBLISHED: July 13, 2014 | By Hilary Erickson

Being a nurse, one of the most influential decisions in my life, was actually one of my easiest. And, like most of my major decisions, I didn't put a Continue Reading

More Fun Than I Thought

PUBLISHED: July 7, 2014 | By Hilary Erickson

I made it through my reunion, but just by the skin of my teeth. In my head, I feel like if 2 key people hadn't been there it wouldn't have been Continue Reading

Pain Medicine I Have on Hand

PUBLISHED: July 6, 2014 | By Hilary Erickson

Pain Medicine is our most frequently taken item.  If you didn't read my medicine cabinet organization post -- FYI, I buy smaller bottles of all of Continue Reading

ABC’s of Hilary

PUBLISHED: July 5, 2014 | By Hilary Erickson

I participated in an ABC's of blogging over on Dr Play Mom's site.  If you want to know more about the inner workings of THIS blogger, go read it! Continue Reading

Children’s Medicine: What I Keep on Hand

PUBLISHED: June 29, 2014 | By Hilary Erickson

Kids aren't just small adults, they have different needs.  BUT, thankfully I'm slowly coming out of needing a lot of infant/baby products.  THANK Continue Reading

Tell me about YOUR 20th year reunion? Was it fun? Were you brave enough to go?

My 20th High School Reunion

PUBLISHED: June 28, 2014 | By Hilary Erickson

I'm headed to my 20th high school reunion next week. I was totally cool with it.  Saw it on Facebook, bought my tickets -- tried to think of Continue Reading

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