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Mama Monday | MereDee Designs | November 2016
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Mama Monday | MereDee Designs | November 2016

Meredee Designs was born three and a half years ago when she had a friend that gave her some fabric and told her to "make something crafty with it."  She made a statement piece and headed to a clothing swap hosted by another friend, once word got out that she handmade these pieces others started to request items of their own and from there she's grown into what we now know as Meredee Designs.

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Ronald McDonald House | Volunteering With Kids | November 2016
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Ronald McDonald House | Volunteering With Kids | November 2016

nothing is quite like volunteering with your kids.  I've noticed, over the last few years of doing this with our kids, that they genuinely love helping others and it comes so natural for them.  The questions they ask come with such compassion for others and I love that.  I love that they care enough to ask the question as well as being respectful while asking what can sometimes be a difficult question.  

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Good Deed Rags
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Good Deed Rags

Good Deed Rags was founded on a simple question, "If just one percent of the proceeds from the millions of pieces of clothing we have helped make and sell over the years went to a good cause ...Would the world be a better place?" 

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Stephanie Hanna | Hanna For Judge | November 2016
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Stephanie Hanna | Hanna For Judge | November 2016

As a young professional woman I am inspired by the work Stephanie is doing for our community and her focus on continuous improvement.  While I typically don't get too political on my blog or social media, I felt with Stephanie's experience and passion she was someone I could fully support and wanted to share more about her with all of you.  

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Mama Monday | Canvas Creations For You | October 2016
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Mama Monday | Canvas Creations For You | October 2016

I have actually been a student of Tricia's and I have to tell you she does an amazing job.  She was one of the excellent vendors at 614 Mom's annual event, Celebrating You, last year and she was a big part of a Mom Blogger Meet Up that I organized a few months ago.  I was really impressed with her skills at not only painting but teaching others to paint.  She has everything you need and she loves helping others make their masterpieces.  

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Candy Buy Back 2016

Happy Halloween!! I'm so excited for tonight, we've planned out costumes, bought the food treats and non food treats for Trick-or-Treat tonight and have spent almost all of October prepping for Halloween. Between truck or treats, Halloween parties, and prepping for the trick-or-treaters to come to our home we already have a ton of candy!  By tonight we will have a mountain of candy in our house as I'm sure many of you will as well.  

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