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Meghan Mettling

Meghan Mettling
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Lessons Learned: Children and Lead Exposure

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When I took our daughter Ellie to the pediatrician for her one-year-old check-up, the doctor asked me if I’d like to have her blood drawn to test her lead level. With the exception of...

My Kid Doesn’t Eat Kale

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If you made a beautiful stir fry for dinner last night and your child ate half a piece of carrot and three bites of rice, this post is for you. If you scour Pinterest...

Things I’ll Do Different This Time

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**Disclaimer: If you have or are currently struggling to get pregnant, my heart truly goes out to you. Please know that there are stories in this post that may be difficult to read.** Ever taken a...

I Have No Freaking Idea What I’m Doing

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Infants are pretty simple beings. Sure, they think 4 am is a great time to have a party and they produce more poop than the elephants at the zoo, but comparatively speaking, they're pretty easy....

Freedom from Postpartum Anxiety

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I don't think there's been a single day since my daughter was born that I haven't felt anxious about something. I had heard friends talk about postpartum anxiety before I had my daughter, but always sort...

10 Creative Snow Day Busters

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It's only January, and I don't know about you, but I'm already over this winter. I drive past the park and gaze longingly at the swings and pine for the warm days when running...

True Life: I Breastfeed my Toddler

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Like many new mamas who choose to breastfeed their little ones, I began with excitement, a little nervousness, and absolutely no idea what I was actually doing. I remember lying in the hospital bed, minutes...

The Capsule Closet Project {Series, Part II}

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This article is part II of my capsule closet journey. If you missed part I, you can read it here. I have now gone through the next step of the process, which is the actual...

10 Ways a Baby Might Change Your Life

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Even before getting pregnant, I read all the books, scoured all the blogs, and had endless coffee chats with other mama friends about everything from cervical mucus to birth plans. We took the classes....

The Thankfulness Project

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I love this time of year. Even though we know that winter is coming, autumn paints a perfect metaphor for allowing ourselves to let go of the things that no longer breathe joy or fulfillment...

The Capsule Closet Project: Simplify Your Closet {Series}

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If you’re sitting there thinking to yourself, “I have no idea what a capsule closet is,” trust me, you’re not alone sister. Three months ago, the concept was completely foreign to me also. Then...

5 Reasons to Potty Train Before 2

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Ahhhh….potty training. I haven’t been a mama for too terribly long, but it seems to be the common denominator of dreaded toddler milestones. So dreaded, in fact, that an entire industry seems to be...

To Have Another Baby or Not….{That is the Question}

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I just had an ideal toddler afternoon {and no, that’s not an oxymoron}. My daughter Ellie is 15 months old and while sitting on my back porch sipping coffee, reading a book, and watching...

Motherhood, Unplugged

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We were about 45 minutes from home on our way to a weekend away to the Lake Erie islands when I realized that my phone was sitting on the bathroom counter. Classic case of mom...