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Favorite Books for Preschoolers

by Katie Haller

10 favorite books for preschoolers
It’s back-to-school time, and I’ve always loved this time of the year.  This is the first year in a long time that I am not busy getting my classroom ready for the new school year.  I always loved teaching preschool.  It’s such an important stepping stone in a child’s education.  This year instead of taking on a classroom of 20 preschoolers, I get to focus on one preschooler, my little guy.  Jack is at that preschool age where he is loving learning.  Well, I guess he’s always loved learning, but now he is really eager to learn new things and explore.  One of his favorite activities at the moment is reading.  We read together all the time.  I can never turn him down when he asks me to read to him. Read more

5 Tips to Stretch your Budget at Sephora

by Katie Haller

You guys must know by now that I’m a huge fan of budget makeup.  I do most of my makeup shopping at the grocery store because that’s what is convenient for me and they have the best prices. Well, every once in a while I get the itch to treat myself to some higher-end makeup.  I recently won a $25 gift card to Sephora through one of my voxbox campaigns I participated in with Influenster.  I was so excited because I haven’t shopped at Sephora in years!  I love Sephora, but my budget (and my husband) have kept me out of that store.  Getting a gift card was such a treat.

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A Day at the Salon with Douglas J. Aveda Institute

by Katie Haller

*This post is sponsored by Douglas J. Aveda Institute.  All opinions are 100% my own.

Last week, I was invited to the Douglas J. Aveda Institute in downtown Grand Rapids for a complimentary spa and salon day.  I was absolutely thrilled about this invite because as you know I’m new to the Grand Rapids area.  After a stressful move across the country, a relaxing day at the salon sounded amazing.

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9 Mom Friendly Fall Outfits from the Nordstrom Anniversary Sale

by Katie Haller

The Nordstrom Anniversary Sale opened to the public this weekend, and so that means the normal non-cardholders, like myself, are welcome to shop the sale.  Now I know I polled my followers on Instagram and many of them said they are not shopping the NSale and they don’t care to hear about it.  I can respect that.  I know that if you follow any other bloggers besides me, you know this sale is a little overdone.  I myself don’t typically shop the NSale, because to be honest, I don’t stop just because there is a sale.  I try to only shop for things that I really want and  I’ve been eyeing for a while.  This doesn’t mean I don’t like to browse the sale.  Every year I spend hours browsing through the Nordstrom App and other bloggers’ blog posts to see what the most popular items are.  Sometimes I spend so much time browsing and eyeing the sale that I end up buying one or two things, but I try to make sure that it’s something from my “shopping list”.  I usually pick out items that I will wear and love for years to come.

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