Alexa Bigwarfe's Blog, page 31
March 21, 2014
World Water Day #WaterAidNica
World Water Day is on Saturday, March 22. It is a day for all of us to acknowledge and raise awareness of the world water crisis. It is hard to imagine life without access to fresh water. Think about just how much water plays a role in our lives, every single day. What would I […]
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March 19, 2014
Pork and Sweet Potato Stew {Whole30 compliant}
Whole30. I first heard about it when my older sister told me she was completing the Whole30 challenge. As she described how good she felt after two weeks of eating clean (you can eat lean proteins, fruits, veggies, and healthy fats such as avocados and olive oil) I became intrigued. One of my doctor’s had […]
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March 17, 2014
Happy St. Patrick’s Day!
Have a wonderful, luck filled day! I am super excited about this little outfit I made for Tiny. (And made matching pants for Jelly Bean). I will add a photo once they are up and dressed! Some fun activities for St. Patrick’s Day: Crafts, activities, and recipes on Parenting.com (http://www.parenting.com/gallery/st-p...) Check out this fun […]
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March 14, 2014
Back to the NICU…
Bee beeep beep. Bee beep beep. Bee beeeep beeeeeeeep. Ding ding ding diiiiing. Ding ding ding diiing. Ding ding ding diiiiing. Two years have passed, but the noises are the same. The sounds of ventilators, heart rate monitors, oxygen saturation monitors, and more. I walked into the dim Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) with a […]
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March 10, 2014
International Women’s Day
This Saturday was International Women’s Day. Starting last week and moving into this week, there are all kinds of events and activities in observance of this day. International Women’s Day is focused on empowering and encouraging women; to honor women and focus on advancing women’s equality across the world. The first International Women’s […]
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March 7, 2014
Skylar Wishes {Book Review}
I have participated in Novel Publicity blog tours before, and I really enjoy the opportunity to do so. As a fiction writer myself (although yet to have fiction published!) I love having the opportunity to read what other new writers have just published, and sharing that. I really like working with Novel Publicity because they […]
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March 6, 2014
DIY “No-Sew” St. Patrick’s Day T-shirt
Cutest shirt ever, isn’t it? Of course, the model is pretty cute herself! Today I am over at Columbia City Moms Blog, where I am a regular contributor, with my post: DIY No Sew St. Patrick’s Day Shirt (Or Onesie.) What?? I sure did do a craft tutorial! I got all crafty for St. Patrick’s… […]
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March 5, 2014
My Beautiful Girl {Wordless Wednesday}
Almost Wordless… Does life get better than this? The other night, my daughter wanted me to cuddle with her. I told her to climb on up in bed. She looked at me and said “My heart is bumping because you’re going to love on me!” And my heart just swelled. For as many stresses and […]
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March 4, 2014
Fat Tuesday – Mardi Gras
Did you ever wonder why it’s called Mardi Gras? Mardi Gras is French for “Fat Tuesday.” So what does that mean?? Fat Tuesday is the last day before Lent begins. Mardi Gras is French for Fat Tuesday, referring to the practice of the last night of eating richer, fatty foods before the ritual fasting of […]
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March 3, 2014
3 Reasons I did NOT watch the Oscars
As I clicked on Facebook quickly last night before settling in for the evening with my Kindle, I realized I might be the only person in America not watching the Oscars. I have never been one of those die hard Oscar watchers, but I do enjoy seeing the celebrities fall down walk gracefully up to […]
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