Lifestyle – Katelyn Marando

category four, Lifestyle, Travel, Uncategorized

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November 4, 2022

TRAVEL GUIDE: Magic Kingdom & Orlando

We recently spent Fall Break in Orlando, and decided we would take the kids to Disney's Magic Kingdom a couple days while we were down there. We'd only been to Disney once, and it was a 48 hour trip, when Jaxon was 3. So I started researching all the things, and while it took hours, it paid off in a huge way. We had the best time! Since returning, I've had a lot of questions and thought I would write this post with some simple tips, because reading all the blogs and pinterest posts before yo[...]

Health & Nutrition, Lifestyle, Mom Life, Safer Products, Uncategorized

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May 26, 2022

This NOT That: Kids’ Snack

For this week’s This NOT That, I’m sharing a treat my kids have enjoyed for a few years and I really enjoy the simple ingredients! Bear products are a clean snack, and these strawberry fruit rolls are our favorite! It’s a better option to a fruit roll-up or fruit snacks. And they actually taste good!! Below I have compared the ingredients in Bear Strawberry Fruit Rolls and Fruit Roll-ups Strawberry Sensation flavor. I don’t think this one needs a big explanation. You know I don’[...]

Lifestyle, Mom Life, Uncategorized

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May 21, 2022

Summer Challenge Download

My friend, Reem Fryling, is an amazing mother to three boys, a teacher, a food & product photographer, an amazing cook...literally good at all the things! Over Spring Break she emailed me a template with a challenge she had come up with for her boys to complete daily in order for them to earn screen time. Just in time for Summer Break, I dug out her email and made some changes to the challenge to have it reflect what I wanted my kids to focus on each day. I then printed and laminated the[...]

Lifestyle, Safer Products, Uncategorized

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May 18, 2022

This Not That: Children’s Medicine

Try this safer swap when choosing medicine for your family.

Safer Products, Uncategorized

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March 6, 2022

Spring Break Must-Haves

Spring Break is fast approaching and I want to make sure you are all prepared with safe products for the entire family! So below I have rounded up some items that will be perfect for your trip. Not going on Spring Break? Us either, but these will also be great for any upcoming road trips, summer vacations, or staycations. Sunscreen We know spf is a must for the entire family, and even best to put on daily. A mineral sunscreen is what you want to use, and ours fits the bill, going beyo[...]

Lifestyle, Mom Life, Uncategorized

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January 24, 2022

Valentine’s Day Gift Guide: Boys & Girls

I was picking up a few things for the kids to give them on Valentine's Day and thought I would make a list and share with you all. Some of the links below, I do make a small commission on. Here are some of my favorites for the boys: You knew there would be a football for my football obsessed six year old. I love this smaller ball with all the NFL team logos on it. Thought it would be cute on a shelf in his room too.This style of Nikes looks a lot like Jordan's but for a fraction of th[...]

Lifestyle, Safer Products, Uncategorized

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January 9, 2022

Do you know the 4 steps of a skincare routine?

With a new year just starting, and lots of personal health goals being laid out, I want to make sure you are making selfcare a part of those goals too. Going to the gym and eating healthy are so important, but make sure you are also taking some time to relax with a little selfcare. This can look like quiet alone time in the mornings, meditation, reading, soaking in a bath, skincare, masks, etc. Today, I want to chat a bit about a form of selfcare: skincare! Just like your workouts[...]

category four, Local Spots + Small Shops, Uncategorized

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November 28, 2021

Local Spots & Small Shops: SassyFras Petals

Kollyns has the sweetest friend from school, Tilly, and through her I've become friends with her mom, Lindsay. She has the cutest Etsy shop! Lindsay mainly works with two mediums, felt and paper, to create the most realistic flowers. She creates a lot of home and wedding decor, first anniversary gifts, baby mobiles, nursery decor, and holiday garland. She recently made me some felt garland for Christmas, and I just love it! You can shop all her creations here. You can also follow al[...]

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November 21, 2021

Local Spots & Small Shops: A Clean Slate Organization and Design

A few weeks ago my sister was telling me about these organizational storage totes that her son's teacher made for her. I saw them and was obsessed! Each tote has a hanging folder for storage, Preschool through 12th grade. Perfect for school work, school pictures, anything you want to hold on too. I had to have them and then naturally had to share here. But in the process of that, I found out that Liv and Shannon of A Clean Slate Organization and Design, do so much more! The duo's main focus[...]

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October 31, 2021

Local Spots & Small Shops: Rachael Smith Brows

I'm just going to say it, Rachael is the best, when it comes to your brows! She is located in Broadripple and specializes in microblading. Rachael was trained by and worked for the brand Anastasia Beverley Hills for 5 years at Nordstrom waxing, shaping, and filling in brows with makeup. (This is where I met her.) She's now been microblading for 3+ years and her niche is natural looking microblading. (See the pics below; so good!) After she had her second child, she went out completely on her[...]