The postpartum period is notorious for being painful and exhausting. You're cramping, bleeding, leaking, swollen and possibly stitched up. Oh yeah, and you're running on little to no sleep because...baby. My recovery after my first was brutal. I had a second degree tear and sitting down was absolutely painful. I had intense baby blues just thinking back about my pregnancy ... Read More
Bella Received a Package from Santa! What’s Inside?!
Disclosure: I received the Silver Package from PackageFromSanta.com in exchange for my honest review. What do you love most about Christmas? Is it the decorations? The presents? The cookies? My favorite thing is definitely reliving the magic of Christmas through my daughters' eyes. Nothing compares to seeing the glimmer and sparkle in their eyes as they walk ... Read More
What’s On Your Phone Christmas Party Game + FREE PRINTABLE!
Eeek!! This post is the start of a new kind of content I'm bringing to City Girls and Country Pearls. I've been putting off creating free printables for y'all, but life just got in the way. I felt like I was being torn into many different directions. I'll be posting a new free printable at least every week, but if you know me, you know it could be more often (err...or less ... Read More
Creamy Herb Chicken | Quick and Easy Dinner Idea
If you know me at all, you know I'm a sucker for creamy chicken dishes. It's soothing to the soul, and it just simply tastes like heaven on a plate. This creamy herb chicken recipe has been a household staple for about a year or so, and I know once you give a try for your family, it'll be a staple for yours too! This creamy herb chicken is a breeze to make and only requires ... Read More
Knuckle Pumpkin Art
Ahh, do you smell it? You know the smell I'm referring to. The smell of FALL! The air is crisp, and there's hints of pumpkin, cinnamon and apple everywhere! Although the temperatures are dropping to numbers I'm not particularly fond of, I do consider fall my favorite season. Bar. None. One of the reasons why I adore fall so much is because it's the beginning of the ... Read More
Learning All About the Sun with the Build-Your-Own Luci Solar Light Kit! | STEM Project for Kids
We were sent the Build-Your-Own Luci Solar Light Kit from MPOWERD in exchange for this post. All opinions are our own. Bella and I are loving science experiments lately. STEM is such a vital part of our every day lives. Yes, numbers, letters, colors and shapes are important for early education, but to learn how something works is the start of something "more". We were sent ... Read More
Creamy Chicken Noodle Skillet
This post may contain Amazon affiliate links. Mmm! Chicken noodle! I'm sure when you read those words, you were brought back to a childhood memory. When I think of chicken noodle, I think of my grandpa making me a small bowl every day after school. It was my all time favorite thing to eat - bar none. Chicken noodle was also a meal that I ate when I was feeling under the ... Read More
Sesame Street – Elmo’s World: Elmo Explores | Now On DVD!
Juliana is OB-SESSED with Elmo and the gang. So much so, that her first birthday party was Sesame Street themed! She loves all of the characters, the catchy tunes and bright, vivid colors. As her mom, I love that Sesame Street teaches her an abundant amount of things - letters, numbers, how to include someone, and how to treat others. This is why I was happy to receive Elmo's ... Read More
My Child Did Exist… | What Not to Say to Someone Who Had an Early Miscarriage
I'll never forget my midwife sorrowfully revealing the bad news that I was already aware of. "You miscarried. Baby didn't grow." She said a bunch of other things trying to comfort me and give me a safe place to unleash my emotions, but honestly, my memory of that day is foggy at best. Heck, I might have even misquoted her above... All I remember was losing my baby. My ... Read More