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Alicia

Alicia
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Alicia is a mom of two girls and married to her National Guard-turned-Active Duty husband for 15 years. Alicia has left part of her heart in the hills of Kentucky, the Piney Woods of East Texas, every taco truck in San Antonio, the Northern Lights of Fairbanks, Alaska, and now resides in Northern Virginia. She spends her time learning watercolor painting, reading too many books, trying new foods, riding the Peloton, and playing with her dog. She is also a new contributor for DC Area Moms.

Kid-Friendly St. Patrick’s Day Mini Muffins

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Looking for something to make for St. Patrick's Day, but don't want to use half a bottle of green food coloring? We've called them spinach muffins, muscle muffins, or hulk muffins. They're just the...

Doing What Needs To Be Done: Sometimes it Ain’t Pretty, Sometimes it Ain’t Fun

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I walked into her room to find her sitting up happily. With poop in each hand, she smiled a big toothy grin at me. Considering that I could have caught her "decorating" her crib...

5 Christmas Songs That Take Away My Holiday Cheer

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I love the holiday season. Enormous inflatables taking over everyone's lawn fills me with tacky glee.  I love the delicious food I can't stop making and consuming. And I love Christmas music.   I love...

National Gratitude Month: 5 Small Products That Keep Me Together

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During November, many people are starting gratitude journals or writing on Facebook something they're grateful for. I'm trying to take time to be grateful. Of course, there are the big things -- family, health,...

Non-Scary Halloween Stories For Your Littles

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  I'm not a big holiday decorator, but I love children's holiday books. There's no shortage of Halloween books, but it can be tricky to find them for young children. For the little ones, you...

5 Friends I Can’t Live Without

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Every time I move, like a lot of you, I find it challenging to make new friends. I like to keep in touch with the friends I’ve made, but I also know that I...

An Ode to Almost a Decade of Drill Weekends

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I could hardly let him go the first drill weekend after he was home from Basic Training and Advanced Individual Training (AIT). I remember being so angry and frustrated that the Army had him...

Things I Do and Don’t Miss About Being Pregnant

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Pregnancy is a strange/awesome/crazy/fun/sick/roller coaster of emotions time in your life. Here are a few things I am happy to have said goodbye to and some things I actually miss from those nine months.  Things...