military life – Lauren Cecora

Father’s Day Made Simple

Holidays, Sanity Savers / father's day, gift giving, gift hacks, managing life, military kid, military life, new mom, sahm, sanity saver, simple gift ideas, toddler mom / 3 minutes of reading

**blog post may contain affiliate links. I do earn a commission off of these at no additional cost to you, but it helps me feed my family every month** I’ll admit, I’ve never been that great of a gift giver- it isn’t my love language, and it isn’t something I’m great at. So buying thoughtful and meaningful gifts for smaller holidays like: father’s day, completely stresses me out. I agonize over whether it is a good gift or not. And second guess myself even after I’ve purchased the gift. After reading about KonMari– I realize that gifts are serving a …

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Happy 3rd Birthday Evelyn

About Me / about me, air force, anxiety, becoming a family, california, evelyn, girl mom, military kid, military life, military wife, mindfulness, new mom, new mom body, norcal, personal development, post baby body, postpartum support / 4 minutes of reading

Dear Evelyn, I always wanted to be that mom that documented major milestones of your life. I even have a baby book- that is barely filled out. But time and excuses got in the way of me completing any of those things- so instead I’ll try this letter to you instead. At 5:39am PST you will turn 3. I still remember your birth. I remember feeling very empowered pushing you out of my body. I remember how warm you felt when you held you for the first time, and about how your squishy body seemed to mold itself to me …

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Returning to Work as a Nursing Mom

Sanity Savers / breastfeeding, military life, new mom, post baby body, postpartum anxiety, postpartum support, returning to work, tricare, working mom / 6 minutes of reading

How to manage Breastfeeding and Pumping for working moms. Tips for new moms on returning to work as a nursing mother.

How I Mended My Sinus Pressure (med free)

Health and Fitness / anxiety, health and fitness, health coaching, managing life, military life, mindfulness, natural methods, new mom, post baby body, sahm, sanity saver, stress, toddler mom, wahm / 5 minutes of reading

When I was pregnant, I got a sinus infection monthly. No joke. They were like the bain of my existence in my 41+2 weeks of being pregnant. And yes- that’s how long I was pregnant. I feel like it’s a badge of honor for my suffering since I was overdue so I always share my 9 days past due with everyone haha. Who wants to be pregnant longer than necessary? Sure as hell not me. Anyways, onto the topic of the day. Sinus Infections. Basically the devil all stewed up in your nose, head, and cheeks. And if you remember …

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Happy 4th of July

About Me / becoming a family, evelyn, military kid, military life, personal life / 1 minute of reading

Becoming a Family

About Me / about me, air force, becoming a family, military kid, military life, postpartum depression, postpartum support, reintegration, vacations / 3 minutes of reading

As I mentioned in my previous post, I have a huge travel bug. I’ve been all over the US, and traveled internationally 3 times and been to 5 European Countries. Each vacation has something special and a special memory attached.Some good memories: like my first solo vacation without a friend or relative.Some, not so good: Like the time I locked my friend’s brother into their Paris Apartment by accident- the day we left the city. I’ve never seen someone so mad before. But by far, my favorite vacation was the vacation we took following my husband’s fourth deployment. You see, …

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