Currently List

Happy Tuesday! It's time for another Currently List.

Watching: I just realized that I have never watched the entire musical, but I really like Mamma Mia! The songs are great and now a couple of them are stuck in my head.

Reading: As usual, I'm reading a lot of blogs. I'm trying to decide which book I want to read, but I have so many choices. How do you choose which book to read next?

Listening: Look Alive by BlocBoy JB and Drake has been stuck in my head.

Making: I think I may have mentioned this before, but I hate making phone calls. If I could text everyone then I would, but unfortunately that is not possible. Do you prefer to talk on the phone or just text?

Feeling: I'm feeling so much better. My wisdom tooth is not bothering me anymore. Now I don't know if I should get the wisdom tooth removed before or after the baby comes. I plan on calling my dentist, doctor, and the surgeon in order to make a decision.

Planning: I have got to work on meal planning. I'm going to work on that today. I really failed at meal planning this month.

Loving: You all know that I'm all about naps. I'm still dealing with pregnancy insomnia so I try to take as much naps as I possibly can.

What are you currently up to?

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My Friend Fear: Finding Magic in the Unknown - Book Review

Happy Monday! Last week, I finally finished reading My Friend Fear by Meera Lee Patel. I was so excited when I found out that Meera wrote this book. I am a big fan of Meera's work and I even reviewed her diary/planner which you can read here. You can call it fate or just simply good timing, but I found out about this book at a perfect time.

Lately, I've been really into self-help and inspiring books. This book is filled with beautiful watercolor paintings and quotes as well as Meera's personal story on fear. I could relate to Meera and found myself nodding in agreement to a lot of things that I read. 

The main reason that it took me so long to finish reading this book is that I ended up taking notes while reading. I also wanted to take my time reading the book. Have you ever found and read a book and just didn't want it to end? My Friend Fear definitely had me feeling this way. I learned to look at fear in a different way and this book really inspired me to work on some projects that I have been putting aside due to fear.

If you'd like to learn more about Meera Lee Patel, you can find her on various social media platforms as well as her website. Check out the links below to see her work.

Website: https://www.meeralee.com

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/merelymeeralee

Twitter: https://twitter.com/meeralee

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/meeraleeillustration

Have you read My Friend Fear? Are you a fan of self-help and inspiring books?

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10 Things That Made Me Happy This Week

Happy Friday! Today I'm linking up with Charlotte, Lindsay, and Beth for their weekly grateful and happy list link up.

1. Warmer weather

2. More shopping for our little one

3. Sleeping in

4. Finally getting to my third trimester

5. Paying off debt

6. Being ahead of schedule

7. My boys

8. Old Navy tank tops

9. Mandarin Oranges

10. Me time

What made you happy this week?

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Currently Mini Tag Album

Happy Wednesday! Today I'm over at The Awesome Ladies Project with another take on this month's chapter, Currently. Instead of making another scrapbook layout, I decided to make a mini tag album. You can check out the rest of my album and get more information on how I made this album here. Below are some images of my mini tag album.

Are you working on any projects? Have you ever made a mini album?

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Currently List

Happy Tuesday! It's time for another currently list!

Watching: I watched the latest episode of Here and Now and I think that it's a pretty good show. This new series is about a multi-racial family in Portland. So far the storylines for the characters have been really great.

Reading: I've been reading lots of news articles and blog posts. I think I'm going to accomplish my reading goal for this month.

Listening: Preguntas by Danay Suarez is one of my favorite songs. I say this all the time, but Danay's songs are amazing.

Making: I'm still working on blog posts and really hope that I can get a lot of blog posts done before my baby's arrival.

Feeling: So apparently my wisdom tooth decided that now is the perfect time to start causing me trouble. Luckily, I only have on wisdom tooth and it's crazy that it's causing problems now. I've always heard that it usually causes problems in people ages 17-25. I'm hoping that I can get an appointment soon.

Planning: We already have all the major things that we will need for our baby so now we just have to buy clothing and some other supplies.

Loving: It's been in the upper 60s and I have been loving it. I'm hoping that the weather stays this way because I am so over winter.

What are you currently up to?

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Babies R Us Great Trade-In Event

Hooray! It's here! The Babies R Us Great Trade-In Event finally started! You guys have no idea how excited we were for this event.

For every eligible baby gear or furniture item that you trade in, you will receive a 25% off coupon for the purchase of a new item. If you have a "R" Us credit card, then you will receive a 30% off coupon for the purchase of a new item. Also if you do not have an item to trade in then you can get 15% off any one baby item with the coupon. This year, Babies R Us is even allowing customers to receive 25% off eligible clothing purchase if customers donate gently used baby clothing.

Below are the baby gear and furniture items that you can trade in:

• Bassinets
• Bouncers
• Car Seats
• Car Seat bases
• Cribs
• Crib/Toddler mattresses
• Entertainers
• High chairs
• Infant seats
• Infant swings
• Jumpers
• Playards
• Strollers
• Toddler/twin beds
• Travel Systems
• Walkers

On Friday, John and I decided to trade in some items. We traded in two convertible car seats and purchased the travel system that we wanted as well as a nursery center (playard). The playard that we purchased comes with a mattress pad, full size removable bassinet, changing table, and an electronic soother. In addition to using the 25% coupon on each of the baby gear, we were able to stack our 15% off completion coupon (from our baby registry) on every item that we purchased on that day. So we basically got 40% off our travel system and the playard. 

There was also a really good baby sale going on that was not related to the trade in event. If you make a $75 baby purchase (i.e. diapers, wipes, etc.) then you can receive a $20 Babies R Us gift card. We bought two boxes of The Honest Company diapers, two boxes of Babyganics wipes which were already buy 1, get 1 50% off, and two packs of Pampers Swaddlers diapers. We used several coupons on the baby items and we also received 15% each item that was purchased. 

We saved almost $300 and only spent a little over $500! Since every item we purchased was on our baby registry, we will also receive cash back about 12 weeks after our baby's arrival. 

If you or someone you know is currently expecting a baby, I highly recommend that you check out the trade in event and take advantage of all the baby registry benefits that Babies R Us offers.

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*This is not a sponsored post. I just really love Babies R Us and I was so excited with how much we saved and thought it would be great to pass on some information.*

10 Things That Made Me Happy This Week

Happy Saturday! Today I'm linking up with Charlotte, Lindsay, and Beth for their weekly grateful and happy list link up.

1. Shopping for the baby

2. Awesome deals at Babies R Us

3. Preguntas by Danay Suarez

4. Ferrero Rocher chocolates

5. Michael's poem recital

6. Reading

7. Writing

8. Chick-fil-A

9. Naps

10. My boys

What made you happy this week?

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