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Marriage

Living By Airport Rules

We experienced our first “last” recently with having a senior in high school. Lola had her last high school tennis match at a state tournament. They didn’t win, but she played her best and we are incredibly proud of her.…

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Play Hallmark Movie or Not

It’s only halfway through November and it’s already been A MONTH. Luckily when times get tough, I have found my outlet (and it’s not even drinking, you guys.) When life gets heavy, my defense mechanism is Christmas. I noticed this…

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Things That Mean More To Me At 50

This past month, I turned 50 years old. It’s a number that I feel like I am at times, and at others, I definitely do not. There’s a lot of things that I don’t really care about as much as…

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What Happened To The Holderness Family?

Penn and I have adopted a new response when people ask how we are doing and we’re just doing fine: Medium. Not bad, not great… just “medium.” We got it from Penn’s cousin and honestly, I love it. Most days…

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Food

The Tired Mom Cookbook

Every day, it feels like I’m chasing some elusive goal of creating the perfect dinner that checks all the boxes: nutritious, easy to make, and crowd-pleasing. That’s why I am so excited to announce my new cookbook, I’m Sick of…

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When Life Turns Out Differently

There’s a lot of things in life that haven’t been on my bingo card. Living in North Carolina. Making videos for the internet as a job. Competing on The Amazing Race. Those are all pretty great life surprises, but there…

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Summer Then vs Now

I grew up in Florida where being outside in the summer felt like being on the surface of the sun. Despite that, I have fond memories of riding bikes and walking around the mall (with my biggest worry being how…

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Wellness

Back on Meds & Weird Hobbies 

We love our podcast. Sometimes, when we hit the record button it feels like I’m in a confessional. I’ll start spilling details of my life without even thinking. On this week’s podcast, what started as a conversation about being taken…

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10 Questions For The Deeply Curious 

 I consider myself a curious person by nature. When I’m in a social situation, I genuinely listen and ask thoughtful questions to get to know someone better. Where I struggle is small talk. There have been moments where I absolutely…

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It’s Not In Your Head

I have a solid marriage, a great one actually, but most nights I look over to my husband, who falls blissfully asleep as soon as his head hits the pillow, and I’m filled with RAGE. How does he fall asleep…

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