New Year's Eve at Disney's Magic Kingdom

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I’m one week away from attending the Disney Social Media Moms Celebration (#DisneySMMC) at Walt Disney World. Leading up to the event, I’m sharing details about Walt Disney World adventures I haven’t shared yet on Born Just Right. I’ve shared Jordan’s 9th birthday at Magic Kingdom Park, our Wild Africa Trek experience, tips for doing Disney with one hand and fun…

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Looking for ways to help Nepal

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If we learned anything after the terrible earthquake in Haiti five years ago, it was that a tragedy like this causes so many amputations. I know this is true as well in Nepal after a 7.9 quake killed thousands – so many that the death toll may be unknown for a long time. But we…

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A new level of softball

Game on! Jordan’s softball season kicked off last night and she was very excited. She has the new baseball shoes, the cool pair of shorts, new hat, shirt and a batting glove. Even better? She is focused to do her very best. Her team launched into their first year of machine pitch softball and it…

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Trust your gut every time

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This past week, I had a chance to hang out in Portland, Oregon for a work trip. The cool part about working for an east coast organization while visiting the west coast, if you wake up super early and keep up with the east coast meetings and schedule, you can still enjoy the day. I…

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A Frozen experience at Disney's Hollywood Studios

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In advance of my first opportunity to attend the Disney Social Media Moms Celebration (#DisneySMMC) next month at Walt Disney World, each Thursday I’m sharing details about Walt Disney World adventure experience I haven’t shared yet on Born Just Right. So far, I’ve shared Jordan’s 9th birthday at Magic Kingdom Park, our Wild Africa Trek experience and tips for…

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A colorful running adventure

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Not long ago, if I told you I was doing a color run, you wouldn’t believe me. I wouldn’t even let the kids use finger paint when they were younger and I go out of my way to avoid face painting. Why? Because of the clean up. I never want to deal with the clean…

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Don't worry about my kids while I travel

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I’m a little more than two and a half years into a job that is based in Washington, DC. We didn’t have to move there because I’m a teleworker. But that means I need to travel. These days, that means I travel at least once a month. I just wrapped up three straight weeks home…

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Summer plans change for a special experience

Every year since Jordan was three and a half, we’ve traveled to the eastern side of Missouri to take part in Camp No Limits Missouri. We’ve grown with the camp that started with four families and now has more families than I ever imagined. Kids of all ages and experiences attend the special camp. And…

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Playing games with one hand at Disney

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In advance of my first opportunity to attend the Disney Social Media Moms Celebration (#DisneySMMC) next month at Walt Disney World, each Thursday I’m sharing details about Walt Disney World adventure experience I haven’t shared yet on Born Just Right. So far, I’ve shared Jordan’s 9th birthday at Magic Kingdom Park and our Wild Africa Trek experience. After spending…

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Make a big impact for Camp No Limits

For years, we’ve spent a lot of time and energy raising money for Camp No Limits. It’s a camp that has helped empower Jordan to be as able and strong as possible as a nine-year-old. Our six years with the program has introduced us to wonderful mentors and friends along with families who have become friends…

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