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5 on Friday: Motherhood Posts

Filed Under: 5 on Friday, five on friday, motherhood // May 11, 2018

In honor of Mother’s Day, I am sharing five of my favorite blog posts that I’ve written about my motherhood experience so far:

1. 12 Lessons in 12 Months: My First Year of Motherhood

2. To My Firstborn

3. Love Your {Postpartum} Body – 5 Ways to Improve Your Postpartum Body Image

4. What Works (for You) is What’s Right

5. I’m a Good Mom

And here’s a bonus: My Back-to-Work Plan

Happy Mother’s Day mamas! You’re all amazing and deserve to be spoiled 🙂

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5 on Friday: City Life Faves

Filed Under: 5 on Friday, Brooklyn, city life // March 16, 2018

Happy Friday! When my husband and I decided to move our family from Brooklyn to Long Island, we didn’t really think twice. That’s mainly because Brooklyn real estate is pricey and because we, especially my husband, we’re excited to raise our kids in the suburbs.

Admittedly, while I am happy with our decision to move from the city to the burbs, it has been quite the adjustment and there are still some things I miss about city life (overcrowdedness and constantly being in a rush not included):


Walkability: 

In Brooklyn, we had SIDEWALKS. Now, we have limited sidewalks so our walks are spent partly in the street. We lived around the corner from so many stores, a few blocks from the train and a playground. Up the block from us was “the avenue.” That’s what people in the city call avenues that have stores and such.  There were bodegas (similar to delis), pizzerias, take out restaurants, a diner, a library and so on. 

Murals
I have grown really fond of wall art and murals. It’s a neat way to dress up plain neighborhood walls, and it seems they’ve become more popular. Even my parents’ residential neighborhood has a couple murals!

Family
Everyone in my family still lives in Brooklyn so we often find ourselves back there visiting them or attending events for special occasions. I wish they made the move with us… my husband and I are still working on convincing my parents 😉

Public transportation
I don’t love the MTA. It’s constantly delayed, overcrowded and dirty but it is very efficient, runs pretty frequently and relatively inexpensive. The LIRR is nicer but it is a lot more expensive and runs less often. 
Liveliness 
As of now (this could change come summer), I feel like Brooklyn is more upbeat and lively. That could be because there is a constant hustle and bustle. I also feel like I saw my neighbors more in the city because a lot were walking around and such. Now, everyone drives so neighbors come and go about their business with little interaction. 
As I said, this is not to say I don’t enjoy living in the suburbs becaus I do! Check back next week for my favorite things (so far) about living outside of the city. 

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5 on Friday: Postpartum Swimsuit Wish List

Filed Under: 5 on Friday, postpartum, postpartum body, swimsuit // February 23, 2018

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Swimsuit

I don’t know about you but I’ve been dreaming about vacation. Since I am creeping on 31 weeks pregnant, though, I am not getting on a plane any time soon. It sort of makes me sad. Last year, it felt like we were on the go a lot towards the end (Disney World, California and Michigan) so it has been nice to stay put for a little while… however, now that it has been a little while I want to be on a plane and headed to a beautiful beach.

I am hoping we can road trip somewhere before our next big vacation in September but if not, there is always summer. We live in a town with private beaches and pools so I plan to take advantage of that. While dreaming of said summer, I have come across one piece swimsuits that I think would flatter my — and others’ — postpartum bodies.

I got a lot of questions about the above suit I wore last year in Puerto Rico so I figured I’d share my picks for this year’s swim suit season:

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TWO
THREE
FOUR
FIVE

What do you think? I’ll be sharing some two-pieces (high waist bottoms) soon!

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5 on Friday: Life Lately via Instagram

Filed Under: 5 on Friday, five on friday // January 19, 2018

Happy Friday! The new year has been off to a relatively great start! Here’s a bit of an update via some of my recent Instagram photos:

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The #bombcyclone came, went + left a blanket of snow in its path… now we’re in for a freeze. You can find us inside battling our colds admiring the pretty snow. (Ask me again in March and I’ll be over it.) ☃️ ❄️ Hi to all of my new followers — happy to have you here! I’m a mom of boys (1 toddler and 1 in my belly) + wife to a husband whom I met in a (Las Vegas) casino and whose career is now in the casino business. We were just talking about how life comes full circle … 💙 Tell me something about yourself! #fridayintroductions
A post shared by Jackie • MOMents of Musing (@momentsofmusing) on Jan 5, 2018 at 9:59am PST

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I’m sick. S is sick. Husband is sick. It’s snowing (again) …and I wish I could teleport home from work– not a new wish but especially wished for today. A hot cocoa will have to do when I get there because ☝🏽 duh.
A post shared by Jackie • MOMents of Musing (@momentsofmusing) on Jan 8, 2018 at 1:44pm PST

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This little one’s daddy surprised with me with a getaway this weekend — I’m super excited because we don’t spend nearly enough time alone together but still gonna miss our babe bc #momlife ❤️
A post shared by Jackie • MOMents of Musing (@momentsofmusing) on Jan 11, 2018 at 5:51am PST

4.

1 house • 2 babies • 3 years married • 4 countries visited • 5 cities lived • 6 month separations • 7 years together 💗💕
A post shared by Jackie • MOMents of Musing (@momentsofmusing) on Jan 14, 2018 at 8:12am PST

5.

Got to see our ~1 lb. 13 oz. little love yesterday😍I feel his kicks throughout the day (boy loves to move!) but it’s always so relieving and amazing to SEE him moving and hear that he’s growing right on track. 💙 I’m sure my fellow preggos and mamas know the feelings! #25weeks
A post shared by Jackie • MOMents of Musing (@momentsofmusing) on Jan 18, 2018 at 5:51am PST

Be sure to follow along to stay in the loop! Have a great weekend!

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5 on Friday: Christmastime 2017

Filed Under: 5 on Friday, five on friday // December 15, 2017

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1. This door mat was one of my first purchases for our new home. I love that it’s in Spanish and that it’s colorful… two of my favorite things. I’m counting all of our home decor purchases as Christmas presents 😉

2. It snowed twice this past week… and I actually enjoyed it.

3. We started decorating our Christmas tree this week and it gave me all the warm festive feels.

4. We are hosting Christmas Day and I am so excited!

5. This season is so full of love and gratitude. I don’t think a day has gone by recently where my husband and I are not counting our lucky stars/ blessings.

Wishing you all a joyful weekend!

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