Mother’s Day Series: Thoughts On Motherhood – Sandy H.

Hello and welcome back to our Mother’s Day Series! You thought we were going to be done just because we were celebrated yesterday? Boy you thought wrong! Today we welcome Sandee H. from Motherhood is Beautiful…and Other Lies . She is a bloggy friend of mine who answered the call of posting! Please welcome her to our Houseful and go by and check her out! 

Mother’s Day Series: My Wake-Up Call – Makeba G of MELISASource.com

Our Mother’s Day Series continues with Makeba G. of MELISASource.com. She is someone who I met during a twitter hop and let me tell you, she is a breath of fresh air! Always posting something uplifting and you can feel her smile through her posts! Please welcome her as she shares with our Houseful her thoughts on motherhood. 

 

For as long as I can remember, I have always wanted to be a mother. As a child, I did remember doing more for my dolls than the average little girl would do. I sewed clothes for them by hand, using scraps from my mother’s leftover material that she had lying around from her sewing projects. Since I had two beds in my room, the other one was their dwelling space—never my toy box or a shelf. I had all of the ‘unnecessary accessories’ for them that a little girl could ask for, and whatever my parents chose not to buy, I did my best to make myself. See, in my eyes they were not just dolls—they were my babies. And as their mother I felt that it was my role to keep them looking their best and safely tucked in bed every day and night.

 

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Filippo Berio Olive Oil

Disclosure: I’m a BzzAgent and received a bottle of Filippo Berio Olive Oil to use. 

Ever since I became obsessed with cooking shows, I’ve noticed one thing – they use a LOT of Olive Oil. And their meals look delicious. I strive for that. I mean, I like butter almost as much as Ms. Deen herself, but I do realize that the extreme use of it can cause some health issues in the long run. And my plan does not include leaving this earth any time soon. So when I was offered the chance to test out and give a review of Filippo Berio Olive Oil, I jumped at the chance.

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Mother’s Day Series: Why I Took So Long To Become A Mother Roshini C. of Glamazini.Com

Hello there! Welcome to yet another series that I have running on the blog – but this one is all about Mother’s and mother figures – to mothers. I hope that you enjoy what each guest blogger has to say, and that something sits with you long after this month of celebrating mother’s is over. 

Please welcome Roshini Cope of Glamazini.com as she shares with us her thoughts on becoming a mother. She’s having her first baby and here is what she wants to share with us. By the way, she has an AMAZING social media presence, and I feel like I have a superstar guest posting today!

I never wanted children.

I know that sound a bit harsh and abrupt, but it’s true.  I never dreamed of starting my family, or finding my prince charming for that matter. My dream was more of jet-setting time spent with my French boyfriend in a flat overlooking the river. Don’t ask me which river LOL!

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