Once Upon a Lifetime

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  • Disney Weekend on a budget

    In April we got to escape down to one of our happy places 😊 We stayed with someone who has cared for Maddie since she was 2, and it was great to see her because she is expecting her own baby the end of the summer! Maddie and I headed down to Disney after she…

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  • Last minute life changes

    Last minute life changes

    The last week has been insane… and if you know me, you know that me saying that must mean something is up.  Of course the house isn’t done yet, and we still don’t have a closing date 🙄 and that makes all of what has happened so much harder.  Thankfully I have my brother nearby…

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  • The beginning of the end

    ***trigger warning*** ( for talk of emotional abuse and manipulation) I was never the girl who dreamed of becoming a mother her whole life. I wasn’t against the idea at all, I just knew I only wanted to be a mom if I met the right guy 🤷‍♀️ There were a couple of guys from…

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  • When all the plans go to -ish: Pre-Natal to Birth

    ***TRIGGER WARNING*** About prenatal/birth and traumatic birth This is for all women… and especially the ones who were denied their wishes for no good reason, or made to feel like they were anything less than the incredible warriors they are, regardless of the birth story. I wish that every woman who reads this will know…

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  • First Time Staying at Old Key West

    First Time Staying at Old Key West

    We got the chance to spend a night at a deluxe resort at Disney at the end of April this year, which isn’t something that fits in the budget often. We are lucky enough to live in Florida, just about 2.5 hours away from Disney and we’ve had annual passes for the last few years.…

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  • Goodbye… Why??? 😔

    **TRIGGER WARNING** (death too young) I guess I’ll never be ‘ready’ for this post, but hearing about one of my fellow Sailors passing way before his time has definitely stirred enough in me to talk/write about it. One of my friends who I met at one of my first jobs told us ‘you know you’re…

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  • Jamie’s Bio

    I grew up on Long Island, NY- mostly in Hicksville. I graduated from Hicksville High School in 2000, spent 3 years at Marist College upstate NY studying Biology. In 2009 I enlisted in the Navy as an Aviation Electrician where I was trained to fix both Legacy and Super Hornets (FA-18’s). In 2018, I separated…

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