It's Jolene
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My name is Jolene and I live in a suburb of Des Moines, Iowa. I write about lifestyle, motherhood, beauty, wellness, and more!
It's Jolene
1M ago
The Des Moines Holiday Boutique is back for another year of festive fun! The Des Moines Holiday Boutique is one of the premier annual holiday shopping events. The Boutique features more than 200 vendors in beauty, apparel, décor, jewelry and...
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1M ago
I can hardly believe that Lake will be off to Kindergarten next month! I made it a point to go school supply shopping this month so I could beat the August crowd. (Most of the schools in our area go...
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4M ago
Etta is THREE! It wouldn’t be a birthday post if I didn’t marvel about how time has flown, but it’s true. It’s wild to me that my baby girl is three! Some birthday highlights included: celebrating with family, a Peppa...
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It's Jolene
4M ago
‘Editor’s Corner’ is a monthly-ish series highlighting what I’m loving, what I’ve been up to, what’s on my mind and more. 1. Etta is THREE! Some birthday highlights included: celebrating with family, a Peppa cake (by request!), birthday present shopping...
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It's Jolene
4M ago
I’ve always been a big concert-goer. Recently I attended a some bigger ones (Taylor Swift, SZA, Olivia Rodrigo and Morgan Wallen) and I feel like I’ve really honed in on what I like to take. I created a ‘Master Packing...
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4M ago
Last month, we attended The Big Bounce America which is billed as “the largest touring inflatable event in the world.” The event features 25,000 square feet of inflatable fun and action-packed entertainment for all ages. My two young kids had...
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It's Jolene
4M ago
‘Editor’s Corner’ is a monthly-ish series highlighting what I’m loving, what I’ve been up to, what’s on my mind and more. 1. I hope you made it through “Maycember” okay! It’s such a busy month for many with graduations, end...
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4M ago
Every year since Lake turned 3, I’ve been conducting a “birthday interview” with her. Etta turns 3 soon, so she will have her first one as well. While I absolutely love watching the videos, myself, I do it more for...
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4M ago
Lake just turned 5 and this year was the first time she had a friend birthday party. (Previously we’ve just had parties with family). She invited some good friends and her entire preschool class. She was so excited and knew...
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4M ago
I can hardly believe our sweet Lake is FIVE! Time has simply flown by and I have no doubt the next five ALL of the coming years will as well. This was the first year Lake had a friend birthday...
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