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    Packing Tips for Road-tripping Families
    Lauren Wiatrek
    • 5 days ago
    • 3 min

    Packing Tips for Road-tripping Families

    Always pack less than you think — I know that might sound opposite of what you’d think but trust me one of the most bothersome things on...
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    It’s Not About Happiness
    Lauren Wiatrek
    • Jun 23
    • 4 min

    It’s Not About Happiness

    As I lay in bed with another bout of insomnia and twitchy legs from restless leg syndrome it dawns on me how silly the world is....
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    What a May!
    Lauren Wiatrek
    • May 20
    • 3 min

    What a May!

    Since 2014, May has been a wild month for our family. Halen was born and then two years later Henley was born, in the same month. Ever...
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    Bobbing in the Sea
    Lauren Wiatrek
    • Apr 6
    • 2 min

    Bobbing in the Sea

    I have always tried to be honest, almost raw in my journey because someone needs to bring light to this never ending battle. I have...
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    The Self Care Movement
    Lauren Wiatrek
    • Feb 1
    • 3 min

    The Self Care Movement

    As a Christian I’ve often felt like what the world deems true and good is actually opposite of what the Word says. The latest phenomenon...
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    The dishes are done, mama will be right there.
    Lauren Wiatrek
    • Jan 24
    • 2 min

    The dishes are done, mama will be right there.

    Are the dishes ever done in your house? As a work from home mom, they are never done. As soon as I clean up from breakfast, I feel like...
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    SURPRISE! Love, Your Angel Army
    Lauren Wiatrek
    • Sep 7, 2021
    • 3 min

    SURPRISE! Love, Your Angel Army

    Every mama needs a tribe, a village, an army to help them navigate this new journey of parenthood. No one expects to tap into that...
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    Chemo & GO!
    Lauren Wiatrek
    • Sep 2, 2021
    • 3 min

    Chemo & GO!

    After my hospitalization and true heart to heart with my oncologist about the reality of my new situation. We decided to change our...
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    Something is Not Right :: Infection + Hospitalization
    Lauren Wiatrek
    • Jun 24, 2021
    • 5 min

    Something is Not Right :: Infection + Hospitalization

    The last I shared my oncologist was scheduling a procedure to have my lung catheter removed because an infection had formed at the drain...
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    Metastatic Breast Cancer - What You Can Do
    Lauren Wiatrek
    • Jun 8, 2021
    • 2 min

    Metastatic Breast Cancer - What You Can Do

    I always said from the beginning of this journey that I would be open, honest and help others perspectives when it comes to cancer. I...
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    Finding Purpose in Metastatic Breast Cancer
    Lauren Wiatrek
    • Jun 2, 2021
    • 4 min

    Finding Purpose in Metastatic Breast Cancer

    All my life I wondered what my purpose was… what did God design for my life. As most, I meandered many a path without clear direction. I...
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    Playing 10 Days in Austin
    Lauren Wiatrek
    • May 5, 2021
    • 1 min

    Playing 10 Days in Austin

    One local’s best-kept secrets for kid-friendly outings and eatings around the proudly “weird” and truly wonderful capital of Texas....
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    More From The Chicken Diaries
    Lauren Wiatrek
    • Apr 29, 2021
    • 2 min

    More From The Chicken Diaries

    Since 2021 started I had this burning desire to start living differently. When moving out to my dream home on my dream acreage wasn’t an...
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    Prepper List 2021
    Lauren Wiatrek
    • Mar 9, 2021
    • 2 min

    Prepper List 2021

    After 2020 began, and toilet paper disappearing, I quickly felt like there was nothing wrong with being prepared. Kind of like saying,...
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    Blessings During a Snowstorm
    Lauren Wiatrek
    • Mar 9, 2021
    • 3 min

    Blessings During a Snowstorm

    It has been a few weeks since the snowstorm 2021 has blown through Central Texas. It was pretty incredible, and just like 2020 there were...
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    Homestead Sourdough + Fruits of our Labor
    Lauren Wiatrek
    • Feb 4, 2021
    • 2 min

    Homestead Sourdough + Fruits of our Labor

    I unknowingly was part of a massively popular movement of baking their own sourdough during 2020. I am usually not one to hop on a...
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    Meeting our Meat
    Lauren Wiatrek
    • Jan 27, 2021
    • 3 min

    Meeting our Meat

    Have you ever thought about where your meat comes from? Most of us walk into a grocery store, fill our baskets full of produce and meat...
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    Welcome to our Hen House
    Lauren Wiatrek
    • Jan 18, 2021
    • 3 min

    Welcome to our Hen House

    A few years ago I noticed I became more and more drawn to the country... the fresh air, different shades of green sweeping from side to...
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    How To Build a Backyard Planter Box
    Lauren Wiatrek
    • Jan 11, 2021
    • 2 min

    How To Build a Backyard Planter Box

    I cringe when I think about the 20 something self that felt like I needed items to fill my cup. Even the other day, Evan and I were on...
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    Suburban Backyard Garden for Beginners
    Lauren Wiatrek
    • Jan 7, 2021
    • 2 min

    Suburban Backyard Garden for Beginners

    The best advice I can give about starting a garden or a homestead is just to start. It is super easy to get caught up and bogged down...
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