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Motherhood, Twins · January 21, 2020

Mini-Post Monday No. 2

The Long Road Of Pumping Is OVER! As you know my twins have turned one officially! YAY! We all made it! Just kidding. Of course we did! I finally stopped pumping. I can’t believe I made it a full year and two weeks. I slowed down quite a bit toward the end but I felt compelled to make it work. I ...

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Lifestyle · January 13, 2020

Mini-Post Monday No. 1

Two days ago I was feeling very frustrated. This journey to loving my natural 4A curly hair has been a difficult road. I love how they look right out of the shower but as soon as the typing begins they loose all of the definition and length that the extra water was giving them. So, due to my ...

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Lifestyle, Motherhood, Toddlers, Twins · January 11, 2020

My Twins Turned 1 Today…2019 A Year in Review

First Year in Review It feels like this last year just flew by. It's so hard for me to believe my twins are already one. I don't know how the days past by so quickly. But then, I started this post yesterday ON their actual birthday. As I sat down I noticed there were some baby granola bar crumbs ...

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Motherhood, Toddlers · December 6, 2019

6 Tips to Make Visiting the Dentist Easier for Your Toddler

I took my son to the dentist recently and being that this is now the third time he’s gone we’ve definitely developed a routine. But it’s not always easy. Some parents don’t know what to say or how to help their children and sometimes the dentist or dental hygienists aren’t in tune with how to talk ...

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Motherhood, Product Reviews · November 14, 2019

Top 3 Best Bottles By Usage

There are a lot of bottles out there but I wish I’d been able to find information on what types of bottles to get for specific usage. Yes there are bottles known to be good with colicky babies. But let’s be real with twins? Not happening. Too many parts to clean and not enough time in the day.  So ...

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Hi there, I'm Chaka (Shock-ah). I am a mom of one plus twins. And this is where I share my shopping and fashion aesthetic peppered with some parenting/life stories and recipes I love!

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Chaka Blanford

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Chaka Blanford The Northern Doe • Mama 1+twins • Sewist • Baking Enthusiast • MN • #northerndoe

12th wedding anniversary and 19 years together 😳
First day of winter session of swim! Isaiah is hom First day of winter session of swim! Isaiah is home sick so no pics of him today.
Decided to try my hand and homemade Madeline’s! Decided to try my hand and homemade Madeline’s!
Thanksgiving cricut shirts! Thanksgiving cricut shirts!
Door is framed! Now I just need a threshold, trim Door is framed! Now I just need a threshold, trim fill/paint, border trim on the top edge, and doors! Hello pantry! 

I may quit my day job and become a carpenter! 🤣 joking of course 😝
Phase 2! Phase 2!
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