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Moms, Style · April 6, 2021

Summer Sundresses 2021

How excited are you that summer is here and you can wear dresses?! I am over the moon. I love dressing for summer. Winter can become so drab and you really have to bundle and layer and in northern Minnesota well let's just say the fam and I and up looking like marshmallows...not particularly ...

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Lifestyle, Motherhood, Self Care, Toddlers, Twins · April 1, 2021

When to Cut and How to Style Your Curly Child’s Hair

Knowing when to cut and how to style your curly child's hair can be very confusing if you've never dealt with curly hair before or if your child's hair has more or less curl than your own lovely locks. Here's a quick and easy guide to help you remember what you need and how to take care of their ...

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Family, Kids, Style · March 28, 2021

Adorable Spring Clothes for Kids

As promised here are a few of my favorite spring clothes for kids from Amazon and Boden! There's something here for boys and girls and the clothes are insanely cute. The prices are really good and these clothes feel so much more fun and lively. I love that the Boden items have a lot of interactive ...

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Lifestyle, Moms, Product Reviews, Style · March 2, 2021

Trunk Club Review

The past five years have not been my most fashionable. Typically I ended up wearing yoga pants and a t-shirt for comfort and due to the reality that my kids would likely have me covered in some sort of substance within five minutes of wearing it. If I wasn't wearing that it was pajamas and a robe... ...

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Family, Lifestyle, Toddlers · March 2, 2021

Beautiful Toys Meant to Last

Now that my twins are so mobile I've learned very quickly that kids can be hard on toys. My first child, well, he just wasn't like that. He played more gently spoke early and was an easy child to raise for quite some time. My twins however have been living life fast and furiously. They climb and ...

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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 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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