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Emily Elling lives in downtown Indianapolis, and has been married to her medicine-making, guitar-playing husband Michael for more than 10 years. She's a full-time stay at home mom to four unintentionally hilarious children, Piper, Nola, Gage, and baby Paul, born January 2012. She blogs daily at her personal site, DesignHER Momma.
Before becoming a mom, Emily was a corporate interior designer at a large architectural firm. When Emily isn’t hanging out on the Internet, she loves to cook real food, read long books, run short distances, and most of all enjoys treasure hunting in thrift shops and garage sales.

Target Accessories for Little Girl Hair Perfection

Target Accessories for Little Girl Hair Perfection

When I was pregnant for the first time, we decided not to find out the gender of the baby before he or she was born. And I remember like it was yesterday, the doctor in the delivery room excitedly asking my husband to announce to the room if we had a son or a daughter. MORE »

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Eyes on the Road, Hands on the Wheel

Eyes on the Road, Hands on the Wheel

I got my drivers license when I was 16, and instead of getting a Jeep Wrangler like I had always dreamed about, my parents bought me a very used Ford Ranger truck. The exterior was a ugly gray color, and it didn’t even have a radio or tape deck (yes, I just said tape deck) MORE »

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My Ugly Side Business Confession

My Ugly Side Business Confession

I absolutely love thrift shopping. For me, there’s a certain excitement that comes along with walking in to a secondhand shop, not knowing what treasure might be lurking around the corner. My sentiments are the same for garage sales, estate sales, auctions, and online sites like Craigslist. I have a short list, and my favorite MORE »

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Hey New Mama, You Need a Pair of Dansko Shoes!

Hey New Mama, You Need a Pair of Dansko Shoes!

A couple days ago I found myself front and center at a fashion show where very tall and slender women marched down a long runway wearing a plethora of DRY CLEAN ONLY garments accessorized by some serious high heels. And while these women looked slammin’ amazing, it made me realize just how removed (in a MORE »

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The Three Minute Car Seat Safety Checklist

The Three Minute Car Seat Safety Checklist

One of the most terrifying car rides of my life was bringing baby Paul home from the hospital. It was January 15th, snow and ice were covering the roads and the temperature was dropping while the wind was picking up. Door to do, we had about 15 miles between us. Typically, treacherous road conditions don’t really MORE »

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Not Your Granny's Hard Candy

Not Your Granny's Hard Candy

As a kid, I always associated hard candy with old people and going to church on Sunday morning. And if I dig a little deeper in my childhood memories, old people and church on Sunday always went hand in hand. You see, my grandma had a small dish of hard candies next to her davenport. MORE »

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Sleep Easy with the Snuza Trio Baby Monitoring System

Sleep Easy with the Snuza Trio Baby Monitoring System

You know the old saying “sleep when the baby sleeps”? Sure, those few word roll easily off the tongue, but often it’s just not that simple to accomplish, especially if you suffer from postpartum anxiety and insomnia like I do. I lay awake at night, worrying about my baby sleeping down the hall in the MORE »

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Werther's Hot Caramel Apple Cider

Werther's Hot Caramel Apple Cider

The first time I had a hot caramel apple cider was the fall of my sophomore year in college. I went to this trendy little coffee house to study for an exam, and it was there that my life would be changed forever. Sure, I’ve had hot apple cider in the past, in fact hot MORE »

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12 Hilarious Baby Hats for Fall

12 Hilarious Baby Hats for Fall

Baby, it’s getting colder out by the day! Or at least that’s what’s going on if you live in central Indiana like I do. Gone are the days of sun bonnets and swim trunks. Instead, it’s time to break out the stocking caps and warm winter jackets. But before you show Old Man Winter your MORE »

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