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Carlie

Carlie
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Carlie is a divorced mom of five. She moved to Lafayette 22 years ago from a small town in-between New Orleans and Baton Rouge. She has four young adult children from her first marriage that ended after 19 years, Christopher, Cara, Clay and Cade. She has a one year old daughter, Poppy Mae with her significant other, Joey. She is a work-at-home mother who is a freelance writer and photographer/owner of Carlie Anne Collective. Organized chaos and tons of lists are her style. Carlie loves to workout, travel, visit with her friends, bike with Poppy Mae in their neighborhood, attend outdoor concerts, eat out at local restaurants, walk aimlessly through stores looking for good deals and swing in her hammock while chatting about her BST addiction with her online friends. She keeps an active Instagram account as a photo journal of her days.

Please Buy Your Children the Tablets

In November and December, the mom boards tend to be flooded with questions about what to get their kids for Christmas. Bikes, board games, learning toys, baby dolls and so on are discussed at...

What Your Photographer Wish You Knew

I’m eye balls deep in the busiest time of year for me. If you didn’t know, I am a family photographer and as the saying goes, ‘Fall is to photographers as April is for...

Modeling Kindness Even In The Drive Thru 

As usual, the traffic is bad, my child is screaming, and the wait at the drive thru line seems to be endless. I’ve been up since 4:30 with a child that refuses to settle...

Schedules are Life :: Working from Home With Little Ones

There aren't enough days in the week, weeks in a year, minutes in an hour, hours in a day .... yadda, yadda, yadda. There's always something, isn't it?  Where do I get the time to do all the...

Be My Friend, Just Bring Take Out

Phone beeps … new text message pops up from the friend I love with no kids.  “Hey! Do you want to plan to take Poppy to dinner tonight about 6:30? It’ll be fun.”   Honest to...

Replanning Your Day When Naps Throw You Off

I fell like it never fails. I plan my day to a T. I know everything I have to do and when it needs to be done. I’ve set the schedule and I wake...

Work In Progress :: Breastfeeding and Working Out

Disclosure :: This post is part of a series for World Breastfeeding Week and is sponsored by Women’s & Children’s Hospital. Work In Progress :: Breastfeeding and Working Out Before having my daughter Poppy, you could find...

Happy Farmer’s Market Week!

In honor of National Farmer’s Market week August 5 -11, lets talk about what you're missing out on. If you’ve never been to a farmers market you should plan on one this weekend! The...

Grandma’s House, Grandma’s Rules

“How much candy did she eat today?” pauses to listen … “Ok thanks” as I hang up the phone. ((FACEPALM))  I’m sitting on the sofa watching my child run in circles and then race back and forth down...

Serena Williams :: Keeping Breastfeeding Real

“The truth is I miss my body, being able to do other kinds of amazing things. I miss playing tennis. Mostly, I miss winning.” Serena Williams stated this sentiment on the final episode of...