ALBION FIT SWIMSUIT GIVEAWAY

 I took pictures of me in a swimsuit people!!

I must just REALLY love my Albion Fit swimsuit if I felt good enough in it to do that!!

The girls at Albion Fit and I have been talking since the beginning of April about doing a swimsuit giveaway for my readers to kick off spring AND the grand opening of their brand new store at CITY CREEK MALL in SALT LAKE CITY, UT!

I talked them into holding off the giveaway so I could take some shots of my amazing new suit in a gorgeous location!

{oh and I guess it has something to do with the fact that it snowed in Idaho like a week ago, no lie}

Last weekend I flew down to Arizona to spend some much needed time with family and, before I ate every single carbohydrate and sugar coated item in the house, I took some pictures for you all to show off my gorgeous suit!

Did you notice my perfect sun-touched skin!?! 

No, I didn't layout in the 50 degree weather to get the perfect glow before going to Arizona!

The day before I headed down south I was completed spoiled and pampered by the amazing staff at NAMASTE WELLNESS SPA and SALON!

Everyone who lives in or around Rexburg, ID needs to go there for an experience unlike any other!

Their relaxing yet eclectic environment makes you want to return day after day.

From permanent makeup, massages, a full salon, and the best spray tanning system in the area,

you will not leave disappointed!

In fact, after you purchase your Albion Fit swimsuit,

stop into Namaste and tell them I sent you to get an amazing spray tan to look FAB in your new suit!!

BACK TO THE SWIMSUIT TALK!

Could you die over the ruching and the detail that wraps around the bodice!?!

It just squeezes everything in and keeps it there nice and tight!!

Major plus.

So let's just get real here and talk about what I know some of you moms, like me, have problems with!

Finding swimsuits to fit those postbreastfeedinglittlenonexistentboobs!

Yeah...now that that is out there, I can tell you all,

there IS a swimsuit for you!!

This SO MESHED SUIT from ALBION FIT perfectly tucks in those places that you want and adds some curve and shape in those other places that you may need a little assistance!  

Never fear all you other hot mamas with different rockin' body types!!

Albion has many swimsuits for all different styles that really show off the best parts of your bod!

NOW...I think you've seen enough pictures of my swimsuit!

You know you want one of your own!

BUT,

just in case you don't win

Albion loves you all so much they even added a

$15 off any $50 or more purchase on albionfit.com! 

Just enter "sadiejaneswim" at checkout. 

BUT HURRY

{The code is only valid through Saturday}

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PS
Do you LOVE the little facelift I added to the blog!?!
So fresh and so clean clean

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Enjoying your Perspective. and a couple of winners!

 Last weekend Baylor and I jumped on a plane and headed down to Arizona for some much needed family time.

{post coming about my trip soon}

It was great to see family and be apart of their everyday lives for a few days.

Of course one of the best parts about traveling for me is seeing the different cities and the way people live.

I'm no stranger to travel, in fact I LOVE visiting big cities and often times wished I lived in a bigger city.

I feel as if I visit large cities often enough that I get my 'fix'.

But I will oftentimes find myself wishing I lived in the city permanently.

I think the thing I take for granted most is the fact that I DON'T live in a big city.

Let me explain a bit,

while Molly {my cousin} and I were driving around Glendale we started talking about the differences between where I live and where she lives.

First it was the obvious stuff like how I think it's crazy that they don't have grass in Arizona.

I couldn't live without my grass for those summer nights of throwing the football around the backyard and playing catch.

I realize that's all about climate but then we started talking about our perspectives on the location in which we live.

There was no debate that I live in a completely different environment than she does!

She asked questions like,

"What do you even do in Idaho?"

Haha, I can understand why she feels that way!

To people that have never been here, Idaho can be as foreign a land to them as Kansas is to me!

I listed off to her some of the major 'touristy' things to do around the area like white water rafting on the Snake, or fishing in Island Park, four-wheeling at the sand dunes or sightseeing in Yellowstone.

Even dinner in Jackson.

But to me, all of this is normal to me since I was raised in the area.

"Watching Old Faithful go off gets old after the 5th or 6th field trip!"

We continued asking questions about each others hometowns.

She added,

"It's weird that people come here for vacations when it's just where I live!"

Living by this stadium or that store or the Grand Canyon even!

"It's all just normal for me!"

I am sure you all can relate,

you probably live by something that people would love to see or visit.

It is all about perspective. 

But isn't it great that we can all live in such unique, beautiful places and each have such a different appreciation for the 'simple things in life'.

Like grass.

Or store location.

Or 100 degree weather.

Or taking a morning walk with little R across the street to say good morning to the neighbors.

 Our horse friends; Horris, Lucy, Norman and Bob!

{we named them}

I think that is why traveling and exploring new places is so important!

By enjoying new places, seeing new sites and observing different cultures, we begin to appreciate what we have around us in our everyday lives.

I realized Arizona is not like traveling to Rome or Germany,

but even traveling 890 miles away can really give you some perspective.

So tonight while your sipping tea on your balcony that looks out over the city of Chicago, 

rocking your little one to sleep outside by the pool in Arizona, 

painting in an apartment that overlooks the Puget Sound in Seattle,

 or falling asleep to the sound of tractors in a nearby hay field in Idaho, 

remember that even though it all seems mundane and somewhat ordinary most of the time,

 millions of people would kill for your perspective!

 So enjoy it!

Every minute of it!

Because you don't know what you could be missing!

OH and the WINNERS of the PRINTED PALETTE AND CORA MAE DESIGN GIVEAWAY are posted below!!

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XOXO

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MADE IN IDAHO $400+ value GIVEAWAY!

Did you know that many of your favorite online businesses and bloggers are from the state of Idaho? Most people think of potatoes and Napoleon Dynamite when they think of Idaho, but there is a lot of talent packed into the great state of Idaho! That is why several of the Idaho bloggers wanted to join together in celebration of just how great Idaho really is and host a BIG giveaway! All of the items being given away are from businesses here in Idaho who have customers all over the world! One lucky person is going to win over $400 worth of amazing prizes. We love our Idaho businesses and want to continue to support what they do! Please remember to shop from each of these Idaho businesses! Karen's Cookies Cut it Out Expressions Vinyl Cosette's Closet Younique by Debi Swagger Boutique If You Can't Fail it Doesn't Count on Amazon Fawn and Foal Handmade Soap Shack Bugaboo Stitch to Stitch My Vinyl Direct Artistry By McKenzie G The Jean Girl To enter, use the Rafflecopter widget below. Good luck!

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My first ER visit as a mother!!

I'm not sure how I avoided it with Reagan but somehow I managed to stir clear of the ER for the last 2 1/2 year that I've been a mother.

Granted, that really isn't that long of a time but if you knew little miss Reagan you would soon realize I should have received a medal for that accomplishment! 

We have had our little community care coughs and ear aches here and there but overall we have been very blessed in our family with great health!

BUT a rainy day in April would change the Sabin Family Health Statistics for FOREVER!

 I'm getting ahead of myself!

Let's start at the very beginning, when this mom just HAD to go pee while she was cleaning the kitchen and didn't think twice about leaving the multipurpose cleaner out on the edge of the counter while she literally ran to the bathroom and back again. 

{You fellow moms know that if you spend longer than .9 seconds in the bathroom your children rise against you forming an army of little midgets who destroy whatever is in their path!}

Well, I had probably been gone from the kitchen for maybe 30 seconds when I started hearing the kids laughing loudly. 

I knew something was up but didn't think anything too severe was happening, I mean how could it be that bad if the kids were laughing.

 I walked into the kitchen to see Reagan under the dining room table with the spray bottle harnessed between her legs and her chubby little hands on the trigger.

Not 4 feet in front of her, her little brother Baylor was crawling towards her with his face soaked with cleaning solution.

That's when the mother panic mode kicked in.

Honestly I wasn't too worried due to the fact that I use all natural cleaning materials but I knew it was still going to be tender to his eyes. 

I promptly took him to the bathroom and rinsed out his eyes.

I then put him down for a nap a couple hours later and he never particularly acted like he was being bothered by his eyes.

Jeff came home from work before Baylor woke up from his nap and got him out of his crib, that is when it really started to get scary.

I was suppose to go to work but Baylor wouldn't open his eyes or stop crying.

After calling poison control we decided to take him into the ER.

We dropped Reagan off at a friends and headed in.

The ER visit was horrible.

I had to help hold him down while they focused his eyes open for 30 minutes straight and flushed them with sterile water.

It was the longest 30 minutes of my life and he screamed loud enough for the whole hospital to hear the whole time.

Pretty much the only thing that got me through it was realizing that it could be much worse, he could have had to get an IV or spinal tap. 

To keep myself from completemothermeltdown, I kept that in the back of my mind.

When the flush was done he finally opened his eyes for us!

  He only kept them open for 2 minutes or less but at least we could tell he could still see our faces!

The doctor sent us home with some saline flushes, antibiotic ointment and numbing solution for his eyes.

He also mentioned that if I had been using a bleach based solution there is a good chance little B would be blind because of it eating away his eyes. 

It was the surfactant in our natural solution that bothered his eyes therefore causing him to rub them and give him a rip in his cornea.

 We had to flush his eyes a couple more times during the night but he slept great otherwise.

When he woke up the next day he wouldn't open his eyes all day.

It was literally as if I had a blind child.

He wouldn't let me put him down and he wouldn't take his head off my shoulder for anything.

It broke my heart every 4 hours giving him antibiotics and flushing his eyes.

I didn't realize how swollen his eyes were until I had to force them open and see all the tissue blocking his eye.

 He would sit on my lap and just play with his toys without opening his eyes.

 For 2 days all I could do is cuddle him and give him loves. 

 How he took his naps!

He literally wouldn't let me put his down for anything!

At night when Jeff would get home he would open his eyes for only a minute to see him because he recognized his voice!

This was him finally eating some food after not eating anything but milk for 2 days.

 After almost 2 full days of keeping his eyes closed he finally started being his happy, active self again!

 Finally 5 days later he was good as new!

We finally got our Baylor back!

I am so grateful for the power of the priesthood and my husband who was able to give my little B blessings of health throughout these scary days.

Thank goodness there was no permanent side effects!

I now put all my cleaning supplies away before leaving the room even if it's just for a second!

The ER and I are not friends and I don't ever want to go back there with one of my children!

{as I am writing this Reagan is jumping off the table onto the couches} 

Thank goodness for all those angels that watch over our children and keep them alive!

I wish I could make them cookies!

XOXO

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IT'S AWESOME GIVEAWAY TIME with THE PRINTED PALETTE and CORA MAE DESIGN!

If you have kids you know how hard it is to find comfortable play clothes for them. 

Play clothes that don't have some kind of animated character stitched to the side or clothes that you don't have to change before heading into town.

Well, look no further, I have brought 2 amazing designers together for a giveaway that can benefit the whole family!

If you haven't heard of 

The Printed Palette you're probably living under a rock!

They are THE brand to wear this Spring and Summer!

Their trendy yet eclectic company has perfectly captured how to feel comfortable and make a statement all at the same time.

I could LIVE in their t-shirts.

My kids could too.

Their kids t-shirts are beyond comfortable and they use only water based inks so they are free from harmful chemicals!

Did you notice the amazing leggings I paired with the kids t-shirts?

Jacque from Cora Mae Design is a beautiful up and coming designer of all things from digital prints to necklaces!

Everything she creates is full of creativity and personal touch.

I LOVE these little leggings for my babes.

They are perfect for those Spring days at the park.

{just pretend like my hair isn't a hot mess...the wind was not nice to me}

Now that you've seen just how much fun we've had in our clothes,

you know you want to win some of this goodness!

YOU COULD WIN:

A $32.00 gift card to THE PRINTED PALETTE

or

A pair of leggings from CORA MAE DESIGN

Enter through the Rafflecopter giveaway app below!

GOOD LUCK!

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XOXO 

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CELEBRATE NURSE'S WEEK!!

Today is NATIONAL NURSE'S DAY!

 I thought I would celebrate by sharing some of my favorite Pinterest sayings that I've found over the years! 

Although these all seem very sarcastic and a bit cynical, I really do LOVE my job.

I am beyond blessed to have the degree that I do.

I am able to help support our little family while Jeff gains experience in his career.

It's pretty amazing that I am able to go to work and be apart of couples special moments.

Knowing that I am helping bring life into this world makes leaving my precious kids for those 12 hours just a little bit easier.

Although I would obviously rather be home with my kids, if I have to work, it helps knowing that I have such an awesome job.

No, it's not all rainbows and roses.

There are those shifts that you will never forget.

The really difficult situations that you wish you never had to experience.

Or those patients that you will never be able to please.

Or even those emergency situations that you wonder how you got through.

But that is when you get on your knees and pray that you will understand that everything happens for a reason and thank those little angels that were with you through it all.

I am grateful for the inspiration I receive during my shift that helps me know exactly what to do in emergency situations.

I am grateful for my fellow nurses who make me a better person in every aspect of my life every time I work.

I am grateful for my patients who teach me so many lessons about life and love.

I am grateful for those precious little newborns that I get to hold and feel a little piece of heaven close to me for those tender moments.

I am grateful that I am a nurse, it truly has made me the person I am today!

Remember to thank a nurse today!

XOXO

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MY HOME DEPOT SPRING PROJECT RECAP #digin

This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of The Home Depot.

(All thoughts and opinions are my own}

  It has been a BLAST having this opportunity to work with The Home Depot and receive product to enhance our backyard.

 Every time I step outside to play with my kids I am reminded that our backyard is no longer an impossible project that looks intimidating, overwhelming and just too much work.

We have a new found confidence that we will carry on with us through the summer as we tackle more projects in our yard and in our home.

It is amazing that we can pull off something so beautiful in just ONE DAY and ONE STOP! 

The Home Depot really does have everything you need for those ginormous projects that you want to conquer this Spring!

Sometimes when the kids are taking naps, I will come out here and just stand

 and look

and smile.

The Home Depot really knows how to set you up for success. 

Any project you tackle with them will sure make you feel proud.

Remember that no project is too big if you use your resources and go to the right place for all your materials.

Jeff and I already have lists written down for what we have in store for our next projects!

Staining our fence, planting a garden and adding pops of color with flowers are just a few examples of what we have up our sleeves this Spring!

We actually stopped by The Home Depot today to pick up a few upgrades for our new project! {Home Depot on a Saturday is a must for us}

Stay tuned to see our latest outdoor projects as they unfold this summer. 

There may be a post coming up soon about a lonely old swing set that was rescued by the Sabin’s and brought back to life! Sounds awesome and dramatic huh!?!

 Make sure to check out all my posts relating to this project to get tips and instructions!

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This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of The Home Depot.

XOXO

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