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Stop-Me-In-My-Tracks Reading Moments

October 21, 2026 by Julie 6 Comments

thoughts on motherhood

Books are one of the true joys of my life. They are an escape, a comfort, a sense of home, a source of connection. They’re everything. Every once in a while I’ll be in the middle of reading a book and a passage will stop me in my tracks. I’ll read and re-read the words… 

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6 Months Later and I Still Miss My Dog

September 23, 2026 by Julie 43 Comments

Pepper on the grass

My plan for this morning was to sit down with my hot foamy latte and write about my weekend trip to New York City and Connecticut with my best friends from college. I figured I’d be sharing about SIX, the incredible musical we all saw together, the time we spent meandering through the New York… 

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What Has Helped Us Most

March 17, 2026 by Julie 16 Comments

Rhett and Pepper

I cannot quite wrap my head around the fact that we are coming up on a week without Pepper. Just a week ago, we thought we had a decade plus left with our fluffy little girl. One week ago, I thought I had hundreds more walks and snuggle sessions with Pepper to look forward to… 

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Losing Pepper

March 12, 2026 by Julie 257 Comments

Losing Pepper

I’m sitting down to write this blog post with tears that won’t stop falling, the biggest pit in my stomach and a sense of disbelief I cannot overcome right now. Pepper passed away yesterday and I am reeling and struggling in a way I cannot put into words. She was my girl. Our girl. Our… 

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Daily Perspective + Mood Boosting Ideas

February 5, 2025 by Julie 44 Comments

Daily Perspective + Mood Boosting Ideas

Daily Perspective + Mood Boosting Ideas Almost every Monday morning I work out of a local coffee shop while our boys are at school. I adore the baristas and the environment is one that helps me focus and keeps me on target as I work on new blog posts, update old content to make it… 

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One of “Those” Days

September 12, 2017 by Julie 300 Comments

Sometimes being a blogger is weird. It can be complicated when it comes to sharing struggles because someone will always have it worse and if you share something difficult, it opens you up to criticism and often times criticism is not delivered with kindness. This can be hard to handle especially if it comes during… 

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Hi! I’m Julie and I am a mom to three energetic boys and a personal trainer and blogger living in Charlotte, North Carolina. Welcome to my blog! Peanut Butter Fingers follows my life and my interests in food, fitness, family, travel and (mostly) healthy living.
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