One morning, last October, I ordered a Venti instead of a Grande and decided to spend the entire afternoon sorting through my son’s 10 cubby boxes, closet, and train table drawers. My plan was to rid our home of any toy that hadn’t been touched in at least 10 months. As I picked up each…
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Mom Feelings: When do I feel like me again?
Hormones. During your pregnancy, you’re just pumped with hormones. The same hormones cause you to freak out about things that you might not have given a rat’s *butt* about pre-baby. But if someone calls you out on being, “hormonal,” you lose it. {Nope, only I can say I’m hormonal buddy.} But that goes away, right?…
Gift Guide {for the whole family, Moms included}
Let’s talk gifts for all these people in your life! I feel like each year I’m scrambling and searching the internet for “best gifts for” fill in the blank. I also ALWAYS go in with the intention of starting to shop early, then one or two weeks out from the big day, I’m at a…
My Love Affair with Scarves
A while back, I was perusing Pinterest, wasting my life away in envy, when I happened upon this really cool way to wear a scarf. To say I was pumped is an understatement. I couldn’t wait to try it; because, well, I love wearing scarves! So, that weekend, I picked out my favorite scarf and…
Answering Questions from A Mother’s Google History {Vlog}
I came across this article from Huffington Post on A Sneak Peek into A Mother’s Google History. I decided, let’s take to the blog and answer these questions based on my experiences so far, but with a video! What do you think about these Top Questions Asked by Moms on Google: 1. Is the epidural…
Planner Obsessed: Emily Ley’s Simplified Planner {Product Review}
“Let me pencil you in {opens planner to the month two-page spread, then the individual page for that day}, looks like I’m free.” The planner I’m using is Emily Ley’s Simplified Life Planner (2017-2018) and it’s amazing. I’m a planner girl. I use my google calendar on my phone and computer for work, but for…
Little Blue Truck 1st Birthday: Amazon Prime, Etsy & Pinterest
Over the weekend we celebrated our son’s first birthday. It was chaos, but fun chaos. I originally thought we’d do a lumberjack-themed party because they had really cute ideas on Pinterest. Then, a fellow 1-year-old mom said they were doing her daughter’s favorite book theme for her party. What a great idea?! Jackson isn’t into…
A Year in Review: Becoming a Mom {Jackson}
Nothing can prepare you for what’s to come once you give birth to your first child. It’s kind of an odd experience when they place your baby on your chest and you’re {finally} face to face with the little being that has been growing inside you all those months. You lock eyes in disbelief and…
Girls Day in New York City: Tea at The Plaza Hotel & Anastasia on Broadway
In my family, there are lots of girls. We also love to go to tea rooms… a lot. Whenever we hear of one, we quickly coordinate a day we can all go to try the tea sandwiches, scones, petit desserts, and of course, clotted cream. This weekend we combined our love of all things tea…
Surviving Month 1 of Mommyhood
I wrote this blog post last year after 1 month of being home with my son, Jackson. He is now 9 1/2 months old and I am still surviving! My handsome little man made his grand entrance into the world on September 27th. The first month has been amazing, tiring, fulfilling beyond belief, frustrating and…