A few of my favorite things…I’m starting to compile some of the best things that I have found over the last few weeks, especially as we move into spring. All I want to do right now is shop. I think it’s the changing seasons and the fact that we are finally seeing sunshine for the first time in months and…
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Staying Motivated
I thrive on instant gratification. I think most people do, but I swear there is something that triggers in my brain when instant happiness takes place like purchasing clothes or winning the lottery. As you can imagine, things that build over time for me result in lack of motivation and a need to constantly find ways of making me want…
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Ode to Dad
I feel that it comes naturally to us as moms to relate to each other based on conversations, experiences, feelings, situations, etc. A simple post in a Facebook group elicits many comments of encouragement and similar stories of similar experiences. We’ve all felt overwhelming joy when we hear our babies laugh and we’ve all felt the pangs of guilt when…
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Baby Girl’s Nursery Inspiration
I’ve never described myself as a creative person. Art class was my worst class and least favorite. I was horrible at dance and always moved more toward sports that require little to no coordination. All of my professional positions have emphasized math and budgets with little “artistic” needs. Writing has always been the only creative quality I have had and…
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Mom Monday – Becoming a Morning Person
At the beginning of the new year, I talked about my resolutions and goals for 2019. It helps me stay motivated and focused when I start to sway off track – which also usually happens like 2 weeks into January. But I also blame that on January lasting FOREVER. One of my biggest goals has always been to become a…
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On a Quest for Good Skincare
I’m the first one to admit that I’m not overly obsessed with “clean” products. From makeup to food to cleaning supplies and baby products, I use everything under the sun if it tastes good and does what I want it to accomplish. Over the last year or so, I have been much more cognizant of what I’m putting on my…
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Mom Guilt & Learning to say Yes…& No
I feel like Mom Guilt is the worst feeling in the world. And it doesn’t happen just because I feel like I’m not spending enough time with my child, but I feel like that feeling comes often…like when my house isn’t clean, when I feel like I’m not spending enough time with my husband, when I don’t want to see…
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Home Update – Living Room
When Alex and I bought our home two and a half years ago, we kind of fell into it head first. We knew we wanted to live in the city and we were open to purchasing something we could update (with no idea how to do anything ourselves). As most things we do in life, we made an offer on…
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Making Friends as Adults
Let’s talk about making friends as adults. It is so freaking hard. I actually find myself re-making friends with the ones I’ve already got and then feeling super awkward and nervous for the encounter…that we both agreed to. Not only does it feel like we have to book a two hour happy hour six weeks in advance, but nine times…
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I’m Back!
Lordy, the beginning of this year has been nuts! Honestly, I was sick in early February and feel like it took me FOREVER to get back into life. We travelled to West Virginia for Alex’s birthday and then we have been constantly moving since then. My grandma passed away mid-March and with Easter and her funeral plans, we have all…
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February 1st
February 1st… A time to reflect on January, have a glass of wine with our friends who mistakenly gave up alcohol for a month and look back on goals that were made when opportunities seemed endless with the start of the new year bringing heightened motivation. January was LONG. It’s the first time in a long time that I kept…
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Sleep, or Lack There of…Will be the Death of me
Do you ever feel like you are failing at life? This week has been one for the books my friends and my primary source of stress is William’s sleep. I’m. Losing. My. Shit. And I’m pretty sure I have no one to blame but myself. Every night, William is rocked to sleep (1st mistake) by me (2nd mistake) and has…
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New Year’s Resolutions
I am the Queen of New Year’s Resolutions. I make lists and lists outlining my goals for the entire year. I scrap notebooks with only 5 used pages in the hopes of starting completely fresh. I am the A number one fan of “I’ll start that on Monday…next month.” So this new year is even more motivating because JAN 1…
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Becoming Parents
We had moved to St. Louis from Chicago. We bought a house. We had somewhat of a savings account. Our millionth friend announced their pregnancy on Facebook. But we didn’t feel like there was this overwhelming missing piece in our lives. We loved spending time together and had built a life around a pretty selfish existence. Nice dinners, lots of…
