It has been a LONG time since I published a Friday Five! To be honest, the last few weeks have been a blur. Now that we are moved into our new home, unpacked (though still lots of organizing and styling to do!) and a little more settled in, I feel like I can get back to this space. This week’s FF will be focused on our new home since so many of ...
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Why I Started Using Retinol Again
Thank you, Olay, for sponsoring this post! When I was in my 20’s, I was sitting in the chair at my dermatologist’s office for a routine skin check and started asking some questions about anti-aging products. I still remember the conversation today: my dermatologist told me that retinol was the only ingredient with tons of science backing its ...
Friday Five
O N E One of the questions I’m seeing a lot is whether or not natural deodorants still work in the summer heat and through workouts – the answer is YES (at least for me they do!) Now that I’ve been using Native for two years, I find it works incredibly well – even at the pool, outdoors, etc. It will not stop you from sweating, but it will stop you ...
Fall Favorites with Jane + A Giveaway!
This post is in partnership with Jane.com. All product selections and opinions are my own. I've been a longtime Jane.com shopper - their women's fashion + kids items are always on trend and so affordable. I also find it’s a great place to purchase gifts – many items even offer personalization like names and monograms. It’s a great place to shop ...
Lincoln’s Construction Truck Third Birthday Party
Our sweet Lincoln is THREE! We celebrated his birthday last weekend with family and friends and everyone had a blast. I thought I'd put together a quick post to share some of the party details with you! When I asked Lincoln what theme he wanted for his party, he said "construction trucks!" so I went with a blue and yellow theme and love how it ...
7 Tools I Can’t Live Without at Home
Keeping a clean and clutter-free home is important to me. Though I don’t always accomplish this goal, I have a lot of tools and strategies that help us stay on top of things (caveat: most of the time). Since Kevin and I both work full time outside of the home, have two children, run this blog and have a slew of other home-related responsibilities, ...
Master Bedroom Update and Design Boards with Oyster Creek Studios
It’s a pretty great day when you open your inbox to find design boards from Aryn at Oyster Creek Studios. Rewind to earlier this summer – I hired Aryn to help me with our master bedroom. It has always been the most neglected space in our home and I was ready to have the grown-up, completed bedroom of my dreams instead of a room that constantly felt ...
Friday Q & A
How has your experience been purchasing furniture online? This is SUCH a good question! As long as the return policy is reasonable, I’ve had mostly positive experiences. For example, we ordered a couch from Pottery Barn that wasn’t made correctly and they took it back for a full refund, no questions asked – they were completely loyal to their ...
11 Ways To Make Your Hair Healthier
This is a sponsored conversation written by me on behalf of Panasonic. The opinions and text are all mine. Thank you for supporting the brands that support my blog. When I was in my teens and 20s, I really abused my hair. From doing at-home highlights (remember those kits that came with hats you pulled your hair through with that hook ...
Overcoming Challenges As a Working Mom
This is a sponsored conversation written by me on behalf of Olay. The opinions and text are all mine. I'm proud to partner with Olay on this content. All thoughts and opinions are my own. One of the questions I'm asked most is how I find "balance" as a working mom of two. As you know, I work both outside of the home full-time and run ...