Because we're traveling for Christmas this year, we're going very low-key on gifts - and after countless playroom purging sessions, it's a tradition I'd like to continue. I've read multiple articles that actually support that having less toys is better for kids - and that the less toys they have, the more creatively they'll play with the ones they ...
Life Lately + Q & A
I got a little sad when starting to draft today's post. I used to share all of our weekend adventures and write monthly updates when Harper was a baby and I miss documenting those things sometimes. Instagram stories allow me to share our day-to-day lives and moments, so it feels repetitive to share it here on the blog. However, I thought I'd ...
Holiday Home Decor Favorites
Decorating our home for the holidays brings me so much joy. I look forward to it and seem to put it up earlier as the years go on so we can enjoy it for a longer period of time. December is such a hectic month, I'm always glad to have it up early.I added pink ribbon to our tree this year to switch things up - but If I'm being honest, I miss our ...
Holiday Gift Guide – My Favorite Things Edition
Each holiday season, I love to showcase my favorite things in gift guide format to share ideas for what I think are good gifts for friends, family members, co-workers or yourself! Everything on this list is an items I personally own and a few are wish list items. I love sharing things I already own and love because I can recommend them with full ...
How to Hang Your Holiday Wreaths
When I shared some of our holiday home dรฉcor recently, I got a lot of questions about how we hang our wreaths on tile, windows, wood trim, etc. Iโve been using a combination of 3M command hooks and suction cup hooks for years to hang all of our holiday wreaths and garlands! Theyโre both so easy to use and donโt ruin your walls or wood trim. The ...
The Best Children’s Christmas Books
Happy Monday! There are so many incredible Cyber Monday sales - I'm going to link my Black Friday blog posts here and here so you can see my favorite picks from each retailer and what I actually purchased. All of the retailers I shared in those posts will have Cyber Monday sales, they may just be running a different promotion. I'll share new deals ...
What I Actually Bought on Black Friday
Hello friends! I'm writing to you from my new MacBook Air (Kevin finally convinced me to get a new one after six years) - this was definitely a holiday splurge but it's nice to have the upgraded features, more storage space and an incredible Retina display. It also has the Touch ID like the iPhone does, which is awesome. My old MacBook Air is being ...
Black Friday 2018 Shopping Guide
Happy Thanksgiving to you and your family - I hope it's safe, happy and full of love + gratitude!A ton of retailers are starting their Black Friday sales early, so later tonight when you're in turkey-induced, lay-on-the-couch relaxed mode, if you'd like to get an early start on shopping (items are already selling out or on backorder), come on ...
5 Ways to Manage Holiday Stress & Stay Sane
As part of my commitment to shine a light on mental health and support all women and mothers via the content on my blog, I'm delighted to share another incredible article byย Dr. Allison Niebes-Davis, a licensed clinical psychologist and the founder ofย Dr. Allison Answers.Have you noticed how many of usย loveย the holiday season and at the ...
What to Buy During the Shopbop Sale
Shopbop is having an amazing sale where you can get 15, 20 or 25% off of your order, depending on how much you spend (use code EVENT18). I love Shopbop because they offer Prime 2-day shipping when you shop with your Amazon Prime account and they carry a ton of brands I love. Here are my top picks from the sale, including some splurge items (nowโs ...
