I’m a worrier by nature and have been since I can remember. A global pandemic felt like something I was always prepared for as a “worst case scenario” thinker. Despite my perceived level of mental preparedness, I truthfully never imagined that we’d be home for so long, with no end in sight. The uncertainty of it really triggers me sometimes and I ...
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Breville Bambino Espresso Machine Review
I’ve raved about my Nespresso machine for years (and still love it!) but there’s a new love in our lives and it’s our Breville Bambino Plus Espresso machine (also on amazon, where we purchased ours, here). We purchased it before we moved into our new home last November and it’s our weekend latte go-to. (floating shelf sources ...
How to Stay (Somewhat) Sane While Social Distancing + Working from Home
Social distancing is absolutely the right thing to do - but that doesn't mean it's easy. I'm an extrovert and thrive on interacting with others and routine, so being home 24/7 is challenging in some ways. However, we're trying to make the best of it. This post is geared towards parents who work full-time outside of the home and are now faced with ...
More Kids Activities While Social Distancing & In Quarantine
Last week was our kids' Spring break, so while we were at home 24/7, we didn't really have structure in our days because we wanted them to have fun.Now that Kevin and I are both working full time from home, we need to find ways to keep our kids engaged and entertained, while also having scheduled chunks of their day devoted to the ...
Things to Do at Home With Kids When You’re Practicing Social Distancing
As someone who works in healthcare, albeit not in a patient care role, I feel it's my duty to reinforce just how critical social distancing is in order to flatten the curve/trajectory of COVID-19. If you'd like to learn more about social distancing, I'm linking some articles below (also, please don't be like these people).Social Distancing: ...
What To Wear for Family Beach Photos
We are on our second year of taking family photos on the beach with Meshea Shaffer of Olive Gray Photography in Destin, Florida. We drive over an hour from Seaside just to shoot with her because her work is that amazing! Meshea has been a photographer for six years and her work is just stunning - she really capture families in the most ...
Our Easter
OLD NAVY SALE UPDATE: 40% OFF OF YOUR PURCHASE! SEE MY PICKS BELOW:Old Navy try-on post here. My favorite rain jacket - shop it here! Shop my rainbow tote, here.Happy Easter to you and your family and happy Passover! We had a pretty relaxed holiday, considering how much sugar was consumed, ha. We learned this weekend that Lincoln ...
Transitioning To The Chicco MyFit LE Harness + Booster Seat
Thank you Chicco, a brand I've used and trusted for years, for sponsoring this post!Since becoming pregnant with Harper over five years ago, I’ve been very passionate about car seat safety. I’ve educated myself about the importance of things like extended rear-facing and how to ensure your child has the correct seat with a secure install, which ...
Kids, Food & Eating: Our Approach
PREFACE It’s no secret that I’ve had some issues with food. A few years ago, I saw a nutritionist to try to help break my sugar addiction (I refer to it as an addiction because I ate so much sugar in a binge-eating pattern). It might come as a surprise that I struggled with over-eating some foods, however, anyone can have food issues regardless of ...
Spring Break Fun
We’re back to a normal school week following Spring Break and I haven’t done a post like this in a while, so I thought I’d share some recent family photos from one of our Spring break adventures. Both Kevin and I had really busy work weeks, but we took Friday off to take the kids to Pleasure Pier in Galveston.We went there last year as well and ...