A New Year offers us the opportunity to reflect on what we want to accomplish or improve about ourselves and our lives. It can feel all-consuming to think about our goals – there is so much I want to do – but as a working mom of two, there is only so much I can do, and realizing this has been liberating. Something that I’ve come to learn about ...
Friday Five
Happy Friday! O N E Kendi wrote a great post about her style evolution and it made me reflect a lot on my own style changes throughout the years. It's fun to look back at my archives but as with all things, style evolves over time and I love her message! T W O On Instagram stories, I've been purging all the things and I know how many of you ...
Why You Need a Bag Organizer
In 2013, I shared my love for bag organizers and dedicated an entire post to the subject. I recommended one I had purchased on etsy, but I decided to write an updated post after discovering one that I think is much better (and it’s cheaper, to boot!) I included it in my recent amazon purchases post, but I decided to do a comparison so that you can ...
5 Ways to Brighten Everything in the New Year
This is a sponsored conversation written by me on behalf of Crest. The opinions and text are all mine. In the spirit of a new year, today I'm sharing five simple ways to brighten your home, appearance and mind this year. Read on for my favorite ways to lighten and brighten all.the.things! Try all-white bedding I’m a longtime fan of ...
Recent Amazon Purchases
Happy Monday! I have so many great things I want to share from recent Amazon orders - so without further ado, here we go! purse organizer - I've been using a bag organizer since 2013 when I got my LV Neverfull bag (see my original post, here). Over the years, my bag organizer has gotten quite a bit of wear and tear and I wanted something thicker ...
Gifts Under $50 with 2-Day Shipping
Christmas is just a week away and if you're still on the struggle bus, I'm sharing some under $50 gifts that have 2-day shipping (yay!) velvet hair bow | Christmas tree tumbler | satin sleep mask | bobble hair ties | marble iPhone case | NYT 36 Hours in the U.S. & Canada book | hair dryer travel bag | laundry spray | rainbow ornament | pink ...
Holiday Gift Guide: The Toys Our Kids Play With Most
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 ...