Christmas is coming, Fa La La La La, La La La La! In case you couldn't tell, I'm beside myself excited for the upcoming holidays. This is the time of year where the nog is flowing freely through my veins and I am LOVING LIFE. This has only come about in the last few years, as I learned how to reduce my holiday stress, but now that's (mostly) under control, bring on ALL THE THINGS. One of my stress-reducing tips is to WRAP EARLY. And my favorite way to do this is by hosting a Wrap Party! ...
3 Strategies That Will Help You Reduce Holiday Stress This Year
Pillow: Linen & Ivory The tress are going up, the aisles of Target have been decorated for weeks already, Hobby Lobby smells of the riches of pine and evergreen, and we're about to enter the season of ALL THE THINGS. Every mom knows that you have Executive Producer responsibilities for all the said things - add in those blessit elves that claim to sit on the shelf BUT DON'T, plus out of town family, hosting, teacher gifts, Christmas parties, hostess gifts, and your stress level is bound ...
3 Interior Design Trends You Want Now
We're heading into the home stretch of design decisions for our Modern Farmhouse phase 3 - which includes a bonus room, kitchenette and bathroom addition above our garage! As with everything, trends and styles evolve and I'm finding with my design decisions this round, versus when we did our entire interior remodel 2.5 years ago, what I'm drawn to definitely FLOWS but has evolved. So while I'm knee deep in the land of finish choices, I thought I'd share with you 3 major interior design trends ...
Death of a Homemaker
Modern Moms: The New CEOs. Photo: Lindsay Hale Photography, Pillow: Linen & Ivory Fun Fact: I love filling out paperwork! There's something about the Enneagram 3 in me that LOVES knowing all of the answers to each of the "questions" asked. Name: CHECK! Address: Yep, I know that one! Zip Code: Nailed it. Date of Birth: Crap. Mom brain strikes again! Score that test: 100%! The one line that I have always struggled with since leaving the corporate world though ...
Self-Care: How To Find Rest In Your Everyday Life
I am in a very busy season right now. We are knee deep in remodeling our house, adding on an addition above our garage (follow along on Insta for daily updates) which means lots and lots of decisions, plus managing our normal every day life with three kids. I am realizing that when my head hits the pillow, instead of my body sinking deep into a restful slumber as it should from running around like a chicken with my head cut off, my mind is racing a million miles a minute still - plagued with ...
3 Secrets To Being A Successful Mom
The Morgan Taylor Photography Do you ever sit and wonder how she does it all? How she maintains the cutest Instagram feed, a thriving marriage, and a business that helps provide for her family? What this proverbial "she" is not telling you, or talking about though, is that she has a secret. Her secret is that she isn’t actually doing it all. I remember entering motherhood and being very achievement-oriented. I immediately began adding all sorts of things to my daily to-do ...