Today we celebrate our first-born. He's eight. It's been eight years of learning how to be a mama. Of learning how to cope, deal, escape, and ultimately sometimes enjoy the noise and chaos that comes from hours upon hours of sport activities in our house. The sound of the over-the-door basketball rim waking us at 6am. Stepping on those blessed legos for the 500th time at night. Footballs breaking and hitting multiple pictures on the walls over the years. It's often noted ...
Framed Tea Towel Artwork
I once heard it said that all you need in life is a few seconds of courage and you can change the trajectory of your path. We've lived in our house for about a year and a half, and like most people, so many of the spaces have been left unfinished. They are about 75% finished, but it's that last little bit that is always the struggle to nail down. I struggle making the decisions to put holes in the wall. It feels so permanent. You won't find me investing in beautiful, rare ...
You’re Still You: Why To Invest in Self-Care
We all experience that feeling when we add a baby into the mix, where you show up at your parent's house, or your non-baby-making friends, and all of a sudden, you are as good as chopped liver. All of the attention is now on this precious little swaddled being. This only continues as the children grow, and start to become their own little people. More and more attention on them. Your birthday is no longer the event of the year. You are no longer the apple of your parent's eye. The ...
Try Something New
When is the last time that you learned something new? I'm not talking like a fun fact from Wild Kratts, I mean like legit learned a new skill. Something that you didn't previously know how to do or hadn't ever tried? Recently, a friend and I took up tennis. There's a tennis court in my backyard, so it seemed like a reasonable feat. And to my surprise, it has been SO much fun. And given me so much more than just the proper technique on how to hold a tennis racquet. There is ...
Motherhood: The Death of the Weekend
When I became a mom, no one told me that I should've had a burial ceremony for what I previously had called "the weekend". Saturday and Sunday, the most blessed days of the week. Sleeping in. Vegging in your sweats, cuddled up next to your spouse on the couch. Maybe occasionally sprinkling in some social encounters with our friends, but ultimately the agenda for the weekend usually consisted of WHATEVER WE WANTED. Restful. Easy. Effortless. And then you become a ...
Style Trend: Desert Living Inspiration
After spending a week in the desert, I was super inspired to bring all of the cactus and desert life decor home with me. So I thought I'd share some of my favorite inspirational images that exude this same type of easy, breezy desert living. Image via here I'm finding that my style is leaning more Scandinavian inspired, with equal parts of boho and modern farmhouse. Image via Domino I also visited my favorite desert living boutique, LifeStyledCo, whom you DEFINITELY need to follow on ...
