Want to know how to decorate for fall? Want a fast and easy fall decorating idea on the cheap with real pumpkins? Awesome! I’m going to tell you exactly that! And the good news is it’s crazy easy, so this will be a short blog post. You probably already have decorations out in your home. …
Every Christmas Eve, I run through a Christmas Eve checklist of things I make a point to accomplish. It’s one of my most favorite days of the year. Everyone is finally savoring the Christmas holidays. Most all of the hustle and bustle of holiday prep is over. The presents are (almost all) wrapped. The menu …
Toddlers don’t usually come with their own toddler coping skills other than crying and hitting, so we had to help him ease into the big life change coming when it was time to move. Moving is hard on families. I moved 7 times in 6 years in college, and let’s be honest, that was a …
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Tomorrow we are leaving town for one of our favorite fall family traditions: camping! It’s always a great (but exhausting) time to disconnect and reconnect at the same time. We’ve created some really fun fall family traditions mostly by accident, and they’ve just stuck with us. I’ll share a few with you today. Decorate the …
DIY baby album envelopes (pockets) are my favorite newest addition to my baby book for Graham! I love keeping stuff from events or milestones. And, let’s be real honest, $6 paper pockets (plus shipping!) in every chapter of my book really isn’t in the budget. Plus, I don’t always want the pieces from different milestones …
My son is finally sleeping in his own bed after our easy cosleeping to bed transition we made in one day. It’s been a long time coming, but it’s all because of a mama trick that came to me in a spark of genius (or possibly even divine inspiration). He’s 3. When he was 1 …
I am a sucker for kitchen buying appliances as much as the next girl. Do I have a Kitchenaid Mixer in my basement storage? Why, yes. Yes, I do. And do I have an entire cabinet in my kitchen solely devoted to appliances? Yes. Do I need a butler’s pantry just to hold my appliances …
Going to the beach with toddlers can be a blast. We’re just a month away from going on a family vacation to the beach with our own toddler, so I’ve been gathering the last few things we will need for a week away in the sand. We’ve of course got the beach must-have’s ready to …
I am the kind of girl that always wears makeup when I go out. Grocery store or date night, it doesn’t matter. I’m going to at least wear eyebrows, eyelashes and cheeks. I do switch it up if it’s a more casual day, and I do skip makeup when I’m at home all day. Except …
I have an addiction. To cleaning supplies. I am a self-proclaiming cleaning supplies hoarder. When we moved, I gathered all my cleaning supplies from around my house so that they could move to the new house all in one box. Funny. It was more like 6 boxes. I seriously have as many cleaning supplies as …
