Take a good, hard look at this picture. What do you see? A mom and her perfect son standing outside of a lovely museum? A clean, happy baby? The perfect filter to make our skin glow? A smile that shows no trace of exhaustion? Great! That's exactly what I wanted you to see. My life is so perfect, isn't it? Almost six months into this thing and I've got this mommy business down Continue Reading
I’m a little jealous of Jessa Duggar
After a full week of car maintenance and tending to a baby, I was delighted to snuggle into my sheets at the ripe hour of 9:30 last night. There is nothing that makes me happier than going to bed early. Seriously, just ask my husband. I do what most people do these days; as I recharge, my phone recharges. Somehow, I always make one last browse through my social media. As I scrolled through Continue Reading
Oh, hey Friday! (Five travel-inspired decor ideas)
I am pretty pumped to link up with Karli of September Farm and Amy of The Farmer’s Wife this week. I have been looking for a good link-up and found it through my dear friend Jessica at The Newly. If you like what I write, you’ll also love what these beautiful ladies write. If you have a spare minute, check ‘em out! This week's "Oh hey, Friday!" will be short, but sweet. I am in the process Continue Reading
Five things I would’ve done differently before baby (b.b.)
I just spent a little over an hour spraying down windows and mirrors and mopping the floors after putting my little guy down for a nap. I never thought I would be in this season of life...and enjoying it as much as I do. Last year about this time, I was just into my second trimester and wondering what the gender of my new bundle was going to be. We still hadn't told many people; mostly close Continue Reading
Oh hey, Friday! (Link-up)
I am pretty pumped to link up with Karli of September Farm and Amy of The Farmer's Wife this week. I have been looking for a good link-up and found it through my dear friend Jessica at The Newly. If you like what I write, you'll also love what these beautiful ladies write. If you have a spare minute, check 'em out! This Friday marks the end of an unexpectedly expensive week. Continue Reading
Three garden variety parties for under $100: lettuce turnip the beet!
I've had a few of my gal pals tell me that having a baby made them feel like their life was o-v-e-r. No more coming and going as you please; no more dinners without a weeks worth of planning; these girls felt restricted to the four walls of their home with no escape in sight. Of course these same girls love their new roles as a mommy. Still, just because they birthed a little one into the Continue Reading
Mommy Planner
My morning alarm sounded the beginning of a new school year for me. Only, this year, I won't be sitting through hours of meetings today. I won't be hanging posters in my room tomorrow. I won't be printing out my lesson plans or crafting a "welcome to Mrs. Carrington's class" e-mail to my parents. No; this morning, I began by reading a few chapters of an illustrated version of treasure Continue Reading
Marriage has a nice ring to it: Part III (In good times and in bad)
If you missed part I or part II, you can find both here. "It's like, everyone else understands and you don't get it. You're not supportive." I was making a fool of myself. I heard the words pouring out of my mouth and I couldn't stop them. It was exactly like the moment when you open up the wrong flap on the black pepper canister and an avalanche of black speckled spices Continue Reading
A Letter to my son at 5 months
Bennett, Well, we did it. We survived your very first cold this month. It was a little tougher than I thought. I felt so helpless as you sniffled, sneezed, coughed, and wheezed your way through the better part of two weeks. You're such a happy boy and it broke my heart to see you so sleepy and so very frail. I knew you were feeling better when you started talking again...I missed that loud Continue Reading
Marriage has a nice ring to it: Part II (The idealized versus the realized)
If you missed part I (I Take You) you can find it here. As a sick SAHM with a sick little boy...I have had a lot of time to think about just about everything. In between the multitudes of used tissues, I've thought...a lot...over the last week or so about my journey into full-time blogging and attempt at free-lance writing. Admittedly, in my ideal, perfect world, a magazine finds one of my Continue Reading