If you’re all caught up then you know part of getting ready for our growing family meant getting the house ready for our growing family. Because we had our first nearly a decade ago + moved cross country, we knew we’d be starting over with everything — with no hand me downs and nothing in storage. Ooof. Enter the baby registry.
Read MoreAll in all, we're very happy with how this room came together, most of all the mini. As a client, she was super easy to work with & our collaborative efforts resulted in what is now her favorite room in the house... despite not having the tv that she begged for. For me, the win is in seeing her joy every time she enters her room... in seeing how she uses the space to both create & rest. My job here is done.
Read MoreShopping for this pregnancy has been a salve during a very long & stressful pregnancy… throwing myself into discovering new brands, products, must haves, and most importantly, ways to save/spend wisely. So, imagine my delight when I came into shopping with our FSA/HSA benefits!
Read MoreThis post is in partnership with Frida Mom because I love em & know you’ll love em too!
Read MoreHow do you find comfort when everything you do & every move you make is, now, inherently uncomfortable (on a good day) and sometimes just straight up painful? Let me show tell you how!
Read MoreMy life is almost nothing like it was when I had our first child, with one significant difference being our living arrangements! What may seem like a perfect upgrade for growing our family, has proven to be a bit more nuanced, so let’s get into it —
Read MoreAt the time of writing this I am 30½ weeks, however, by the time you read this I’ll officially be a mother of two *grabs a kleenex*
Read MoreBack to school is always centered around the children - understandably - however this is the first time that I am truly understanding how the transition impacts us as parents just as much as it does out mini. This transition from summer to school has been a reminder of how much we never learned as parents - how to parent - and so we've also found ourselves turning these milestones in her life as a salve for our inner child, unlearning certain norms, and establishing our own ways around parenting.
Read MoreSome women know they want to work full time & will hire a nanny or get some other kind of outside help. Some women know they want to be a stay at home mom & housewife & will homeschool until their babies are off to college. But then there are those of us who are somewhere in between — we want to work & have a thriving career, but we also want to be around for every single waking moment of our baby’s life; and we don’t want to have to choose.
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