I still can't believe, as I'm typing this, that our Delaney Margaret celebrated her first birthday two weeks ago! The sentiment that the days are long but the years are short proves to be true with each passing season. To mark the occasion—and perhaps to make up for my lack of attention to this little … Continue reading A Newborn Photo Session
I'm bringing back Friday Favorites for one of our favorite shopping weeks of the year! While the discounts retailers are offering alongside Prime Day are great, it does serve as a great reason to stock up on some items that you need or invest in a few splurges. Before the sales end, I want to … Continue reading Prime Day 2025
Believe it or not, I'm not rush-shipping anything this year for Easter. If you've been around here for a while, you might have noticed that some celebrations tend to sneak up on me (read: paralyzing indecision). This year, however, I started prepping just after Valentine's Day and now face the challenge of not overbuying - … Continue reading Easter Finds that Arrive Before Sunday!
Sitting down to write Delaney's birth story has been a project I have been avoiding. As with most siblings, the experience of bringing our second-born into the world was completely different from the first time around. For starters, I knew a bit more about what to expect. I knew what to advocate for; I had … Continue reading Delaney’s Birth Story
I originally wasn’t planning to host my annual ornament swap this year, knowing I would be in the thick of newborn season and managing a toddler, but when I realized this year would be my fifth (!!) year hosting this virtual swap, I just couldn’t resist! Swapping ornaments via snail mail with new and old … Continue reading 2024 Ornament Swap
It doesn't seem possible, but somehow before Delaney was a pregnancy. I struggle to remember the details and even in writing this, though it hasn't even been two months since she joined us, I've tried to flip back through the mental photos of what happened in my pregnancy. Admittedly, this pregnancy was physically tougher on … Continue reading 3rd Trimester Recap 2.0
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