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Merry Christmas and happy holidays to all of you. I can’t tell you how much…

Christmas has always been my favorite holiday and I love being able to introduce James…

I’ve been a bit MIA on the blog lately as life has taken over (I’m…

It seems like a year ago already, but just last week we were basking in…

It always happens. The last week of summer is rainy and cool and ruins Labor…

As I recently revealed, we bought a fixer upper that we’re gut renovating. We’re legit…

James is turning three in September (tear), which means I’ll not only be shopping for…

If you follow me on Instagram, you know that we welcomed a baby girl two…

I can’t believe I’m already talking about back to school shopping, and yet, it’s here.…

I was so focused for so long on having another baby that I honestly didn’t…

And having a baby! What were we thinking? I don’t know, but we need more…

We’re headed to the Bahamas to celebrate my father-in-law’s birthday. It’s the first time we…

Summer is flying by. I hate to say that because honestly, it’s only just begun,…

Ok, so I admit it. I got cocky. I thought I had this whole tantrum…

In my mind, summer starts with Memorial Day weekend, so I’m already behind on my…

Surprise! We’re pregnant! Baby #2 is coming this August! We’ve been keeping the news secret…

When it comes to being all natural and avoiding toxins and all that, I go through phases. Years ago, before I was jugging a big job, motherhood, and a blog, I had lots of time to read every magazine and book and I went on a huge kick to get rid of all environmental toxins in our apartment, from replacing our vinyl shower curtain liner to buying all green, non-toxic cleaning products and clearing out kitchen of bad plastics. I eased up as life got crazier and I just got too busy to stress over it all. And realistically, some green cleaners just didn’t get my bathtub or toilet clean like Clorox. It was the same with my beauty products — as much as I was worried about certain ingredients, I pushed it out of mind because I just wanted my skin to be clear and my hair to be shinier and fuller, and my armpits not to smell or sweat, and I found the green, non-toxic products just didn’t get the job done as well, especially the natural deodorants.

I’m really enjoying coming up with these bucket lists every season (see my fall list…

Let me preface this by saying that I am by no means a relationship expert.…

Friday was my birthday, so this post is a few days late, but after a fun weekend celebrating with my boys, I wanted to take a minute to reflect on the previous year and my goals from the one to come. I’m not sure if I ever shared this, but I love birthdays! I love celebrating other people’s and my own. I just feel like it’s one day (or in our house, week) all about you and celebrating your life and where you’re at and going. It’s like my own personal New Year’s in many ways — a chance to reflect, reset, set goals. And since my birthday corresponds with spring, I always feel really hopeful and like it’s a time of rebirth in some ways.