Loving these random lists of the first ten things I think of. I’ve been enjoying a nice “old school” approach to blogging lately. I used to read so many blogs– it would be the highlight of my morning routine. Now so few update routinely and I miss the “personal” feel of others. These posts feel like the good ole days– just kind of stream of consciousness, here’s what is on my mind.
I ate dinner in the bathroom last night. Yep. Jack and I are sharing a hotel room and he’s cutting his fifth and sixth (!!!) teeth. I didn’t want to disrupt his sleep anymore, so I kept the lights fully off. I ended up ordering chicken fingers from Doordash and then ate in the bathroom. Pretty gross, but it was my best option. Felt like a parenthood rite of passage.
My Airpod Pros make me dizzy? I was so, so excited for the Airpod Pros. I had them on my wishlist for a while and finally purchased them a few months ago. I actually was buying Mike a pair as.a surprise, and then added a pair for me to the cart too. (Whoops!) The problem though… the noise canceling kind of makes me dizzy! I wish there was a way to toggle the noise canceling on and off. I also don’t know how people walk around with them in– I feel like I have no sense of my surroundings when I wear them. Is it just me? UPDATE: thank you!!! You can toggle it off!!
Traveling with Jack is a little stressful, but also feels so special. Thanks for allowing me to get a little sappy here. Traveling with a baby isn’t exactly easy. There are so many things to coordinate and pack and think about. Lots of logistics. It’s also kind of magical though? I have to say that before I had Jack, I thought families were nuts for traveling with babies since they don’t know what’s going on and it just seemed like so much work. And, don’t get me wrong, it is. It’s just so nice though too! I feel like we bond on an even deeper level and, yea I know he’s seven months old, but I swear I feel like he’s my little buddy when we’re out of our regular routine.
Speaking of travel, I have a short list of places I eventually want to travel to. I have no idea when any of these trips will realistically happen, but it’s been fun to dream. I would love to do a mini solo trip by myself. Definitely do a trip with Mike, maybe for our anniversary. And then my ultimate dream would be to get a bunch of my girlfriends together for a non-bachelorette bachelorette trip since I didn’t get to do one for our wedding.
I still have linea nigra on my stomach. It’s the dark line on my belly from pregnancy and I stupidly thought it would disappear right after birth. It’s very much still there though seven and a half months later. I’m sort of used to it though I would love for it to disappear, too. Curious how long it stayed for you if you got one!
Random story… I may have shared this before, but it’s on my mind and it’s such a funny, happy memory. When Mike and I were in Paris a few years ago, we accidentally crashed a private birthday party. We stopped by a bar for drinks after dinner and saw a bunch of people filing downstairs. We followed them. There was a live band and we sat down with the crowd. After a little bit a man came up to us and asked us who we were because it was a birthday party! It was so embarrassing, but he invited us to stay because he thought we were a nice looking couple 🤣 I was mortified… and we left!
Every day I check Facebook Marketplace. We don’t even need anything, but I go on there when I’m bored and scroll through local listings just to see what’s for sale. I’ve gotten so close to buying “vintage” 1980s American Girl dolls and furniture we have no space for and apartments for rent that I obviously have no need for. There’s something for everyone!
Somehow I’m working on big projects for holiday 2022 and 2023! This year is flying by. And even though I told myself I would “coast” work wise (after a pretty intense two years), it feels anything but coasting. All very exciting though!! Really happy with what’s coming down the pipeline and I think you guys will be excited too.
My email inbox is out of control. It feels like I’ll never be able to catch up? It’s gotten to the point where I think I need to take an entire day and dedicate every minute of non-Jack time to answering emails and clearing my inbox. I am usually pretty good about staying on top of it, and right now I can only handle the very, very pressing emails… or easy “I can answer in two minutes” emails. The in-betweener emails, where it needs my focus for more than a few minutes but doesn’t need a response immediately? Those have been severely neglected. Oy!
Who needs the gym? JK I need the gym. (And I’m going!!) Carrying Jack around though is quite the workout. He’s getting so big. My wrists hurt. Biceps hurt. Shoulders hurt. Jack is finally sleeping and I’m over here finally able to catch my breath. I’m typing this and realizing just how sore both my arms are. Hard to imagine any workout at the gym recreating the sheer strength required for holding a heavy, squirming baby.
Hi Carly! Love the blog and am really enjoying these posts! I just wanted to let you know that you can turn off the noise cancellation off either by touching the inside of the airpod or using your phone in the volume bit. Poorly explained by me but the instructions are here https://support.apple.com/en-gb/HT210643 Thanks for everything you do ☺️
Pretty sure you can turn the noise canceling off! I “squeeze” my right airpod for a few seconds and it dings to signal the noise canceling is off. I do think the pros react to sound even if you have the noise canceling off — I’ve noticed that if I siren goes by they will kind of react to that by canceling the background noise for a little. Hope you’re able to get it figured out! I had to watch a YouTube video lol
That last bit got me 😀 I have been carrying my baby around up to six hours each day (after having a c-section only weeks prior) and have never in my life felt so exhausted on a physical level.
Oh my gosh, I had the exact same thing with the AirPods and thought I was the only one! I have to use my old ones as the noise cancelling ones are just impossible! Thanks for making me feel less weird about this!
Yes! The airpod pros made me dizzy too!! I had to get the older model of regular airpods instead. I also think the non-noise cancelling ones fit my ear much better too as I don’t like that puffy piece that goes on many ear-pod type headphones these days.
Hi Carly! I have the airpod pros and love them but sometimes I want to turn off noise cancelling too. I figured out far too late that you can turn it off. Here’s a link, hope it helps! https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT210643
I love the old school personal blog posts, too. So I very much enjoyed this.
And I had the same feeling about travelling with babies. You develop a sort of companionship that is so sweet.
Hi Carly!
As a little tip for the AirPods, you can turn the noise canceling into “transparent mode” in your settings so that you can hear your surroundings. That really helped me 🙂
Hi Carly! There is a way to toggle the noise cancelling on and off! https://www.howtogeek.com/697855/how-to-enable-noise-cancellation-for-airpods-pro-on-iphone-ipad-and-mac/amp/
I see you’ve gotten a lot of help about how to use the AirPod Pros, but wanted to add how I think it causes the dizziness. Now I’m not at all a medical professional, just someone who has life-long balance/vertigo issues and most doctors would tell you it’s caused by our inner ear canal (pressure, little “stones” in our ears, movement — all contributes to dizziness!). One doctor had me wear AirPod Pros in his office for 30 minutes to test if it made me worse! It was unbearable and I asked to use his regular AirPods instead lol. Hope that’s a little helpful if you’re interested in the background!
Not sure if they have changed, but you should be able to turn off the noise canceling on the pros. Just hold down the right side until you hear a ping. Hopefully that helps!
My siblings and I always used to joke about my parents having “old man strength” and “old woman strength” that just comes out of nowhere. Now, I’m convinced that strength actually came from raising all of their children – it’s takes muscles carrying around babies for hours on end!
Years ago, my husband and I were invited to a Christmas party hosted by one of his clients. We were circling the neighborhood and looking for the “large house on the hill”. We found it without difficulty; It was all lit up, with valet service at the front door. Inside there was a band playing on the 2nd floor balcony. We were immediately served drinks by a circulating waiter and warmly welcomed by the doorman. We couldn’t find the host, but we made ourselves comfortable. We even got in line for the buffet before we realized we were at the wrong “large house on the hill”. Eventually we found the party we were actually invited to. But I have to say we preferred the other party!
I love these lists! Always so fun to see what’s on peoples mind’s. Hope your conference is going well!
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I love that you referenced the old days of reading daily blogs! I can happily say you’re one of the few that I sit down for every morning with my coffee ☺️ If you have any recommendations of other daily bloggers, I’d love to know?!
My midwife told me that linea nigra may stick around up to 6 weeks after you stop breastfeeding and then it will completely go away. For me, it was gone within 1-2 weeks of when I stopped breastfeeding.
That’s good to know! I’m three months post partum, still breastfeeding and I still have my linea negra also.
Also I concur about the daily blogging!! Love that you keep yours up! 🙂
Ugh I miss old school blogging! Yours is one of the few still in my daily rotation and I love how personal these posts feel!
Hi Carly!
I only recently subscribed to your email list, and I’m so glad I did! I left Instagram a year ago for my mental health, so have been relying on Influencers’ newsletters/blog posts instead – so I appreciate your regular updates! Thank you!
Can you get a virtual assistant to help with the emails? Maybe the ones that only take you 2 minutes could be farmed out so you have more time to focus on the others.
Please continue these posts, I am loving them!! I miss the old school blogs posts too and am so happy you continue to post so often!
Carly, I’m curious, if you could/would have done a bachelorette, where would you have chosen to have it?
Just here to say that I would HIGHLY recommend a non-bachelorette bachelorette trip! I didn’t get to have a traditional one prior to my wedding either and my maid of honor was nice enough to orchestrate the whole thing last November with all of my bridesmaids. It was such a fun time and a great little escape with just the girls! It almost felt like a reward for throwing two weddings! We called it the wifelorette!
I’m starting to plan our first flying trip with our twins and I just feel so overwhelmed! I used to be a big traveler but I just don’t know where to start. I would love to read your tips on traveling with a baby!
Loved this post!
About the linea nigra, I had mine for about a year and a half after I had my son. I actually enjoyed having it since it was a reminder of my pregnancy but now it’s gone. 🙁
Hi Carly! I love what you said about so many bloggers not updating regularly. Back in 2013-2016 when I was into blogging I had so many blogs I would read on a daily basis. I miss everyone writing! So obviously I love these 10 things posts from you – feels like the old blogging days!
I LOVE the old school vibe! Kind of miss that! I remember that reading this kind of blogs was also part of my morning routine/highlight. One of the things why I started following you maybe 7 years ago (The College Prepster!!!!)
Your blog is part of MY morning routine! The loveliest content 🙂
Carly I completely agree with you about “old school” blogs! None of the ones I used to read daily seem to post with frequency anymore, and If they do all they post is clothing to buy! Thank you for taking the time to continue to write. Your blog has been part of my morning routine since 2015 and I would be so sad if I couldn’t enjoy your thoughts with my morning coffee! I appreciate the time you take to plan, write, edit, and post!