Happy Friday friends! This week was pretty uneventful for me in a good way. I was able to get a lot accomplished and I’m going into this long weekend feeling great. One weird thing happened to me though: I had a panic attack (at the gym 😫). The crazy thing about it is that I…
Gosh, guys. This has been one of the best weeks. I had really been feeling burnt out and just kind of down. No one big thing but a bunch of little things that had all added up to an overall feeling of uneasiness. I booked that weekend trip to Ocean House and came back to…
It’s been a full week trying to get tie up loose ends here before heading back to Florida for the holidays. Teddy and I are flying to Tampa Saturday afternoon and will be there for a full week. Really can’t even tell you how excited I am… especially for the warm weather and sunshine! Packing…
This was a week of HIGHS and LOWS. I’d honestly prefer to just coast right down the middle of life, but sheesh, it was a trying week. Thankfully I ended the week with the highs and I think it’s safe to say that it sort of made those lows worth it. I’ll do a longer…
This week was another great one!!! Maxie was in town and so we got together for our favorite early morning breakfast heart-to-hearts. She’s one amazing gal, let me tell you. Can’t even explain how lucky I am to have her in my life. (Also, how amazing does she look in her new DVF dress? I…
What a week! After two weeks of feeling a little “off,” I was insanely relieved to have had a great start on Monday. I definitely think you can recover from a rough start, but there truly is nothing greater than getting off on the right foot from the very beginning. I was meeting with the…
When I recapped the first part of my week a couple of days ago, I felt like it had been a full week. The weekend seemed so far away… and now, sheesh! I blinked and it’s Friday. Another highlight of the week? Garrett and I played hooky one afternoon and went to Hoboken. Can you…
Garrett is working on Thanksgiving this year so I’m attempting to cross off “cook a turkey” of my bucket list today for a little pre-Thanksgiving dinner. (Wish me luck… should be interesting.) The highlight of my week was getting three of my close friends (who don’t know each other!) together for dinner for a new…
Before I do anything else, I really just want to say THANK YOU to everyone who popped over to the blog yesterday, sent an email, wrote a tweet, left a comment, or took a Snapchat. I’ve been nervous to share the news about our big move for a handful of reasons and I was seriously struggling…
Nothing says summer to me like finally being able to have dinner outside with our friends. We are gearing up for al fresco dining with @mackenziechilds pieces in their iconic Royal Check– the blue and white pattern couldn’t be more “me” and fits in perfectly with my summertime aesthetic. I especially love that each #mackenziechilds handcrafted piece has a unique signature of its own and no two pieces are identical. Don’t forget to use my exclusive code CARLYROYAL15 to save 15% off for the next 48 hours. Valid once per shopper. #MCPartner #RoyalCheckCollection
Move over coastal grandmother, it’s going to be a red hot summer for me ❤️💃🏻🔥 I am love-love-loving red lately and I am incorporating the hue more and more into my everyday outfits. It’s a little bolder than I typically go for and, even though I’m three months postpartum, I’m feelin’ it! 👉🏻 Leave a comment saying “red” and I’ll send you the links to my outfits featured in the Reel!
My little roar-bear and I made it through the fourth trimester together 🧸 These past twelve weeks have flown by. I can’t wrap my head around the fact that we only just met- I feel like I have known Rory my whole life.
I have been calling myself a Chill Mom™️ since having Jack and now I’m realizing that I’m even chiller with Rory. (Like is birth order really less about sibling order and more about the version of mom you’re born to?) I’ve been just rolling with Rory’s infancy and I’m so much happier. Maybe it’s just that I’m more tired with a toddler too, or know that it’s going to go by so fast, or just have more confidence… probably a combination. I feel less obsessive and less stressed out by the details. I’m “making it” without having to fake it. As an example, today I noticed I hadn’t tracked a single nap- just watching sleepy cues and trying to get to a “good enough” pattern as Rory’s naps consolidate. Is he following a ~perfect~ nap schedule? No. Are we thriving? Frankly, yes!
(If you want to read my original Chill Mom post, comment “chill mom” and l’ll send it to you via DM!)
We came, we saw elephants, we ate ice cream 🐘🦒🦓 @ashleybrooke and I always talk about how we became FAST friends. Somehow we have been right there with each other during some of life’s worst moments… so it’s extra sweet that we now get to celebrate the good ones! Watching our boys play together, a little baby in a stroller, and another baby on the way… it’s everything we dreamed of.
