While I’m busy moving into my new apartment, I hope you enjoy this super pink, green, and monogrammed giveaway from Pea Pod Paper & Gifts! The winner of the giveaway will receive the following three items: Monogrammed Earrings Monogrammed Ring (I love how this is adjustable and can fit lots of finger sizes) Check out…
This is my first time blogging from the Big Apple. It’s going to be a quick little post because there is still a lot of… shopping, picture hanging, organizing, and exploring… to be done. But, let me just say this… I am very excited! xoxo PS Guess what my first package in my new apartment was: (from…
Brown! Brown isn’t really the prettiest color per say, but it’s the perfect color to accessorize with. Little brown shoes and brown bags and brown jackets… don’t they just scream “going back to school” and “fall fashion”!? I do have dresses and shirts that are brown, but I just love a good brown accessory. Here…
While I love a good ballet flat, I think I’m going to be turning more and more to the trusty, classic loafer. I basically lived in my pair last year. I’d definitely like to add a few more styles to the shoe collection as fall approaches. Loafers are great transitional shoes. Wear with bare legs…
Today I’m flying off to NYC with a one-way ticket! I’ve been going up to the city often this summer between finalizing job situations and finding (and securing) an apartment. (Everything you’ve heard about finding an apartment in Manhattan, for the record, is true.) Excited doesn’t even begin to describe how I’m feeling… and, frankly,…
Because of this book club, publishers often send me books to read. Nine times out of ten, the books either don’t interest me enough to have them even sent to me and most of the time I give up half way through. I was SO intrigued when I was sent Penelope by Rebecca Harrington. She’s…
As I’m gearing up to move (!!!), I’m on the hunt for the perfect key chain! As much as I love cute little key fobs, I’d rather stay away from any type of cloth material. I find that they start off super bright and adorable. But a few weeks later the cloth is super dingy and…
Amanda and I were so excited about the response for the macaron print, that we decided to do a “pairing.” The College Prepster and Amanda Catherine Designs ‘Macaron’ & Pink and Green Audrey Hepburn ‘Paris’ print posters I love this Audrey quotation and I think it’s such a perfect fit for the macaron print! Enjoy…
After reading (and loving) this Sweet Lemon Magazine blog post, I knew that I had to share my favorite Netflix shows! I didn’t have cable while at school and I’m not planning on signing up for cable in my new apartment. But I love Netflix. I have the Netflix app on my iPad and watch it…
Somehow yesterday felt like a week, last month was last year, and last year was a decade ago… but then time is simultaneously going by so fast too. The past ten weeks have gone by in a blink! Everyone warns you it goes by fast and they’re not wrong…. The days are long but oh how I wish time would slow down a bit? Or that maybe I could bottle up a tiny bit of these precious boys at every stage so I could revisit them down the road 🤍
I have grown to LOVE baby wearing. Not only do I think it’s such a nice and cozy way to bond with baby, it’s also incredibly practical, especially when you have a toddler to keep up with too! The @wildbird aerial carrier was a treat for myself- and I’m so obsessed with it. 👶🏼 Leave a comment “wildbird” and I’ll DM you the color I have as well as my personal review of it (including some troubleshooting tips).
Some top level things I like;
- it’s easy to put on!
- it’s so, so comfortable (for me AND baby!)
- the little flap is seamless and provides extra support while baby naps and privacy when we need/want it
This affordable rechargeable LED lamp is cute and then made even cuter with this wicker lampshade! 💡✨ No cords needed- just charge and place wherever you want. (Will be extra perfect for dining outdoors this summer!) 💫 Comment “lamp” and I’ll send you links to the LED lamp ($38 for a pair!) and the lampshade (available in a few styles- including a darling blue).
Not really in the mood to be in photos right now, but I keep telling myself I’ll want to look back on these moments and remember them. (Right?!) when I look at these photos in 10, 20, 30 years…
I hope I remember Jack “rescuing” Rory from a windy tent, not how I stood in front of my closet with tears in my eyes.
I hope I remember watching Jack roll down hills and play hop scotch and scoot down the sidewalk with his besties, not that I caught a glimpse of my reflection and didn’t recognize myself.
I hope I remember sitting outside with my friend happily watching our kids play (while watching the minutes until bedtime tick by), and not that I spent too much time zooming in and examining every new wrinkle on my face.
I hope I remember the pure joy of these early warm days with my little family whom I love so much 🤍
The weather is warming up and I’m feeling slightly more comfortable in my skin every day ☀️ Here’s what I wore last week as a mom of two. I have a two and a half year old toddler and a two month old so I need outfits I feel good in, can chase a little guy around in, AND that I can breastfeed easily while wearing. 🔗 Leave a comment with “OUTFITS” to get links to every outfit I wore!
This room is so very special 🤍 The little cars sprinkled everywhere (watch your step!). A tiny sock, never two, peeled off and tucked somewhere hidden away. Piles of books that grow almost as quickly as the little boy who sleeps here. Outgrown pants and shoes to grow into mingling in the closet. Often messy, and a little cluttered, but a little boy lives here. 🚘☀️🐶📚🧸
(Rory is still in our room, but eventually the boys will share. I can picture their little twin beds already!)
About ten days ago, I noticed that today’s forecast was looking WARM. I told Mike, “We’re walking into town and sitting outside and I’m getting a beer. Put it on your calendar.” It ended up being warmer than forecasted (almost eighty degrees!) and let me tell you, it delivered. Today felt like the beginning of The Season™: dinners al fresco, beers/fries/ice creams, and late bedtimes. Indulging in it all because the kids are only getting older and we’re the grownups (somehow) and we get to make the rules ✌🏻
Dress is @tuckernuck & sweater is @kiltecollection
@pennylinndesigns and I hosted a “learn to needlepoint” class this past weekend and it was everything ✨ Needlepoint has been such a bright spot in my life over the past five years- and it’s gotten me through some difficult times. Because it’s helped me so much, sharing this hobby with others has turned into a mini life mission of mine. To sit in a room (my beautiful office space designed by @clare.sull!) with pro stitchers and needlepoint newbies alike was one of my dreams come true. I loved seeing women chatting, meeting, and bonding over this beautiful craft 🪡 Honestly, the needlepoint world is (sadly) filled with a lot of gatekeeping and competitiveness; this weekend proved that it doesn’t have to- and shouldn’t- be this way! It’s for EVERYONE. Whether you’ve never picked up a canvas in your life or you’re working on heirloom stockings for your family, there’s room for everyone at this table.
📍 Leave a comment saying “needlepoint” and I’ll send you my go-to resources for getting started with needlepoint!
