Last night rumors around the dorms were circulating about school cancellations. I was honestly hoping that we still had class because I really wanted to get my ethics midterm out of the way. I can’t have it hanging over my head anymore! My roommate and I woke up to our Blackberry’s buzzing about classes being…
So today is my half birthday, which normally I don’t think is a big deal… except when I realized that it was literally my last 6 months as a teenager. I will have been alive for two decades… TWO DECADES??? WHAT?!? This is crazy! Twenty just seems so old! Plus, I was technically born in…
So this is going to just be a quick little post! Practice this morning was AMAZING! I was feeling a little uneasy about crew and the time commitment, but I have re-fallen in love with it 🙂 I think I was just sick of boring erg practices. I thought it might be a smidge rainy, but…
I can’t wait for the weekend! Well, sort of. I’m going to be doing a LOT of studying, so I’m not looking forward to that part. But I am looking forward to having a teeny tiny break from crew practice and no classes. I have this weird issue about scheduling. I like to be on…
… for a moment that I was going to NYC for the Martha Stewart show. How adorable is this collection of luggage! I always dress nicely when traveling on planes. I wish I lived in the era when traveling was a big deal and women would wear cute little outfits. I’ve never worn regular clothes on…
Due to my team’s practices during spring break, I won’t be able to attend the Martha- Lilly show after all. I am so disappointed. 🙁
I am seriously freaking out right now!!! My roommate thinks I’m officially psychotic. I was studying and I got an email on my Blackberry saying I got tickets to the Martha show!!! I’m not sure if they did another round of tickets after the initial batch or not though. After I didn’t receive an email about…
Part 2 This is the promised second part to my Lilly Pulitzer Table Runner post. This summer I discovered etsy.com. I would spend hours perusing the site for adorable items. I found these really cute “Happy Birthday” pennants, and thought this would be great for my dorm. Of course, they would just HAVE to be…
This is going to be a Two Part post… Part 1 As if it wasn’t obvious enough: I LOVE Lilly! Graduation parties are a pretty big deal at my high school. I really didn’t want to have a solo one because I think it’s a little ostentatious. Soccer Mom insisted that I have one at…
This and yap 🤍 Don’t forget to create holiday magic for yourself too! I can’t tell you how nice it was to do some gingerbread decorating without having to follow a three year old’s vision (or fight the sugar battle)! It’s fun to do it with kids, too, but sometimes you just need coffee, baked goods, and little bit of kid-free catch up time with your mom friends! Thank you for hosting @blueskyehouse!!
I wrote down a list of things I wanted to do for fun in 2024. I crossed off exactly zero of them (having a baby will do that to ya) and my only hope of accomplishing one would be to host a cookie exchange! I wanted to SO bad but I was also feeling exhausted after a long year (losing a dog, having a baby, running a business, etc.) and I didn’t know if I had hosting a party in me. I sent out the invitations and told myself I’d figure it out. There was no going back! It was SO FUN though and I will be doing this again. I feel like so much of the holidays as a mom is spent making the magic for kids. It’s Santa meet and greets, Christmas shopping, holiday pageants…. And then seeing Santa again (and again and again). THIS party was for us! 🥂
🎧 Five 5-Star Audiobooks I Listened to This Year ✨
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This year, I listened to some incredible audiobooks, but these five stood out as absolute favorites:
📚 A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith: A beautifully written coming-of-age classic. I didn’t want it to end and could absolutely see myself re-listening in a few years.
📚 None of This Is True by Lisa Jewell: A psychological thriller with unreliable narrators that kept me guessing the whole way through.
📚 Such a Bad Influence by Olivia Muenter: Part mystery, part family drama—flawed characters, a gripping storyline, and a chef’s kiss ending.
📚 All the Colors of the Dark by Chris Whitaker: A masterpiece of storytelling that starts as a serial killer mystery and evolves into something much bigger.
📚 Blue Sisters by Coco Mellors: A stunning exploration of sisterhood, grief, and imperfect people. The ending left me in tears (happy ones!).
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Holding on for dear life this December ❤️ I have had SO MANY conversations this week with my friends near and far and we are *all* struggling. I have to say, just knowing it’s not just me feeling the pressure of “end of year-holiday magic- cold/flu/stomach bug season-darkest days of the year,” has made it a little easier to handle. Don’t forget to take care of yourself, too 😮💨 (Telling myself this because I could use the reminder too!)
