You’ve got the dress and shoes picked out for the next holiday party on your calendar, but you can’t forget the final details! Gina Made It has super cute hair accessories that are a step up from your run of the mill headbands. I think they go with all kinds of outfits, but they are…
Ooooookay. I guess it’s time to bite the bullet here. It doesn’t quite feel like Christmastime to me, but with red cups and decorations popping up already, I’m at the very least feeling the holiday spirit. (Don’t worry Thanksgiving, I haven’t forgotten about you!) I’m kicking off holiday gift guides with the hardest people to…
I feel like all of my makeup posts have to start with the same disclaimer: I’m not a makeup person. I like to keep things simple and low key– most days I don’t wear any makeup. I do have an everyday makeup routine that takes all of four minutes to get through. When I have…
I am legitimately getting in the holiday spirit. I’m not the most holiday-y person in the world, so it’s extra abnormal for me to be getting excited this early! Well, this giveaway is like getting Christmas in November. BaubleBar just released their holiday line and they are giving away the entire collection to one lucky TCP…
I’m not the best when it comes to keeping up with the latest makeup trends. On a normal day, I probably spend four minutes putting on makeup… one of which is applying moisturizer and two of which are for carefully putting on mascara (i.e. poking myself in the eye and getting mascara all over my…
I am having a little bit of a hard time believing it’s December. Actually, I can hardly believe we’re basically in “mid-December.” The month is zipping right along. One way I know that December is in full swing, however, is the number of holiday parties that have crept up on the calendar. (The first one…
With Thanksgiving behind us, I guess it’s kind of time to start thinking about holiday presents for friends and family. This gift guide has twenty ideas, all under $50. I also chose things that I would absolutely buy my (female) friends and family members in a heartbeat. For the most part, I also tried to…
Even though I don’t live in NYC anymore, I’m just across the Hudson River in Hoboken, so getting into the city is as easy as could be. When I lived in Connecticut, I’d go in once or twice a week because it was an hour train ride, but now I go in pretty much every…
’tis the season for holiday parties, dinners, and get-togethers. I don’t know if it’s because we’re in the suburbs or what, but I feel like our social calendar is busier than ever. (And I say busy in a positive way, here!) We usually end up at a friend’s house at least once a week for…
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.
