Although I’m not going back to school this year (major yay!), I still can feel those little back to school jitters that creep up towards the end of July! (School in Florida starts super early… one year it started August 4th.) I know that my sister and a bunch of her friends are also gearing…
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…
Oh… This was a great weekend. I’ve been kind of operating on a 24-hours-in-advance basis right now. That is, I only know what I’m doing 24 hours before it happens. Not the most ideal, but it’s like a surprise every time I take an inventory of my calendar. (Or something like that…) I knew my…
The second day of the press trip with Barbour (catch up on day one here!) started early. Breakfast at the hotel was really an excuse for us to exchange ghost stories. Seriously, we were spooked from the night before. Footsteps on the roof (which we really think were just the peacocks!) and signs in the room…
Okay, I hate to be the one to bring it up here, but post-Fourth of July means back to school has started. And based on the emails I’m getting right now (from freshly graduated high school seniors and their moms), I know people are already prepping for the return to college campuses. There are going…
Anyone else guilty of saying, “That’s so cute!” for everything? I say all the time– maybe 27 times a day. That dog? So cute! These shoes? So cute! This photo? So cute! That building? So cute! Everything is so cute! I rounded up 25 of the cutest things and may have gone a bit overboard!…
It’s been a little while since I last packed for living in a dorm room, but I thought it was worth bringing up again for you girls heading back to school– or for the moms who read with sons/daughters going back! This isn’t an all-encompassing list… but rather it’s a list of commonly forgotten and…
I’ve rounded up a few fun graduation gifts for the high school, college, and graduate school grads on your list. I tend to err on the side of practicality when it comes to gifts for grads. Some of the best gifts I received when graduating were the ones I used for years and years to…
This is a major photo overload post. I tried my best to narrow it down and considered breaking it up into multiple posts, but I wanted everything to be in one spot. A couple of weeks ago, my friend Alex asked if I would be in Charleston. She’s the owner/designer behind one of my favorite…
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.
