This post is sponsored by Audible! This year, I completely fell in love with audiobooks all over again—and I owe it to Audible. As someone who’s constantly juggling kids, work, and everything in between, I don’t always have time to sit down with a book. Audible has become my secret weapon for fitting reading into…
This holiday season has been one of the busiest for me yet. I’ve been juggling staying on top of work and wanting to squeeze in as much magic for the boys as possible while also trying to check off all the usual things from my to-do list. Needless to say, it’s catching up to me, and…
We are SO CLOSE to the finish line! I’m looking forward to taking some time to recuperate after a long year, spend some quality time with my boys, and maybe (if I’m lucky!) even sneak in a nap or two. Heading into a new year, I’ve been reminded about the phenomenon that is guided journals….
This past week was an absolute doozy. We got through though and we had lots of sweet moments to enjoy, which makes it all worth it. (At least that’s what I’m telling myself right now…) LAST WEEK’S WIN: I saw Wicked! Jack had his first school performance! We went to the holiday train show while my…
With holiday parties underway, I thought I’d share this fun-and-still-festive look. Honestly… I think I prefer it to a dress? Am I not a dress girl but… a tuxedo woman?! It’s not a look I would have picked out for myself as my first choice, but I’m doing a campaign on Instagram with J. Crew…
I’m hitting a point of burnout for the year. I keep seeing video recaps with the “2024 season has come to a close” or whatever and I think it feels like the year is over. Still have a couple of weeks to get through though. Whoops! I was having quite a bad day on Wednesday and…
I have been living in cozy sweaters for the last few weeks. The temps are dropping and all I want to wear are outfits that feel warm and snug. Now that we’re almost halfway through December, it felt like the perfect time to round up a mix of cozy sweaters to carry you through this winter….
Every holiday season I reach a point where I’m just… counting down the days to Christmas. I wish it wasn’t always like this, but that’s just the nature of the beast in my industry! After that, of course, is New Year’s– 2024 has felt a decade long in some ways, so I’m looking forward to…
It was a crazy week! Lots of fun, lots going on. My parents and sister were in NYC for a wedding this weekend, so Stacy came before the wedding and then my parents came afterwards! The boys were in heaven getting so much attention. LAST WEEK’S WIN: Seeing my family! My sister came first and she…
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! 🥂
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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!)
If I hadn’t already mailed our Christmas cards*, I would be ordering a reprint because this first photo is IT. ⭐️💂🏻♀️
*Actually only half because for some reason, I didn’t order enough? Our list must have grown over the past year or I just underestimated how many people were on it! I had to order more so the second half will be going out later whoops!!
