This past winter, especially around the new year, I was seeing so many videos about the 75 Hard challenge. The 75 Hard is truly a challenge; it includes doing the following for 75 days straight (and restarting the clock if you fail one day!): This is actually a 75 Soft challenge recap, first I’m going…
Here’s what I’ve been up to the last two weeks according to my camera roll: My sister in laws and I went out for dinner and had the best time. The restaurant didn’t have the a/c on though (it was warmer inside than it was outside!) and we were all melting. I 100% had the…
We had the BEST kick off to the summer with a trip to Woodstock, NY with our friends. We rented a big house (more on that soon!) and really just leaned into family fun vibes. While it was a short trip– only two nights!– it felt like we were there for longer. And, frankly, I…
My friends and I have resumed pickleball and it feels good to play again!! Honestly, I forgot how fun it is – I’m a little rusty but it’s slowly coming back and our matches have been a nice little taste of summer fun to come. I came across some cute pickleball clothing this week and wanted…
It seems like I’m constantly being pulled in different directions these days, and I’m SURE I’m not the only one. In case you’re not quite ready for Sunday, I pulled together some last minute Father’s Day gifts you can shop on Amazon. (Frankly, I don’t know what we ever did without Amazon. I always seem…
This week of outfits could be alternatively titled: closet staples I plan on rewearing all the time this summer. I love the thrill of new clothes, don’t get me wrong, but there’s just something really nice about the tried and trues. LOTS of repeats this week! LAST WEEK’S WIN: We had such a nice family…
The Pomander Place Navy Stripe Bardot Dress is one of the best things that has entered my closet in 2024 and I need you to know about it. I’ve been trying to be very intentional as I work on adding new things to my closet in this postpartum period. Maybe it’s just being in my mid-30s…
I’m doing a campaign with J. Crew on Instagram today and I wanted to share the photos here because I just love how they turned out and I wanted to talk about the inspiration behind it. I think I’ve talked about the process of collaborations on here, but often you get a lookbook with pieces…
I wanted to do a fun round up of summer family photo outfits. These have been so fun to put together and I’ve been getting requests for more family photo outfit ideas, so I’m more than happy to oblige. It kind of feels like the old school blogging days! With our own family photos, my…
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!)
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!!
