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The holiday festivities are approaching, and I always love an excuse to get a little dressed up around this time of year! Before the holiday parties start creeping up on your calendar, I wanted to share a few festive dresses perfect for a special occasion to help you avoid some of the holiday stress. You…
I hit publish on my 2024 gift guides on Sunday, so if I wasn’t in the holiday mindset before, I definitely am now! Despite the fact that we’re almost halfway through November and the weather is still pretty mild, I wanted to round up some of the best women’s holiday sweaters. I tried to aim…
Last week was a bit of a mess for me. I felt like I couldn’t come up for air with everything going on and I was so grateful to wake up on Sunday feeling a little refreshed and ready for a new week. LAST WEEK’S WIN: The biggest win for me is a little superficial…
Instead of releasing gift guides one by one, this year I’m just consolidating everything into ONE POST. Honestly, over the years I’ve honed in on what makes a good gift guide. (I think at this point I have a decade’s worth of data to draw from!) I’m hoping that this makes your shopping easier and…
Woof. It’s been… a week? Words fail me right now. This is me trying to show up to work. My social feeds, in person conversations, group chats, and internal thoughts are pretty consumed right now with the election news. So I’m showing up here, today, trying to keep things light. That’s not to say things…
I am getting so excited for Christmas after seeing all of the cute ornaments! I couldn’t resist rounding up a few of my favorites to share with you that would make a beautiful addition to any tree or a fun option to bring to an ornament exchange. Last year I decided to decorate our tree with…
I’m still very much in the fall spirit. I’m just enjoying it so much and I’m not quite ready for winter. (That is despite the turning back of the clocks and the random eighty degree days we’re still having.) My in-laws had a family photoshoot planned for last January, which got canceled due to a…
Even more than the actual books I read this month, I’m just happy to report that I found the best solution so far for actually being able to read every day. I have a goal to read every single day, but between nursing around the clock, working, and also just having two kids, when I…
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!!
