PHEW! We made it to the end of the week and we made it to February. This week was an absolute doozy. We had multiple trips to the hospital in our family and it was just…. it was a lot. I’ve slowed down a lot, but I’m also finding bits of work the good kind…
Wow, did anyone else feel like January was 45 days long?! At the same time, I also can’t believe my due date month is here, and I am so excited for the baby to arrive! I’ve been doing a bit of Amazon shopping to prep and wanted to share what I bought on Amazon in…
I can’t believe this is my last post of January. Tomorrow we’ll officially be in my birth month! Valentine’s Day has never quite been my forte, but I’ve gotten better about celebrating it over the past couple of years– which I think has a lot to do with Jack and my desire to create picture…
At the end of 2022, I was inspired to try the 1,000 Hour Challenge with Jack for the 2023 year. I’m actually going to copy and paste the opening paragraph to the first blog post I wrote about this in April 2023: Some background first: I saw this 1,000 Hours Outside challenge all over TikTok…
This is really one of the last remaining outfits I could possibly pull together! This Mirth sweater dress has seen me through my second and third trimesters and it’s an MVP at this point. After a week of frigid, snowy, and icy weather we got a muggy week of rain. I was happy to see…
I’ve been loving Sezane’s selection lately and think it’s going to be one of the first retailers I place a shopping order with when I’m feeling a little more myself. Slash I might buy a thing or two just to look forward to?! Loose sweaters/tops seem to be a safe bet. I want to get this…
I was all over the place this week. Highs included going into the city for lunch with Sam! It felt so good to feel like myself with a cute outfit, real makeup, and I even took the time to really blow out my hair. I was also able to FINALLY get in what feels like…
Keeping it real! I just feel like more than anything, I’m wearing what works as a mom and in my third trimester! Comfortable jeans and leggings for the win. I’ve been coming across so many good staple pieces on Amazon lately that I had to round up a winter Amazon style edit! Most of the…
Frankly, if I make it out of my leggings over the next month (or, if I’m lucky, some Valentine’s Day pajamas), it’ll be a miracle. But in case you’re not super pregnant like me, I wanted to throw together some Valentine’s Day outfits!! And yes, hearts were mandatory. Valentine’s Day Outfits for 2024 DRESS //…
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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