I thought motherhood would come easily to me. I was really nervous about childbirth but felt overconfident about everything that came after. I loved kids, had experience as a nanny, and had always known I wanted to be a stay-at-home mom with a big family. But motherhood threw me...
When Isla was little, I made a spur-of-the-moment decision to add some color to her rice sensory bin. We had purchased a 25 lb bag of brown rice from Costco, a bin with a secure closure from Target, and oodles of fun, inexpensive accessories (spoons, scoops, and funnels) from...
There is a particular type of insanity that comes when pregnancy meets insomnia and I am deep in the throws of it. What that looked like this week was me cutting out bats in the middle of the night in preparation for our Halloween celebration. My hips are hurting...
In the spirit of big announcements, I have another one–we’ve moved to Michigan. I was terrified when I was moving to NYC. I told my family, “Maybe I’ll be there for three weeks, or three months, or three years,” but I wanted to try. Within the first few weeks...
We’re pregnant, and we could not be more thrilled! If you know us well, then you know that we love kids and have both always wanted a big family. We were impatiently waiting and meticulously planning for this baby. We went on our honeymoon to Thailand in February and...
Pinterest can be a great personal stylist if you know how to utilize all that it has to offer, and, the best part is, it’s free. When I figured out how to utilize Pinterest for my own personal styling, it changed the way I shop… and I’m a professional...
