GUYS I am so excited about this and forever grateful for an awesome husband and Dad who made it happen. Our patio/backyard has been on my to do list for awhile, but it kind of got put on the back burner. We got the basics done and the outline of it in place, but knew we would finish it over time. There's still a lot more to do back there, but it's currently on pause because well....quarantine + I don't know what the future of the economy holds, ...continue reading >>
Favorite Spring Wreaths
Rounded up some favorite spring wreaths for y'all and ones that would work for all summer long because if you're anything like me then you hate changing your wreath 5 times a year. So basically I have a fall, Christmas/Winter + Spring/Summer one. I love greenery and simple so you'll see just that in all of the ones below. Also AFFORDABILITY y'all, and the majority of these are under $25 so you're welcome. K let's shop. Image sources via Amazon ...continue reading >>
5 Decor Items You Currently Need
If you guys have followed me for awhile, then you know I LOVEEEE changing my house up. In fact, love might be an understatement. I've been like this since I was a kid - I just love design and well, constantly changing it up and keeping it fresh is fun for me. However, it's also an expensive and not so great habit as well. Haha! So I have been trying to be better about finding pieces that I REALLY love - investing in pieces that I know I can play ...continue reading >>
Look into Vivint + Why We Love it
Marcus and I have actually been using Vivint products for close to 5 years now, so when they approached me to work together it was an easy yes for just that reason. If you know both us, you know that well, the anxiety runs strong in both of our blood. HA! So naturally, once we bought our first home, a security system was one of the first things we looked at. We found Vivint and were really impressed with their company overall. Their customer ...continue reading >>
Plants, Plants, Plants.
Y'all know I love myself some plants and I recently got to experience PLANTS SENT IN THE MAIL. Crazy right? Well, it's a thing and I am obsessed now. I shared on stories a few weeks ago about them, it's called Bloomscape. Now if you've followed me for awhile you know that I love myself a good fiddle. In fact, I have six fiddle leaf fig trees in our house now....you could say I'm becoming a crazy plant lady, but mainly with those ones. HA! I ...continue reading >>
Our Summer Cleaning Schedule
Does anyone feel like this picture accurately describes basically every aspect of their life? ;) You’re doing one thing only to repeat it over and over again because well, Mom life. Seriously though, why do kids think it’s the funniest thing ever to push their entire face against the dang windows and typically as you’re cleaning them or within a couple of minutes of them being cleaned. Anyways - summer is here and while I LOVE this season, it ...continue reading >>
Laundry Room – Let’s talk Details
I got a post up more so about the washer and dryer last month, so I thought it would be fun to get a post up focusing on more of the little details that really completed this room. I've wanted to fix up our laundry room since well, we moved it. Originally it had the vinyl flooring, you know in that weird orangey color that just isn't cute? ;) HA! So we replaced the flooring before we even moved in and by we, I mean Marcus and my Dad. Then I knew ...continue reading >>
Laundry Room: Washer + Dryer Details + Spring Cleaning
Y’ALL IT’S DONE! Have I screamed it enough or let you know? ;) Anyways, I thought I’d share a peek into it with some of my favorite spring cleaning tips and tricks and all the details you need/want to know about the washer/dryer combo we went with. So let’s do this thing. First, a peek: Now, let’s dive into specifics. I’ve been in full nesting mode for basically a few weeks now and I can’t be stopped. In fact, Marcus is ...continue reading >>
Backyard Patio + Cafe Lights
So we’ve been working hard on our backyard, getting it ready for spring and really making it a place where we can hang out this spring/summer, make memories and just have fun together. First on our list has been, the patio. It’s basically the one spot we can really plan and focus on since the rest of our backyard is still growing back and figuring itself out since winter just ended. Last year when we moved in, we really focused on getting the ...continue reading >>
On the Schedule for Spring Cleaning
GUYS, IT'S THAT TIME OF YEAR. I'm not going to lie either...it's literally my favorite thing, I LOVE ORGANIZING ALL THE THINGS. Cleaning toilets? Now, that's a different story. Nah. That's not my favorite thing, though guilty pleasure...mopping floors and vacuuming, I know I'm sick, but I love that, it's like therapeutic. ANYWAYS, I thought it would be fun to share what's on our spring cleaning schedule and what we are doing to organize things ...continue reading >>
Favorite Faux Plants
Well I asked you guys on stories today which blog post you would rather see today and so far it's completely been a tie...so that's cool. HA Y'all aren't helping me choose with this whole 50/50 crap. COME ONNN. It's fine though, I just made the decision to do both this week. SO today we are doing faux plants and first off guys, let me just tell you a huge chunk of these are from Target because their faux plant selection right now is ON POINT. ...continue reading >>
New York Recap with Delta Faucet
This is a sponsored conversation written by me on behalf of Delta Faucet. The opinions and text are all mine. A couple of weeks ago I got to take the most incredible trip to see some fun behind the scenes at Delta® and get a hands-on tour at the Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, all in New York City and seriously, like I said - incredible. I’ve been a long time fan of Delta, growing up watching my Dad as acontractor I kind of ...continue reading >>
Porch Railing Reveal
Our front porch is done and I’m so excited about it! Next summer I want to get a swinging bench out there, but in due time. Plus it’s almost winter here - which means snow and well, I’m not about to be out front swinging in the snow. So it can wait ;) ANYWAYS - LOOK!! It looks so great right?! If you didn’t see before, check out the before post, here, along with the whole buying experience with Fypon. This simple project ...continue reading >>
DIY Porch Railing Project
I’ve always wanted a porch with the cute white fence, you know enclosed that you could sit on with your family, enjoy hot cocoa and just create all the memories on. HA! Like out of a movie basically, mkay? That’s what I wanted ;) When we picked our house, we picked one with a small porch, but it wasn’t enclosed, which was fine because I loved our house the way it was. BUT then I found Fypon QuickRail system and well, basically all my dreams of an ...continue reading >>
My Best Tips for Fiddle Leaf Fig Trees
I did a few insta-stories the other day on all my fiddle leaf figs and how I kind of care for them and have for the past few years that I've had some of them and had lots of questions. So I figured I would answer everything I know and have done for mine. However - please know that I'm not a plant expert at all and this is just what has worked for me. SO with that said, let's do this thing. Where to buy a Fiddle Leaf Fig? Hands down, best spot ...continue reading >>
Spooky Halloween Entry Way
So excited to share our simple, spooky Halloween entry way that we put together with a little help from Wayfair. It's perfect and like I said, simple - which has kind of been the theme song to my life lately. With doing IVF, work, Mom life, wife life and everything in between I need simplicity. I have just learned over the years that it's better to have too little on my plate than too much. And guess what? It's okay to say no or to just KEEP ...continue reading >>
Favorite Cleaning Products
YASSS let's adult today and talk cleaning products. Seriously though, you know you're an adult...and a Mom...when talking about cleaning products is like a fun topic of discussion. Whoops. No shame in my cleaning game, mkay? ;) Or lack thereof. Anyways, I figured I would share some products I love and have used for awhile with y'all. This was one of my most requested posts when I asked what y'all want to see more of. So here, we, are. I broke it ...continue reading >>
5 Things You Should Know When Buying a House
I was sitting in our living room this morning, eating breakfast with Blake and had the thought, ah this feels like HOME. It just feels right, like I'm in the right place, like we did the right thing and well, you know - IT'S HOME. Our last house was beautiful and I loved it, but it never quite felt like "home", so this is something I have longed for. Not to mention, the rentals before that sure as heck didn't - there's a lot more to buying vs. ...continue reading >>
Bright White and Open Playroom with Boho Feel
GUYYYSS. OUR PLAY ROOM IS BASICALLY DONE. We are waiting on sconces to go on each side of the window, but I was just so dang excited I had to share the room with y'all! It turned out so good and a HUGEEE update from the mess that it was before. SO YAY! I kept everything white and bright per usual because...you guys know me. ;) Then I added a ton of color in there with color coated books (we will see how long that lasts), a GORGEOUS wall mural in ...continue reading >>
Office Tour: Boho Inspired
This post has been a long time comin’, let me tell you. You know when you start a project, you’re really excited about it and then life happens and it gets put on the back burner. That’s been my office. I keep attempting to finish it and then welp, something happens and it gets put on hold again. So this week I said to myself - “TIME TO BUCKLE DOWN”. I literally busted out this wallpaper on Monday, got the couch a couple of weeks ago and then hit ...continue reading >>
Best Tips + Tricks for Building a New Home
I’m somewhat of a worry wart - I’ve talked about my anxiety before and welp, this just goes hand in hand with it. So. I’ve learned to just deal, take the steps I need to and to be okay with things. As you probably remember our last house we built had problems after problems. I didn’t go into detail with y’all much about it because well, I just felt like it wasn’t something that really needed to be talked about a ton. BUT we had mega flooding and ...continue reading >>
DIY: Install Your Own Grass on a Budget
It feels so good to say that our backyard is basically DONE! It was something that I wanted done quickly after moving in, since we are in the middle of summer and I knew we would be out there a lot, but welp, it takes time. BUT we are done! There's a few random things I want to do here and there, but nothing crazy and I'm so excited that we can hang out, out there, I can watch Blake play and it just feels like home. So we hired out a few things ...continue reading >>
The Perfect Backyard Play Area
WE FINALLY FINISHED OUR SWING SET AREA! I feel like I need to literally scream it from the rooftop. It was not going to lie, a project. Not so much because of the swing set, that part was fine - more so because we have such a slanted backyard that well, we had to get creative with things so that kids weren't falling off and the whole swing set wasn't basically crooked. SO Marcus and my Dad saved the day and made up a plan for a platform (which ...continue reading >>
House Details: Lighting
I thought it would be fun to share all the details on the lighting we chose for our house! Not the lighting fixtures, but the lightbulbs themselves. We did some fun smart home upgrades with Sengled for them and I am so happy with how they turned out. Sengled if you're not familiar, makes several options to add smart home features to your home, but on your own and at a more affordable price rather than wiring things in and getting too fancy where ...continue reading >>
DIY Trellis for Vines or Ivy on House
You know the house on Pinterest that's white with ivy all up the sides and it looks like this little cottage? Yeah, I want that house. ;) So naturally I am working on making my dreams come true with vines up the back of our house, HA! I teamed up with Lowe's to do this project and I LOVE how it turned out. I wish the vines would get growing a little bit faster, but that little guy on the left is really going! The whole DIY was super easy. I had ...continue reading >>
Modern Boho Inspired Patio
The last couple of weeks I have started my day off every morning reading out on the back porch before Blake wakes up and it's seriously been my favorite and so good for my soul. In fact lately, now that our backyard and patio are mostly done (minus Blake's swing set), we've been out there basically nonstop. SO I thought I would show y'all what it looks like! It's still somewhat a work in progress, but it's there for now because welp, I'm tired ...continue reading >>
Outlets + Switches Upgraded
So we did a thing and I'm obsessed. So obviously I am here to tell you all about it. Sponsored or not - y'all know I only share things I really love and this is one that I LOVE and that Marcus and I are actually going to implement in our entire house. We started with the kitchen (still have a few more to install), then are going to order more for places like the garage, etc. Okay, so what is it? HA! As you can see in the title, outlets and ...continue reading >>
Modern, Bright Laundry Room that’s Affordable
When we started building our home we had to pick and choose between upgrades we wanted because well, life and money and our builder didn't have a lot of the options we wanted in certain spots. SO we knew we had a lot of DIY projects ahead of us! After we closed, before we even moved in - we got to work on our laundry room floor. I wanted to get this room done immediately for a few reasons, but first and foremost because well the washer and dryer ...continue reading >>
DIY Outdoor Garden Shelving
At our last house we had garden shelving outdoors that I just loved. I put succulents all over them (because it's the only plant that I don't kill) and it was just about my favorite part of my backyard. So when we started building this one - that was something I dreamt about putting on our patio again! So I thought it would be fun to share the full how to with y'all. It's super easy to do, but adds so much character to a patio or outdoor area, ...continue reading >>
Boho Inspired Modern Dining Room
Look at me, sharing our first "room" of the house! I shared our pantry last week (so I guess not the first room), but I'm so excited to share our dining room. We broke it in last night and had my family, plus some extended family over for dinner and it was so fun. You don't really realize how much you miss simple things like eating dinner at the table with your family until you don't have your own space to do so, so I am cherishing all the ...continue reading >>
Target Outdoor Sale
Target is currently having a sale with some mega deals on their outdoor items like furniture, rugs, decor, etc. So since y'all know - I'm currently at the "buy all the house things" stage - I thought it would be fun to show some of the outdoor pieces that are currently on sale and a peek at the ones I've grabbed for our house. So excited - let the countdown begin. I feel like we are so close to closing, but also so far away. SO let's cross our ...continue reading >>
Wayfair Sale Must Haves
Wayfair is havin' a BIGG sale today - which obviously I'm stoked about because #buyallthehousethings - but I figured I would share some favorites with y'all that I found while digging through. I also shared my purchases... FURNITURE LINENS DECOR LIGHTING MY PURCHASES... This post contains affiliate links. ...continue reading >>
The UpSkill Project Contest
This post is sponsored by Lowe’s. Y’all know Marcus and I are all about a good DIY project and I’m itching to get things started in our new home hopefully in about a month and a half. Cross your fingers! SO when I heard about The UpSkill Project I was like mkay, you guys need to know ALL the details. So Boise area friends - LISTEN UP. (But even if you’re not in Boise, the contest is coming to a number of other cities, so you ...continue reading >>
House Update
It's been a whirlwind the last few weeks with the house. It took almost a month to get a plumber out there, so that set us back quite a bit....they were saying a two month delay, but today we got the good news that we should be in by the end of May (cross your fingers that stays)! So YAY! We went through and did the structural walkthrough today, made sure everything was in order before they start drywall next week and I am finally starting to get ...continue reading >>
Current Favorite Home Things
I can't stop looking at (and buying...don't tell Marcus) all the home things. I am getting antsy to get into our house...so like Miley Cyrus would say, can't stop, won't stop. I figured since so far I've been absolutely TERRIBLE at sharing home build stuff, that I would at least round up some of the decor pieces and things that I've been purchasing and have my eye on ;) So let's do this. Also, forewarning basically everything is from Target...so ...continue reading >>
Favorite TV Mount
This post is sponsored by SANUS; however, all thoughts and opinions expressed are my own. So Marcus is like super geeky when it comes to all things techy and well- TVs. If it were up to him we would be putting a new TV in every room of our house and well..ya know - he could just have the game on and walk all over the house and not have to stop watching the game ;) Obviously - that's where dreams are made of people!!! Apparently, ...continue reading >>
Last Minute BIG Gift Idea
Guys, I just have to give myself another pat on the back. I know, I know y'all are probably like STAP being so proud of yourself. ;) BUT I have never, ever, been done Christmas shopping this early. I am always the person running out on Christmas eve. Let's be honest though, there's probably something I have forgotten -- so I'll probably still be out on Christmas eve....Either way, I know the struggle IS REAL when it comes to presents, especially ...continue reading >>
Samsung (Smart Home) Connect
This post was sponsored by Samsung. So if you follow me on Instagram and have seen my insta-lives, you know that well...since we’ve moved in with my parents while we build that well..our internet connection isn’t great. HA! Love you parents, BUT guys -- I FOUND A SOLUTION. And I literally want to scream it off a rooftop. In fact we probably could’ve have used this at our old house because for whatever reason the internet was terrible ...continue reading >>
A Fully Decorated Christmas Tree for Under $120
I asked y'all if you wanted me to share this and well, I had a few no's, but an overwhelmingly lot of yeses, so here I am! Also, can we talk about the fact that it just took me -- no joke, 30 minutes to write that first friggin' sentence. The struggle is real this morning. I also wore a shirt to the gym that was DEFINITELY not a gym shirt and still, to this minute, I'm not sure when or how I put it on, BUT I ended up at the gym, working out, in ...continue reading >>
Top Favorites from the Magnolia: Hearth & Hand Collection
Images via Target IT'S FINALLY HERE AND IT'S SO GOOD. I got on this morning and bought my absolute favorites, then I linked a few for y'all on insta-stories. BUT I wanted to make sure I really got a good feel for it now that I have more time and break it down to my top 10 favorites. I've got it broken down by category for you! Click the images directly to ...continue reading >>
Home Update: Lighting Fixtures Inspo
I've been trying to do good with updates and inspiration we are focusing on for our home we are building. I am hoping to get over to the lot this week and do a fun little YouTube video so we can show y'all the grounds and details there too! But life has just been a little insane lately. SO I am going to show y'all some of the lighting fixtures inspiration we are going with for our house and details on where you can find each one. I am super into ...continue reading >>
Gothic Revival Halloween Decor / From Tablescape to Front Porch
This post was sponsored by Lowe’s as part of an Influencer Activation for Influence Central and all opinions expressed in my post are my own. TABLESCAPE: PORCH: I wanted to do something different for Halloween this year. We are living with my parents while we build our house and my Mom's house has such a different feel than ours, that I thought -- let's go all black this year rather than white pumpkins, ...continue reading >>
New House: Mood Board
I'm a VERY visual person, like it's sometimes a little much. I just like to see what I am working with and actual visualize things before I make it happen and to better understand it! I asked y'all yesterday on insta-story if you wanted me to share our home building process with you and I got mostly yeses, so here we are and now you have no choice because we are diving in! ;) HA! We are doing things a little different than a normal build. ...continue reading >>
The Best Halloween Decor on Amazon Prime
Amazon Prime and I are basically besties. In fact, he's saved my butt a few times with two day free shipping and even sometimes, one day shipping because well -- let's be real, Mama procrastinates sometimes. Sorry, not sorry. So naturally I've procrastinated for Halloween decor, my bad. So I actually hit Lowe's this week (because well, some things just need to be done locally) and then I shopped til' my little heart desired on Amazon (which may ...continue reading >>
Best Tips & Tricks for GOOD Photographs
Whenever I do a Q&A (which is not often, so don't let me sound too cool now ;) ) but I get asked about photography; what I use, what I edit with, how I get good shots and so on. SO I figured, let's break it down and dive in a little bit. I am not going to get too into depth or share how to use the editing programs because well, that just gets complicated and that's what YouTube is for ;) BUT, I will share what I use and the tips ...continue reading >>
MUST Have Small Scents
Fall smells are one of the bet parts of fall!! I've rounded up my fav below and best part -- you can literally just purchase them all online and they arrive right to your door. ;) You're welcome! click the images below to shop: This post contains affiliate links. ...continue reading >>
5 Fall Home Decor Pieces you NEED
Yep, I said the word NEED and I mean it. So just go ahead and click on over these and add em' to your cart. You can thank me later. ;) Shop the items: Click images to shop! This post contains affiliate links. ...continue reading >>
“Smart” Home Baby Steps
So fun fact about my husband, he is super into all things techy. In fact, I think if it were up to him our entire house would be a smart house. HA! And quite honestly if that were the case I would be the person that could no longer get into her house because I wouldn't have a friggin' clue how to work anything. SO that's fine -- it's probably best our house isn't a smart home or Marcus would be real irritated with the hourly phone calls asking ...continue reading >>
21 Fall Items Under $21 You NEED
Y'all should be fully aware by now, especially if you've been following me over the years, I LOVE fall SO much. It's my favorite season by far and if it were up to me it would be fall all year long. So if anyone knows a place that has fall all year long, please tell me STAT and I'll convince Marcus we need to move there. ;) Anyways, with fall comes all the fall items and generally I spend way too much money, so maybe...that explains why fall ...continue reading >>
A Little Playroom Update
Updated Blake's playroom a little bit, hit the Target dollar section for all the cute little "back to school" items and well...hopefully this will keep her "semi" occupied while I attempt to work during the day. ;) I've linked where everything is from below! SHOP THE ROOM: Wall flowers c/o Bloom Box Flowers Tabletop Easel: Target Dollar Section Teepee c/o Ashley Gabby Designs See our favorite ...continue reading >>
Meet “BObi” + A Cleaning Routine
bObi Classic c/o bObSweep A few weeks ago I was walking around the house feeling completely overwhelmed. LIKE to the MAX. My house was disgusting, I had a to do list 10 miles long and work coming out of my ears. I was so behind and I knew in that moment I had to figure something out, make some changes. Not to mention, there's just something about your house being dirty that just makes you even more anxious and in a bad mood than you already are. ...continue reading >>
One Last Roundup of the Nordstrom Sale
Well since I've spent my year's earnings at the Nordstrom sale, I figured I needed to enable you to do the same. ;) So...I put together one last good roundup of my favorite items that have been restocked and they're going fast, so hurry, get your shop on. SHOP: A few more favs... MAMA KIDS HOME This post contains affiliate links. ...continue reading >>
Just a Few Must Have Mom Products
You know when you find that one product that is just so good and you know, a "make your life easier" product, that you want to scream it from the roof top and tell all your best Mom friends? Oh is that just me? It's fine. Well, even if it is just me I am forcing y'all to love it too and am sharing a few of my favorites from ModFamily today! Tupperware. Can we talk about Tupperware for a minute? Yeah....about it, do you know where all the ...continue reading >>
Moms, Just Makin’ Your Life Easier, One Load of Laundry at a Time
This post was sponsored by Samsung. Guys, I'm really excited to be chattin' it up with y'all today about laundry. Laugh all you want, it's fine, but you know you're adulting hardcore when you get excited about the features of a new washer and dryer. Okay, but seriously...put yo hand up if you hate laundry? It's literally the one thing I hate. Well...that and dishes. In fact when Marcus and I were dating I remember being like, if you'll ...continue reading >>
All the Art
The other day I went to put a little bit of make up on (I mean...how dare I right?). Well guys, it bit me in the butt, big time. I was gone probably 3 minutes, all I did was throw some cover up on my zits, mascara my bottom lashes and put a little color on my lips. Well....in those three short (but I guess long) minutes, Blake had managed to color all over my white kitchen cabinets, with a pen she found who knows where. I walked out and she goes ...continue reading >>
Product Feature: Clean Air
Okay, okay, y'all know I love sharing products I find and love so for a quick Tuesday morning post I'm going to share details on a new product we recently received that I LOVE. It's called Awair and it monitors the air in your home! Seriously I think it's genius. It plugs right into the wall and honestly looks pretty modern and sleek, so you don't even notice it and then it connects to your phone to keep you updated! It scores your air ...continue reading >>
Gold Foil Errthing
I might have a slight obsession with gold foil stamped things; art, thank you cards, invites, prints, you name it and if there's gold foil somewhere on it I can betcha I'm probably obsessed. Thank you cards c/o Minted | Keys Wallet Print c/o Minted | Child's Print c/o Minted Check out my fireplace mantel, here. Well since Minted is doing their semi-annual 20% off foil-pressed items, it seemed like a perfect time to highlight a few of ...continue reading >>
5 Spring Cleaning Hacks for the Modern Mom
I'm not sure what it is this spring, if there's something in the air or what -- but I all of a sudden have this itch to clean and organize everything. We organized our entire garage last week and I feel like a new person, now for the inside of my house because well...we all know it could use a little help. ;) I've actually been asked a few times to share cleaning tips and tricks, but since I am just not the best at keeping my own house clean I ...continue reading >>
Home // How to Choose Art for Your Home
I'm all about a good piece of artwork for my home and I've been asked by several of y'all where I get my art and how I choose pieces. So here I am! I get a majority of my art from Minted -- I love them because you can get totally customizable but keep it simple and easy at the same time. As far as choosing a piece, it definitely gets tricky doing that. I start by measuring the space where it's going to see how big or small it needs to be then, I ...continue reading >>
Your New Bestie in the Palm of Your Hand
In case you weren’t fully aware, I’m all about a good dance party. Especially when I can get Blake and the husband involved as well. I’m talkin’ full on, blasting music, cooking dinner, dance party. If you’ve seen my Insta-stories you know exactly what I’m talking about. There are absolutely no limits to these dance parties and honestly, they’re what keep me semi sane. Plus if you’ve ever seen Blake dance you know it’s the cutest friggin’ thing ...continue reading >>
A Princess Dress Up Corner
Believe me, I haven't forgotten about Thanksgiving, BUT I am just so excited for Christmas and having my family here for Thanksgiving that I've been in the decorating, celebrating mood. Growing up we always had our Christmas decorations up the week of Thanksgiving or we would do it after we ate the turkey. I wanted those same memories for when my family comes this week and I host my first Thanksgiving. So Blake and I celebrated this morning with ...continue reading >>
Home: Modern Office Playroom Combo
Shop the room: click images to shop White paint c/o Sherwin Williams "Allabaster" (Literally my favorite color!) Horizontal Large Bookshelf c/o Way Basics -- simple, easy and eco friendly shelving Cat Mug, Wooden Hexagon mirror, "I'm Not Bossy" canvas and mermaid pillow c/o Ankit Small wooden clothing rack is a DIY This post contains affiliate links. ...continue reading >>
The Carpet Horror Story…
Can we just talk real mom life for a minute? And by Mom life mine is going to mean baby/puppy Mom life. ;) I thought it was a really good idea to get a puppy friend for Howie the same week we moved into our brand new home. Ya know, because that made sense on new carpets? Well, my carpets have seen better days. They've been pooped on, peed on, puked on and well, everything and not just by our puppy. Oh hello Mom life. Let me just tell you a ...continue reading >>
How to Create the Perfect Gallery Wall
When we first started talking about buying a house all I could think about was my gallery wall. It sounds ridiculous, I know...but I remember growing up with one leading up to our stairs and all the memories it constantly reminded us of. I wanted that same feeling, I wanted people to be able to walk into our house and instantly have the feeling that it was a home, a home filled with love, the occasional fit ;) and memories. So this has been on my ...continue reading >>
25 Fall Decor Pieces Under $25
SHOP NOW: Scroll right to see more, click pictures to shop. ...continue reading >>
Nordstrom Anniversary Sale – The Home Deals
I'm all about home decor, especially when it's on sale! So I picked out the best deals on everything home happening now at the Nordstrom Anniversary Sale: Early Access! And as always, I categorized them for y'all because I am crazy and it makes your life easier so, you're welcome. ;) BEDDING PILLOWS KITCHEN STORAGE RUGS WALL DECOR ...continue reading >>
Favorite Shop Friday: Home Decor Edition
Today is a BIG day over in our house! My baby sister is getting married to the most amazing man and I'm so excited for her. She deserves the world and is getting it! Since it's Friday though, we're celebrating with a #favoriteshopfriday and with SUCH a good shop y'all! The shop: Urban Alpine The Deets: This cute shop just opened up this last December and was announced the beginning of February! So it's fresh y'all and I love it. Urban Alpine ...continue reading >>
Laundry Detergent and Memories
The other day as I was doing Blake's laundry I could feel the tears building up. I pulled out the last tiny onesie from the basket, held it up and just burst into tears. It was the last of her 6 month clothing, ready to go in the washer (soaked in delicious smelling Dreft Blissfuls), dried and folded into a box labeled "Blake's newborn clothes". I couldn't help but feel all the feels and the harsh realization that my baby is turning one in a ...continue reading >>
Playroom Reveal..
When we were building our home I knew I wanted to make a play area for Blake, one where I could have my office space so that I could work and she could play in the same area. I wanted to keep it baby friendly, but also have room for her to grow in it. So I teamed up with The Land of Nod on the cutest little table and chairs/bookshelf in the corner where she can color, play "tea" and whatever else as she gets older. It's more perfect than I could ...continue reading >>
Family Ice Cream Date
This weekend we celebrated a successful "Positively Baby Shower" with an ice cream trip downtown as a family and it was the best. Naturally I had to blog about it so we've teamed up with Zappos to chat about the best shoes and our little family adventure. Obviously after our fun baby shower event, a little relaxation and family time was MUCH in over due and seriously just what my heart needed. I threw my new Timberlands (the best shoes in the ...continue reading >>
Laundry: Tips to Getting it Done
Laundry is probably my least favorite chore to do, in fact I REALLY hate it. I don't mind the washing part, that's easy–it's the putting all the clothes away part that really drives me crazy. Usually they'll end up in a basket, in our room for days and days at a time and we just fish clothes out as we need them. Then I look at our room, hate how messy it is and stress myself out because it's such a disaster. It's been an ongoing problem for years ...continue reading >>
Decorating with Banners: DIY Tutorial
I love decorating with banners! They're a great touch for birthday parties and holidays. This is an easy banner DIY for your next birthday or holiday party. I'll use a HAPPY BIRTHDAY banner as my example. Here's what you'll need: * 4 pieces of white card stock (8.5 x 11") * 1 piece of glitter card stock (12 x 12") * Sharp scissors * Adhesive tape runner * Standard hole punch * Twine or ribbon for hanging * Stencils ...continue reading >>
Gallery Wall Inspiration
Since we're in the process of building...I literally can't stay away from Pinterest. I'm talking I'm on it anytime I can be. Oh Blake's asleep and I'm not working? Great, Pinterest for an hour. Oh boring car ride? Perfect, Pinterest here I come. Ha! Oops. I mean I loved Pinterest before..but now our relationship is on an entirely new level...some might even call it an obsession. Lately I've been pinning all my favorite picture wall combos. We ...continue reading >>
