Manifestation of My Exhaustion

If I had a line break for every interruption I received while writing this post it would be 100 pages long. Smiling nods acknowledging the ball of multi-colored play-doh, wiping noses and butts, reading books, crazy shaking with Team Umizoomi and refilling a sippy cup for the 5th time are all happening before I get …

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Disney Cruise Vacation Planning on a Budget

It's happening! My dream vacation is happening this year! We've decided to take the leap and go on a Disney cruise with the kids and my mother-in-law in early Fall. It's going to be a magical vacation and I'm looking forward to getting the ball rolling and making some concrete plans. Anytime we bring up …

What You Need To Begin Your Makeup Collection

I would watch Youtube video after video hoping to find a comprehensive list of must-have brushes and products to get me started with my makeup collection. Up until about 18 months ago, I didn't care about makeup so I was clueless on what I needed to actually get a flawless look. Every time I'd watch …

August 2016 Beauty & Kid Favorites

My heart is fluttering because with every character I type I'm getting just a bit closer to fall. It's time to wrap up summer and I want to share my August favorites with you. This will include everything from makeup to kids items and everything in-between. Can you believe we are in September?! I'm fortunate …

Why You Should Wait Until You’re Financially Set To Have Children

You may have stumbled upon this blog post for several reasons. Perhaps your SO is ready to start a family but you're panicked because you just saw that raising a child actually costs something like $2 million. Maybe your co-worker is upset that their daycare cost went up $15 for the second time this year …

SAHM Cleaning Hacks

Before having my second child I thought it would be damn near impossible to get any cleaning done around the house. Some days, I don't get anything done. I have to say that my biggest piece of advice is to just accept that some days your house will look like ish. That's ok. Any mom …

You Can Be Whatever You Want To Be*

Were you ever told that you could be whatever you wanted to be? I have a cliche country song image of being on my dad's knee and him telling me that I can be whatever I wanted to be when I grew up. I remember my mind racing with possibilities. I could be a princess, …

10 Months Old!

I'm definitely late but I wanted to document Colt's 10 months of life! He is definitely looking like a little boy lately. He still has his baby fat, chubby cheeks and jack-o-lantern grin but I can visualize him as a toddler every once and a while. He's a very solemn little boy. He rarely coos, "talks", …

8 Month Update

I can't believe how long it's been since updating you all on Colton! I last blogged about his 6 month update. Since then we have moved to Tennessee and he is now nearly 9 months old! It's so hard to believe how much has changed in just 3 months.I like to start with his appearance. …

Maternity Leave – Day 1

On Friday afternoon when I turned in my papers to begin my maternity leave, I was so relieved. If my baby doesn't decide to come on his own, I would have one week to relax, put my swollen feet up and catch up on some sleep. As I left, some people told me to enjoy …