When have you ever heard anyone say that they LOVE change? A new mom finally gets into a groove with her newborn and then their sleep goes to hell in a hand basket. The mom isn't exclaiming, "WOOOHOO!!" Quite the contrary; she's huddled in a corner sobbing and Googling everything she's doing wrong (hint: you're doing NOTHING wrong). Or when you're dropping a baby's nap, or moving your toddler to a … [Read more...]

Warning!! I'm going to talk a lot about poop in this post. As a dietitian and mom, I'm comfortable talking about it, but understand if it's not your thing ;) The Backstory We potty trained Quinn when she was almost 2.5 years old and it went pretty smoothly. Sure, a few accidents here and there, but that's to be expected. Usually on the first day at school or a new camp she would have a … [Read more...]

There's a stigma that White Elephant gifts need to be goofy, funny, gross.. basically something undesirable. While some people may be attending these types of parties, I don't lol.. so I don't have suggestions for you ;) If I'm going to a gift exchange, you better believe the gifts are good. So, my version of White Elephant gifts are unique gifts that you wouldn't necessarily get from your spouse, … [Read more...]

These are by Bauble Bar and I found them at my local Nordstrom Rack.. also a great place to find fun, inexpensive earrings for the holidays! one | two | three | four | five | six | seven | eight | nine | ten A simple rhinestone hoop is always classic, too xx, H … [Read more...]

headbands Heather Statement Earrings The holidays bring out the bling! There is no better time to splurge on a pair of sparkly, dangly earrings than during Christmas and New Year's. They just add a little pop to any holiday outfit. I plan to do a full post on my favorite sparklers but for now I'll tease you with these gorgeous baubles: Makeup Vanity Mirror The lighting in my … [Read more...]

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We hope you had a beautiful Thanksgiving with your friends and families. Now let the true madness of the holidays commence! It all starts today with Black Friday. Ready, set, SHOP! Abercrombie- 50% off everything. Load up on jeans and fleeces like me :) Amazon - This is when you snag home supplies and electronics like this Bose speaker or the Dyson home purifier (a must have in our … [Read more...]

Black Friday has now become something much more than just the "Day After Thanksgiving Sale." It's now 6 days of complete and utter MADNESS. Last year, we saw Old Navy launching their sales at 12:01 am on the Wednesday BEFORE Thanksgiving and others followed suit. Don't be surprised when that happens again this year. So you better be READY! If you wait until Friday, you're already late. Let's get … [Read more...]

Didn't I JUST write Parker's Birth Story? That was yesterday, right? What a trip that it has been 365 days since he completed our family. And yesterday we celebrated him with a "One-Day Funday" football birthday party.. get it? Sunday Funday.. but one-day funday.. we thought it was creative ;) For today's post, I thought I'd write out some milestones Parker has reached recently and some … [Read more...]

My men's capsule wardrobe I posted a few weeks back actually got a lot of attention from you guys so I decided to follow suit with a women's winter capsule wardrobe. As a reminder, a capsule wardrobe consists of very specific and select articles of clothing that never go out of style and can be mixed and matched with each other to create unlimited outfit options. It's where you splurge on the … [Read more...]