It has been a crazy first half of 2019, and so I thought it was about time to write a post about it and make the official announcement that We Moved! It isn’t official until it’s on the blog, right? Today I wanted to fill you guys in on the past few months of our…
8 Things I Wish I Knew in My 20’s
This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of CORT. All opinions are 100% mine. Recently having a baby has caused me to reflect a lot on my life. My oldest is 10 years old, then I have a 6 year old, and now a newborn. For those of you who know our…
Not Compatible with Life, but Compatible with Joy : Our Trisomy 18 Baby’s Birth Story {Part 2}
It’s been a very long time since I’ve written and shared anything about Deakin, our son we lost st 28 weeks with Trisomy 18. I shared our whole story starting here, up until giving birth to him. If you aren’t familiar with our journey, I suggest beginning here. But for those of you who have…
Where to Lay our Baby Down to Rest {Our Trisomy 18 Baby}
***This post was originally written in 2013 not long before we lost our son. I never had the chance to post this but wanted to post it now as a way to continue his story here on my blog. Please note that I am speaking in the present tense in this post, but everything happened…
11 Tips to Land Your Dream Job
Thanks to LISTERINE® I’m practicing good oral care as part of a sponsored post for Socialstars #Listerine As many of you know, I used to work full time as an interior designer. This required a lot of face-to-face time with clients. Every day when I went to meet a new or existing client, it was…
A little more about me…while sitting on the Porch
You guys! Guess what!? I am super happy to be sitting “on the front porch” today sharing a bit more about myself! Ok, I am not sitting on MY porch, I am actually sitting on my Porch Swing…but what I really mean is that I am over here, on the Porch site sharing a little…
Have Courage and Be Kind
We took our children opening weekend to see the new Cinderella movie and just loved it! It was beautifully done, the costumes were amazing, the cinematography was stunning, it was all just beautiful. But even more beautiful then the movie itself was the wonderful story and the amazing lessons we learned. Yes, there was a…
Without the Rain there Would Never be Rainbows
Without the rain there would never be rainbows. This is a quote that has been around for as long as I can remember, but it never struck real meaning with me until October of 2013. So today I am really pleased to be able to share this amazingly beautiful free printable with you, share a little…
Tips to Stay Hydrated
This post is part of a social shopper marketing insight campaign with Pollinate Media Group® and DripDrop®, but all my opinions are my own. #pmedia #DrinkDripDrop #DripDropHydrates http://my-disclosur.es/OBsstV I mentioned before that one of my goals this year is staying hydrated. I get a lot of migraines and staying hydrated is one way I help…
Haven Blog Conference 2014 Recap
Last year I had the best time at Haven Blog Conference (read all about it here)! That was my first ever blog conference and I was nervous but it ended up being a lot of fun! This year I had the privilege to be able to go to Haven again and it was just as…
Kid-Friendly Emergency Preparedness Kit with Duracell { #PrepWithPower #Shop }
This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #PrepWithPower #CollectiveBias I am still not used to it. After four years of living in the midwest, the tornado sirens still worry me every single time. We have been blessed and lucky and we have always been safe….
SNAP – Happy
Can I just tell you how much fun I had this last weekend? As many of you know, I have been out of town for over a week now. I decided to take the plunge and head out to Utah for SNAP blog conference! And we decided to make a whole trip out of it…
