My Personal Life

I can't believe it's already the end of May, which means I only have one more month to get everything ready for our phase one kitchen remodel! We're keeping a lot of our existing kitchen, but it's still the biggest project we've ever tackled, and it's alll new territory. We've never knocked down a wall, built a kitchen island, or done any work to a kitchen at all. So we're […]

This post is written in partnership with Bali Blinds. All opinions are my own. Ever since we bought this house, I've been excited to improve the kitchen. Buuuut the kitchen is also (by far) the most expensive room to change, so we've left it be until now. After pricing out the changes we originally wanted to make, I figured it would be seeeveral years before we'd be ready financially. As […]

Now that the kids bathroom is done, my eyes have turned back to the kitchen. We had planned to wait to do anything until we were ready for a full kitchen remodel, but...that's a lot of money, and a long time to wait for any improvement. So I've been considering the idea of doing a "phase one" remodel to break up the expense and make the kitchen a little better […]

I can hardly believe it, but my baby is ONE! This year has gone by sooo fast. I feel like I didn't savor Emmett's babyhood enough...but at the same time, this stage right now is so fun, I'm enjoying him immensely. He has been such a happy, content baby from the start. Always full of smiles, hugs, and loving cuddles. He plays independently really well, but he also loves interacting […]