Tips & Advice

This is a collaborative post. All opinions are my own. Ben and I got engaged on a cold day in February (Ben purposely proposed the week before Valentine's Day) so this time of year always reminds me of those first few weeks...playing with my new and beautiful ring which felt so strange on my finger, and calling Ben my "fiancé" which felt awkward (but good!!!) on my lips. I remember […]

This is a collaborative post. All opinions are my own. I know, I know, we are still in the depths of winter right now, but that doesn't mean we can’t start thinking (and dreaming) about the warmer, sunnier summer months ahead! Maybe you’ll be heading away on vacation for some quality family time ...we’re definitely hoping to! But for the majority of the time, it’ll be about making memories at home, […]

This is a collaborative post. All opinions are my own. In this in-between week before New Year's, I always find myself reflecting on the past year and planning and goal-setting for the next one. Personal goals, parenting goals, spiritual goals, physical goals, financial goals...I like taking the time to consider how I'm spending my life so I can be intentional about it. At the very least it makes sense to […]

This post is written in partnership with Crane & Canopy. All opinions are my own. I haven't mentioned it since this post, but we're still renting our house on Airbnb. Cleaning the bathrooms is Ben's responsibility, and doing laundry and making the beds is mine (I think I got the better end of that deal). With three bedrooms that we're renting out, I've gotten a lot more practice at making […]