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The hospital bag is packed, my to do list is done, and we’re ready for baby girl to arrive. I wanted to sit down and share what we have packed for hospital trip 2. This includes all my hospital bag must-haves including the things I wish I had had the first time around. I’d say overall we keep it fairly minimal. I don’t really like to haul more than I want. So it’s really just the stuff I’m really going to want/need. For reference, this
In this post I’m sharing my pregnancy must-haves. Everything from must-have clothing, underwear, belly lotion, and more. Do I really need all this pregnancy stuff? The pregnancy industry is huge. Once the internet finds you’re pregnant you’re going to get HOUNDED with SO MANY ADS for every dang pregnancy product available. Let me tell you, I’ve bought lots of things I didn’t actually use or need (I share some at the bottom). The issue is, we all experience pregnancy so differently. What I need and
Pretty excited to share baby girl’s nursery with you! (Even if her rocking chair isn’t here JUST yet.) Considering I didn’t ever do Miles’ nursery reveal until I think he was maybe 1-2 months old, I feel pretty ahead of the curve this time around. Watch the full nursery room tour Designing the Space So, when it came to designing the space, I had a few starting pieces to work with, which helped as a jumping off point. I already had the Ruggable Rug and
The hospital bag is packed, my to do list is done, and we’re ready for baby girl to arrive. I wanted to sit down and
In this post I’m sharing my pregnancy must-haves. Everything from must-have clothing, underwear, belly lotion, and more. Do I really need all this pregnancy stuff?
Pretty excited to share baby girl’s nursery with you! (Even if her rocking chair isn’t here JUST yet.) Considering I didn’t ever do Miles’ nursery
With the arrival of baby girl, we had to do some rearranging in our house. Miles’ room was the “nursery” – which is basically just the smallest room in our house. We decided to keep the nursery as the nursery for baby girl, and move Miles over to his new “big boy” room (which doubles as our guest bedroom). This room was basically just a catch-all before this. My husband did have a desk in here, but we never had decorated or really designed it.
In this post, I’m giving you a complete rundown and review of everything Ruggable rugs. What are Ruggable rugs? How much do they cost? Are they worth the cost? Do they last? How do you prevent Ruggable from curling? Ruggable gifted some of the rugs pictured in this post in exchange for my honest review and thoughts. Everything stated and all opinions are 100% my own. Some links in this post contain affiliate links. In this post we’re covering: What are Ruggable Rugs? Ruggable Pros
I don’t know about you guys, but the way I shopped Amazon changed A LOT in 2020. With the pandemic and quarantines, I’ve turned to Amazon for much more basic necessity items I’d usually buy when running errands. But, at the same time with the impact the pandemic has had on small businesses I’ve also shifted away from doing a lot of shopping for things like gifts, apparel, and home decor from Amazon and started shopping small/local for these things. So, my list of best
With the arrival of baby girl, we had to do some rearranging in our house. Miles’ room was the “nursery” – which is basically just
In this post, I’m giving you a complete rundown and review of everything Ruggable rugs. What are Ruggable rugs? How much do they cost? Are
I don’t know about you guys, but the way I shopped Amazon changed A LOT in 2020. With the pandemic and quarantines, I’ve turned to
When I make stockings, I like to fill it with a handful of slightly nicer items (usually up to $25) and then fill in the rest with the smaller items we always think of in stockings (like candy, deodorant, etc.) So I made a list of some great stocking stuffer ideas below under $25. Then at the bottom I also rounded up anything great I found for $5 or less to fill in the rest!
I have a general method I follow when doing stockings. I tend to look for 3-5 “nicer” items (typically between $10-$25). Then, I use filler items for the rest (typically under $5). So, first is my list of ideas of “nicer” items. Then, keep scrolling for my filler, $5, ideas. Finally, at the end, I added some ideas for babies (under 12 months)
A few weeks back I shared some general tips for what to wear to family photos. But, a lot more goes into it than JUST what to wear. So, today I wanted to share just some general tips around getting family photos taken. I’m going to share a few tips I learned along the way but mostly I’ll be sharing tips from our photographer Beatrice Cormann who runs L’Atelier des Artistes, a fine art photography company here in Connecticut. Beatrice has over 15 years of experience as a
When I make stockings, I like to fill it with a handful of slightly nicer items (usually up to $25) and then fill in the
I have a general method I follow when doing stockings. I tend to look for 3-5 “nicer” items (typically between $10-$25). Then, I use filler
A few weeks back I shared some general tips for what to wear to family photos. But, a lot more goes into it than JUST