I’m literally sitting here on my couch, listening to Emaline sing “into the Unknown” from frozen 2 as loud as she possibly can on the back porch. Fully aware that she’s doing this for attention but here’s the thing: I’m trying to pick my battles wisely, considering it’s day 2 of self quarantine and we’ve got a long road ahead of us. it’s 12:30pm.
Here are a few tips I’ve gathered, 2 days in this is sure to change but we gotta start somewhere!
Doesn’t matter what size you are, but if you’ve ever been pregnant than you’ve probably felt what I’ve been feeling all week. You guys know that I always want to be transparent with you, especially when it comes to my real life. Read about what I've been feeling like today, and also the 4 things I'm doing to try and overcome it.
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As much as it pains me to say this, I no longer have a little baby - I have a full blown toddler and that means the game has officially changed. The things I need for her when we leave the house are much different than they used to be.
Most of the time, I only need a few things but it depends on how long we will be gone, where we are going, etc. But for this purpose, I'm going to show you what I pack for a long afternoon out and about.
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Details from our enchanted forest themed 2nd birthday party for Emaline.
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Here are a few small, but impactful lifestyle changes I've made in 2018 so far, and you can do them too!
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Yeah... me neither. And you know what? I don't think I've ever been that size. That's right... I skipped it. I literally went from like a size 14 in girls to a size 8 in women's overnight. Or that's what it felt like at least.
The first time I ever even thought twice about my size was in my 2nd grade class. A bunch of us kids were instructed to all sit down in...
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I'm in my 30's now, but in the year 2004 I was graduating high school. Things were a lot different than they are now. Here's what I wish I'd known:
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I'm not sure at what age this started, or why, but at some point in my life, I stopped loving myself. It was hard for me to look at my body in the mirror. When I did, I hated what I saw.
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JUST KIDDING. There's no such thing as a lazy parent. But we can dream, can't we? Last month, my husband and I were fortunate enough to be able to spend more than a week at the beach... some much needed quality time for us and our daughter! But, like I'm sure most parents do, we quickly realized that our days of actually relaxing at the beach are... well, OVER.
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We are heading to the beach in a few weeks so I've been making sure we have what we need! I absolutely love this outdoor blanket that can be used for picnics, playtime, or duh... the beach!
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The phrase that, up until this point, has literally made me nauseous...
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After months and months of thinking about doing this --- I'm finally doing it. If you've known me for a long time, you may know that this isn't my first time having a blog. Let's not even go there (aikens effect #amiright).
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