Health and Wellness // A Modern Mom’s Guide to CBD

Health and Wellness, Motherhood

For the past year or two I’ve heard buzzing about the benefits of CBD, but never thought much of it. To be honest, having very little information on the subject I assumed it was 1.) Illegal, 2.) Going to get me high, and 3.) A little shady and/or 4.) Another multi-level marketing scheme. As many […]

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Mental Health // Overcoming Impostor Syndrome

Health and Wellness, Motherhood

During the #IMPERFECTISHUMAN campaign on Instagram, I shared about my battle with “Fraud Complex” or Impostor Syndrome. During my research on the topic, I came across an article by N’deye Fana Gueye which she was so gracious to let me share on this platform. This is one of those articles where I read paragraph after […]

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Motherhood // Sleep Tips and Tricks

Babies, Motherhood, Toddlers

Warning: I am in NO way a toddler sleep guru! As a Mom of two under three (and just a very short time ago, two under two…oof!) there have been many a time where I would have done just about anything to get my little ones to sleep through the night. In the spirit of […]

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Travel // Flying With Toddlers : What I’m Packing

Baby Friendly Itineraries, Motherhood, Toddlers, Travel, Travel

If you give me the option of a long-haul flight with two toddlers or a root canal, my only question to you would be “what time do you need me in the chair?”. I last flew the Germany –> USA roundtrip-route with Olivia when she was 11 months old, and let’s just say it wasn’t […]

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Lifestyle // Quarantine Self-Care

Beauty, Health and Wellness, Motherhood, Style + Beauty

Ever since I became a mother, I’ve been pretty awful at prioritizing self-care (anyone else? 🙋) With all the uncertainty in our world, unprecedented rules and regulations, and 24/7 family time, things can get a little…stressful. As women, and mothers we have a tendency to put ourselves on the back burner in times like these, […]

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Toddler Life // Resources to Support Parenting During The “Terrible Two’s”

Motherhood, Toddlers, Two Under Two

We’re right in the thick of those “terrible two’s” with Olivia, so I turned to my favorite resource-my IG fam-for recommendations on resources, podcasts, books, and anything that can help us survive (and thrive!) during this testing time in parenting. Since I got SO many awesome recommendations, I’m compiling them here and as always, welcoming […]

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Lifestyle // The Best of July

Home, Motherhood, Style + Beauty

July was a great month for our little fam! In addition to all of the exciting things and adventures (more on those over on Instagram!) I’m sharing some of my favorite things we loved this month! Something For the Little Ones Divided Kid’s Plates // The first thing that drew my attention to these, obviously […]

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Mom Life // Two Under Two : Six Months In

Babies, Motherhood, Toddlers, Two Under Two

In true mama of two under two fashion, this post was started on time, but is being published now, about a month and a half late…so please excuse the tardiness. Mom brain is real. 🙈 As Emory turns six months old, it’s so hard for me to wrap my mind around how fast time is […]

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Toddler Life // Speech and Language Development

Motherhood, Toddlers

As we hit this new phase of toddler-hood, communicating with Olivia has proven to be challenging at times and as our oldest (and first to go through this new phase) we’ve been feeling like we’re in uncharted territory. As I do, I reached out to my Instagram fam for tips from seasoned mamas to help […]

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Gift Guide // Mother’s Day 2019

Gift Guides, Motherhood

For the Pet Mom The Perkie Print of our dog Piper is probably one of my favorite things I’ve gotten this year. For the animal lover (cat moms included!) A Perkie Print is a unique and adorable gift. They will also customize images of your children, too 🙂 Bonus // This ‘Dog Mom‘ tee will […]

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Mom Life // Two Under Two : Two Months In

Babies, Motherhood, Two Under Two

One Diaper Does Not Fit All I swore by one brand of diapers for Olivia (and still do!) but the same brand leaves Emory with blow outs galore! Switching it up to a different brand did the trick and ever since, blow outs are rare. Moral of the story, don’t stock up on a lifetime […]

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Mom Life // A Montessori-Inspired Toddler Space

Motherhood

One of my very dear military spouse friends (from way back before we had kiddos…now she’s pregnant with her second AND third–twins!) is an absolute inspiration when it comes to creating Montessori inspired spaces. She recently shared on Instagram how she tailored her spaces to fit Montessori philosophy for her daughter, I knew I had […]

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Mom Life // Morning Routine Self-Care

Beauty, Motherhood, Style + Beauty

For the past two months my mornings have consisted of baby alarm clocks. Crying, chaos, feedings, changings, and gathering the littles downstairs to start the day. For a new mom running on little sleep, battling postpartum depression, and trying to regain a sense of identity, this start to each day was draining and I couldn’t […]

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Gift Guide // Valentine’s Day 2019 : For The Babes

Gift Guides, Motherhood

I’m a huge fan of holiday themed bookshelves, so I absolutely love books as a gift. These great stories are perfect for the season of love and kindness, and will look super cute on the shelf 🙂 A festive outfit is a must to celebrate the day of love! For the little ladies I love […]

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Mom Life // Pink Stork Review

Motherhood, Natural Living, Pregnancy

While I was pregnant with Emory and chasing Olivia around the house, I was in desperate need of products that would help me feel my best (despite the crazy nausea and exhaustion my little Emmy girl was conjuring up!). While searching the web high and low (never underestimate the research power of a Mama looking […]

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Holiday 2018 // Early Toddler Holiday Gift Guide

Gift Guides, Motherhood

Is there anyone more fun to shop for than a wide-eyed toddler during the holiday season?  Here are a few things we’ve got our eyes on (and some things we’ve already have and love!) for Olivia this Christmas! Wooden Table + Chairs Set // A table and chair set for the littles will be the […]

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Holiday 2018 // Building a Holiday Bookshelf

Gift Guides, Motherhood

I have always loved the idea of a rotating book collection for the littles to celebrate the seasons, and now that our crew is growing we’re slowly but surely growing our library!  Here are a few of the holiday books we’re hoping to add to our collection this season:   The Night Before Christmas // […]

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Holiday 2018 // Black Friday Favorites

Gift Guides, Motherhood

For The Littles VTech VM3252-2 Video Baby Monitor with 2 Cameras 2.8″ – 50% off + 20% off Future Use Coupon Floral Changing Pad Clutch – 50% off! Graco Milestone All-in-One Carseat – 50% off! Hunter Rainboots – Toddler Freshly Picked Mary Janes – 40% off! Freshly Picked Penny Loafer – 40% off! Baby Bling […]

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Beauty // Lavelier Skincare Marine Essentials Collection

Beauty, Motherhood, Style + Beauty

I was provided complementary product in exchange for this honest review.  All opinions expressed are mine, and 100% authentic as always! When I was 11 years old, I remember my step-mom hammering me on the importance of skin care later in life.  As an 11 year old, I clearly could not care less about washing […]

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Pregnancy // What’s In My Hospital Bag?

Expat Life, Pregnancy

Full disclosure here, I’ve never had a baby in the United States.  Our little Liv-star was born at a German hospital, and let’s face it-things are a bit different on this side of the pond.  With that being said-I’ve pinned, and read, and researched hospital bag packing lists until I was blue in the face, […]

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Friday Favorites // Fall Edition

Gift Guides, Home, Motherhood

Since this is our first full Fall here in Germany, I was so nervous I’d be missing out on all the creature comforts of the season I’ve loved stateside.  Thank GOD for Target + Amazon, and all things APO shippable, because not only have I been able to enjoy the season-but I’ve actually discovered some […]

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Pregnancy // How to Get a *Better* Night’s Rest

Motherhood, Pregnancy

This post is sponsored by PinkBlush, however all opinions and comments are always my own. When I was pregnant with Olivia I couldn’t even tell you the amount of times I was told to “enjoy sleep now, you’ll be exhausted when the baby is here!”.  For someone who struggled with a comfortable night’s rest for […]

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Pregnancy // The War I’ve Waged on Pregnancy Swelling

Motherhood, Natural Living, Pregnancy

During my first pregnancy I blamed traveling and Summer heat.  For my second pregnancy, I had a hunch that I was perhaps prone to swelling, and I wanted to combat this nasty pregnancy side effect at all costs (ok, not all costs-I’m still going to eat salt and vinegar chips like it’s my part-time job, […]

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Pregnancy // Registering for Baby #2

Motherhood, Pregnancy

As we plan for the next addition to our growing family, I’m putting together the must-haves we’ve selected for our *baby sprinkle* baby registry! Just as we did for Olivia, I’m using an Amazon.com registry to utilize their wonderful completion discount and the new capability to add to my Amazon Baby Registry from any site.  […]

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Fitness // Peloton…Yay or Nay?


Health and Wellness, Misc

We’re 12 days into January which means the resolutions are starting to get real. *Anyone else bite off a bit more than they could chew with dry-January this year 😬* The concept of a New Year’s Resolution is great – let us be better in the new year. More salads? Less swearing? Log more gym […]

January 12, 2022

Travel // Colmar Family Getaway


Europe, France, Travel, Travel

With the gateway to the Alsatian region of France just two hours from our doorstep, we’ve loved visiting the area famous for it’s wine route and charming villages that inspired Walt Disney’s Beauty and the Beast. We’ve done Strasbourg and Colmar with no children (while I was pregnant), just Olivia as a baby, Olivia as […]

July 27, 2020

Home // Moving Tips


Home, Military Life

Less than 24 hours ago we packed up (almost) all of our belongings, shipping them out for a long journey back to the homeland (and our new chapter in Boston!). Although I certainly don’t consider myself an expert mover, this is our fifth big move and I definitely thought I had this one in the […]

June 11, 2020