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Have a big international trip coming up with your kids? Below are all my travel tips for you! We have been traveling with our 7-year old twins since they were 4 months old. Over the years, they’ve been all over the U.S. as well as to Canada, Ireland, London, and Taiwan so we’ve learned a […]
It’s been seven years,Since the scariest day of my life.With some years of struggling,Some years of striving,Some years of straining,Some years of endeavoring. Those first 3 years were hard,The hardest years of my life.So hard I thought I hated being a mom.But I learned so much during that time. I learned that it wasn’t that […]
Do you celebrate cultural holidays with your family? Are your parents first-generation immigrants? Are you a second-generation immigrant? I’m a 1.5-generation immigrant. Did you know that’s a thing?? Immigrant Definitions First-generation immigrant: born outside of the U.S.Second-generation immigrant: born in the U.S. but parents were born abroad1.5-generation immigrant: born outside of the U.S. but immigrated […]
Have you ever felt a little lost in the beginning of the year, while everyone around you seemingly has their life together, making new year’s resolutions and setting their goals and intentions for the year? Have you ever felt like “I’m just a mom trying to survive these early years with my littles. I don’t […]
This post is sponsored by Handy Products. All opinions are my own. Do you have a functional mudroom or drop zone in your home? Or do coats, hats, purses, and/or scarves somehow end up in a jumbled mess on a bench or even the floor near the entrance of your home? After our home renovation, […]
Have you ever renovated an old home before? Or have you ever converted a front porch into a mudroom? Three years ago, we decided to move from DC to Boston to be closer to family. We had the opportunity to renovate an old home, so we took the original floor plan, printed it out, whited […]
This post is sponsored by Handy Products. All opinions are my own. One of my favorite things about being a mom and former teacher is observing the creativity in the way children play. Our twins have loved using their Ikea play kitchen since they were a year old, and they’ve especially loved pretending to run […]
Do you get sucked into spending too much time on social media? I most certainly do. 2020-2021 was an exciting year in the DIY Instagram world. I had just discovered this entire community of DIY moms, learned that you can monetize your account by partnering with brands, and my love for teaching came back to […]
I went to eleven weddings in 2014. ELEVEN!! I legit had to make a spreadsheet to keep track of all the weddings and gift purchases because I kept forgetting which couples we had already purchased gifts for. There was even one weekend where my husband and I were supposed to be in Georgia on a […]
Lifestyle
Pondering thoughts, personal life experiences, things I love, mental health, marriage life, and everything in between.
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Motherhood
Everything from my birth story to postpartum anxiety and depression, from c-section recovery to mom guilt and judgment. Prepare for raw and emotional posts!
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Books + Podcasts
Gleanings from books I've read and podcasts I've been impressed with, with the occasional children's book recommendations!
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DIY Projects
DIY project tutorials from six years of projects in my home! Very much a work in progress, migrating tutorials from my Instagram page to my blog!
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