Little nuggets I’ve been sharing about living life. View this post on Instagram After my second baby I struggled with feeling unhappy around every corner. My baby was tough, my marriage was rocky, my body was weird, I was an anxious wreck. IT WASN’T SUPPOSED TO BE THIS WAY! If I wasn’t happy, […]
There is a cliche saying ‘get comfortable with discomfort’ A few years ago I would roll my eyes at this saying that OBVIOUSLY does not apply to me. Now this saying is like a daily reminder about how I want to LIVE life. About four years ago it hit me that I was living […]
If you are already plotting how to escape the frigid drudgery of Winter, perhaps you need to make a list of all the ways to add some HYGGE into these cold weather months! To recap: Hygge is the Danish word for that feeling you get when you are cozy, safe, seen, connected, relaxed, grateful. It […]
Last night we had friends over for hotdogs and chips. It was simple, laid back and enjoyable. A far cry from the hosting I used to try to accomplish. I used to be a stressball hostess. When I think of all the times I’ve been a stressed out hostess, I know it is because I […]
We just spent the week talking about gift giving. We talked about ways to make your gifts more thoughtful and ways to give kids gifts without it feeling like you are overrun with toys. There are still some ways you can make your gift giving simpler. Here are some tips to make gift giving simpler […]
Twice. That’s how many times everything I believed about Christmas has been torn to little sparkly shreds of lies. First, when my older brother told me there was no Santa. I cried on the couch in my parent’s lap. Second, when I found out that Jesus probably wasn’t really born at Christmas time. Right?! I […]
We all feel the tension. The commercialization versus the simple joy of togetherness. The presents versus the presence. Of course, I’d like to raise charitable kids over entitled kids but I don’t want them to think there is anything wrong with presents. I like presents! To me, the perfect gift is one that has thought […]
On Friday we talked about these five tips to make your Christmas simpler. But ‘simple’ looks different to each family. What does it look like to your family? The first step in finding your Simple Christmas is to get to know what’s going on under that candy cane grin. What are your expectations, your sources of […]
This past week Conor and I celebrated 10 years married, 14 years together. We went on a little road trip and started a conversation about what we think it takes to make a marriage work. I know we are only a decade into marriage and it feels cliché to even try to give marriage advice […]
When is the last time you tried something new? A new food, maybe a new hobby, perhaps you got wild and parted your hair on the other side (gasp!). And I don’t mean reading or pinning about something new (sheepishly raises hand), but actually doing something new. why we should do it This has been one […]