As I write this, it is October 30th, Halloween Eve. October is at an end and we are just four weeks away from Thanksgiving and seven from Christmas. Is it me or does time go by faster as you grow older? I think that this is all relative, meaning that…
5 Books Your Young Toddler Will Love.
“You can find magic wherever you look. Sit back and relax, all you need is a book.” – Dr. Seuss When I was a child, on Saturday mornings my mom and I would walk to the city library, where she would let me check out as many books as I…
DIY Woody Cowboy Costume for Toddler.
Last year Nick had several costumes, including Mickey, a sailor, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, and Monster from Where the Wild Things Are. The kid basically lived in costumes all of October. This year my husband and I started brainstorming costume ideas for our little one in the middle of September. Our…
Our Trip to the Pumpkin Patch
Today we took Nick to the Pumpkin Patch, one of or our yearly fall traditions. I was excited because last year Nick was only three months old and did not really know what was going on. Also, because the weather was nice and cool, unlike last year when it was…
5 Breastfeeding Tips for First Time Moms.
My first month or so as a new mother was marked by a horrible breast-feeding experience. Check out my full story here. Although I was delighted to finally have my baby in my arms, I could not help but feel as if I was living a nightmare. The truth of the matter…
Finding myself after losing myself, again.
Today I turned twenty-nine years old. Over the past few weeks I had been brainstorming of the perfect birthday blog post. I thought about writing “29 things I would tell my 20 year old self.” I quickly realized, however, that I probably wouldn’t be able to come up with twenty-nine…
DIY Dollar Tree Shelf + Fall Decor.
During our house hunt last year, one of my “must haves” was a fireplace. I always wanted a fireplace, I wanted to decorate the mantle for every season, hang our stockings from it, etc. Unfortunately, the home we ended up purchasing was missing just one thing: that fireplace. Since our…
September Target Haul
This page contains affiliate links, via Target, for which I receive a very small amount of compensation and at no charge to you . However, all views, target obsession, and opinions are 100% my own. Woody Cowboy Boots. 2. Dino PJs. 3. Mickey Mouse T-Shirt. 4. Mickey Mouse Halloween T…
The story of us.
“I don’t know how to make lots of money I got debts that I’m trying to pay I can’t buy you nice things, like big diamond rings But that don’t mean much anyway I can’t give you the house you’ve been dreaming If I could I would build it alone…
How to nurture a fearless toddler.
“You can’t be that kid standing at the top of the waterslide overthinking it. You have to go down the chute.” – Tina Fey No, I am not crazy, my fourteen month old has yet to go down a waterslide. But, a few weeks ago my husband came back to…