Last weekend on Instagram I shared our “Snooze Day.” While I’m still working on replying to the messages and questions I received, here are some answers to a handful of the common questions asked! What is a Snooze Day & How does it work? OK, so in our home, a Snooze Day is just our …
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Alright, I am finally tackling the questions you all submitted through my recent Instagram poll around my decision to leave the corporate world! If you missed the announcement, I shared the news in this post. There were 150+ questions submitted but most of them were variations of questions around a handful of topics. So I’m …
Looking for a Marvel Movie Watch List for family movie night? I’ve got you covered! We recently watched the entire Marvel movie series in chronological order as a family — and it was so much fun! Thomas has been Marvel obsessed for quite some time and I have only seen maybe 2-3 Marvel movies ever …
Happy Friday! Before we get down to the 5, I wanted to share some pretty big news… I resigned from my corporate job. I’ve written and rewritten this announcement a million times but it’s truly too much to unpack in just a few paragraphs. There were a million factors, discussions, therapy sessions, sleepless nights, overthinking …
As always, “daily life” was the most popular blog post topic recommendation from my annual reader survey! So here we go…a day in the life with Caroline (7.5 yo/2nd grade), Thomas (6.5 yo/Kindergarten), Matt and Sprinkles (1.5 yo, we think). We’ve had some pretty significant changes since my last Day In The Life — more …
This post is always one of my favorites to write (and also one of the most time consuming to write too!). I love going back through every blog post from the past year and rounding up my favorite memories… *Disclaimer: Just a reminder that these are truly highlights — lots of things are left on …
The end of the school year is upon us so I wanted to capture a “day in the life” before summer break officially begins this Friday! This was such a wild year and so much has changed since I wrote my last Day In The Life during quarantine last year… Caroline finished kindergarten remote and …
This post is sponsored by my friends at Minted. All opinions are my own. Our Christmas cards are officially en route to family and friends! For the 7th year in a row, we used Minted for our holiday card which is always such a fun and easy experience for me. Not only does Minted offer …
Are guinea pigs good pets? Should you get one? If you’re thinking about it, I wanted to share 5 things for your consideration first! Sprinkles has officially been part of our family since May 2020. Since bringing her home I’ve received some questions from readers considering a guinea pig for a pet. So, I thought …
This has been such a strange, crazy time that I wanted to capture what a day in our life looks like right now. I’m actually breaking this post up into two parts because my original post got super long and was all over the place. Part one captures more of our real life day to …
We’ve been getting creative hanging out with friends and family through FaceTime and Zoom lately. I am so thankful for these social platforms right now and thought it would be fun to round up some virtual game options you can play with friends — and our favorite cocktails to go with your game night! — …
This month marks one year since we lost dad. We’ve officially made it through all the firsts — Father’s Day, our first trip back to the beach, Thanksgiving, his birthday, Christmas and many more events and holidays. Not a day goes by that my heart doesn’t feel the pang of sorrow when I want …