Jessica Van Gaalen

Last week I wrote a blog post on hospital bag essential for baby and after receiving such great feedback I decided to write a quick post on what I’ll be packing for both my husband and

Can we all agree that creating spaces for your little’s is quite honestly the best thing ever?! I’ve spent an embarrassing amount of time scrolling through Pinterest and Instagram looking for inspiration for our rainbow babe’s

You know those moments in motherhood when you realize that “holy sh*t – I’m actually a mom and holy sh*t I’m the one who’s responsible for not only keeping this human alive, but transitioning them from

With less than 7 weeks left until our newest addition arrives – I’ve started to really be like HOLY sh*t this is actually happening and I need to get prepared because the last thing I want

When I think about the holiday season I think of four things: family, food, gifts and hot chocolate. Ok wait, I’m going to cheat a little and add a fifth thing, traditions because it’s my blog

Picking your kids forever name is hard. So f’ing hard. Personally for me I want something that’s not overly common but easy to pronounce and spell and just when I find a name I love, my

I asked on Instagram for y’all to give me suggestions on what to get an almost 2 year old for Christmas and his birthday since they are only two weeks apart. I had such a great

No other place I’d rather spend my Friday morning than at FYidoctors in Woodstock. No seriously, because without them I would still be getting headaches + eyestrain from the hours spent on the computer everyday. I’ve

Hands up if you like a good IKEA hack?! You better believe I’m all over that sh*t. I love taking a well-known [over purchased] inexpensive piece and turning it into something custom and unique. You know

Who doesn’t love a good DIY project… even if they A.L.W.A.Y.S end in some sort of argument with your husband. Ami’right? No but for real, I’m the queen of browsing Pinterest and finding the coolest things