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 & I can do what I want, ha! What …

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 husband hates it. Story of my life and probably …

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 response and so many messages asking if I would …

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 been saying to my husband for the past year …

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 you love it when someone walks into the room …

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 I want and realizing they are way out of …

Christmas is quickly approaching and I’m starting to freak out. Maybe because it will be the last Christmas as a family of three, or the realization snow is going to be here before we know it or perhaps because I haven’t started Christmas shopping for …

You know you’re officially an adult when you cry over new appliances.. or maybe it’s the pregnancy hormones but regardless mama shed a few tears the first time she used the LG QuadWash and EVERY SINGLE DISH came out clean. Listen you guys, this was something …

FYI there’s only 13 more Friday’s until Christmas which means y’all better start your Christmas shopping, Christmas cards and and heck just holiday planning in general because I swear you’ll blink twice and there will be two feet of snow and three days left until …

For those of you who don’t know, my husband and I built our home in 2014 from the ground up. Yeah, like we did all the framing, floors, electrical, etc. How it didn’t end up in a divorce I’m not sure LOL. My vision for …