Lifestyle

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…

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DIY's

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…

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Lifestyle, Nick Style

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…

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Motherhood

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…

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Motherhood

My breastfeeding story; my nightmare.

This post was initially published on September 09, 2016 and has since been edited after reading about a first time mother who lost her child just ten days after his birth due to accidental starvation. Looking back now, that easily could have been me. Now instead of celebrating almost two…

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Motherhood

My wild.

“I am your parent, you are my child. I am your quiet place, you are my wild.” – Maryann K Cusimano As a child myself, I never truly liked parks. I was an odd child, to say the least. I loved being home and playing “office.” I wanted to go to…

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Motherhood

I can’t even keep a succulent alive.

If you’re in California, you know that the craze right now in the garden world are succulents. This is mainly due to the drought that California is experiencing. In order to help the cause, instead of picking out regular flowers, I decided to pick up some succulents. My plan was…

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Adventures

Adventures with the mouse.

Let’s go back about six years, back then my husband (then boyfriend) and I would spend a lot of time at Disneyland since we were annual pass holders and well we really did not have a care in the world (other than college). Fast forward to this weekend when we…

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