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8 Recent Reads I Loved vol. 2
Hi friends! As many of you know the time leading up to when Jay was born aka the whole entire month of September seemed to stretch on forever for me. I was ready for him to arrive and with prodromal labor I wasn’t quite sure when he would make his appearance. Of course he waited until the absolute last day of the month which gave me plenty of time to find ways to keep my mind busy. One of my favorite past times is reading which I know is no surprise to you since I talk about reading all the time here (I even have a whole page on here…
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What you (actually) need for a new baby
Hi there from newborn land! We are tired and oh so happy this week. It’s been so much fun to see our kids together and the older girls take care of their younger siblings. A while ago some friends and I were talking about how when you have your first baby, newborns seem like an impossible puzzle to figure out but once you have an older child, newborns are so much easier. Babies really don’t need much in the first few months, mostly just you and some diapers! Ok maybe a little more than that but honestly not a lot. With every baby we’ve had, I keep less and less…
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How I Accidentally Created A Capsule Wardrobe
It seems counterintuitive, but taking away all the excess options in my closet has opened me up to new wardrobe choices I wouldn't have noticed before. I love the simplicity of having less in front of me and the ease of not having decision fatigue over what to wear every day.
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Moost Bag Review
Hi there! I hope you’re having a great week so far, we are spending ours at the beach and it has been lovely! Today’s post is about an amazing brand called Moost Bags. In May of 2020 our daughter Maggie made her own special entrance into the world with a fast and scary birth. She ended up in the NICU for a few days and then had to have minor surgery at the age of three months old. We spent a lot of time in the hospital or doctor’s offices for the first six months of her life and every time I took her it was increasingly difficult for me…
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Let them be messy
A friend of mine came over this morning with her three kids, who all happen to be almost the same ages as my three. Six kids, two moms. So much potential for chaos and for fun. Sometimes you just strike gold with the perfect combination of kids, sleep, weather, and activities, and today was all of those. Our kids played perfectly, mostly because we just let them be kids. We spent a little time inside getting any and all of our toys out before the request was made to go outside and catch bugs. (Most certainly not a request from one of my kids) So on went six pairs of…
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Retractable gates and joy
It’s been just over a week in our new (to us) but old house. We have replaced the carpet, the water heater, a whole house water pressure valve, the dryer vent, 8 massive trees, and years worth of dirt. We also renovated the upstairs to add a new attic access door, a new bedroom, and ceiling fans/lights in every bedroom. Out of all the household improvements we’ve done my favorite is a little retractable gate we added to our deck just above the stairs. It is conveniently placed just before several different sets of stairs and keeps the kids totally contained in the upper portion of our deck (that needs…
