One of my obsessions….. blankets. Lots of cozy, soft, fun, bright, colorful blankets. I think it’s my love of fabrics that draws me in particular to baby and kid blankets. I actually have a closet…
In honor of Small Business Saturday coming up, I wanted to create a gift guide focusing on small businesses. My favorite small business shopping? Etsy! There are so many creative, talented artisans selling one-of-a-kind items…
My first son was a spitter and a drooler. At one point, I got so grossed out by the constant ickiness on his clothes that I bought about 24 terry cloth bibs from Kohls for…
Let’s Find Some Beautiful Place to Get Lost. This is a quote I’m drawn to and have on a sign in my house. It conjures up visions of frolicking on tropical beaches, serene walks through…
Someday I’ll have an actual room dedicated to laundry. I imagine rows of hooks, bright, open shelving and cabinets with doors to hide cleaning supplies and organize clutter, personal rolling laundry hampers and maybe even…
I’ll admit that I always saw myself as a ‘girl’ mom. When I got pregnant with my first child, I was almost giddy in my anticipation of all the flowy hippie skirts, bright, fun rompers,…
I always wondered how any mom could possibly have time to blog. It’s not like any of us have spare minutes to kill sitting in front of the computer, and, as a work-at-home graphic designer,…
This Halloween was James’ first Halloween and the first year for Henry that he really got the candy concept. When I asked him what he wanted his costume to be about a couple months ago,…
The best, most used, fantastic, energy-busting item in our house? The Hook. The great thing about a hook is that it can be used for anything or nothing at all, in which case you probably wouldn’t…
The Haba Ships See Saw Swing was a complete splurge item that I’d been eyeing for awhile after coming across it online somewhere. I really had no intention of buying it though because 1) it was out of…
