As a working mom I live in dresses in the spring and summer (leggings in the fall!). I love boutique summer dresses especially because they are so easy to wear and you can dress them up or down as needed. Working from home, I find that simple casual dresses I can throw on […]
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One of the hardest things about working from home is being productive and staying focused. It is so easy to get distracted by the dishes that need to be done, clothes that need to be folded, or your Facebook feed. You don’t have a boss looking over your shoulder watching what you are
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When I stumbled upon this 30-day Song Challenge for Instagram idea it sounded perfect! I’ve honestly never done any of the 30-day challenges before, but I’ve always wanted to. The easiest way to start any 30 day challenge like this is at the beginning of the month, so that’s what I would recommend
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This post was last updated December 5, 2024. Gilmore Girls is one of my all-time favorite shows…and Lorelai Gilmore’s love affair with coffee is one of the many highlights of the show. The complexities of the mother/daughter relationship at various levels (not just through the show’s main stars) are so relatable. And, it’s
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I like to think I’m pretty creative in the gift-giving department. And, with Mother’s Day being about 20 days away now, I thought it was time for a round-up of Mother’s Day gift ideas. This will be my second Mother’s Day and I know my husband has been stressing out about what to get
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When I first started working from home, I searched high and low for lists of work-from-home essentials, hoping to find a list of amazing tools that would help me organize my space and stay productive. Instead? I found lists filled with things like: A blanket Your favorite coffee mug A candle A notepad
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This post was last updated November 29, 2024. Men always think shopping for women is hard, but it’s really not. Women like candles, jewelry, chocolate, spa days, flowers, a good book, a pretty journal, a funny saying on a dish towel the list could go on and on. I think there are so
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International Children’s Book Day is celebrated in April, typically on or around Hans Christian Andersen’s birthday, April 2. This year the event happens to be on his actual birthday. If you don’t know who Hans Christian Andersen is, then just go watch a Disney movie. Okay, it’s not that easy, but he
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It’s been a minute since I’ve read a book from start to finish (and maybe that’s the first piece of finding joy in the ordinary…). But, sadly, reading is just something that has taken a back seat in my life right now. I can’t do everything and although I have a stack of
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As a busy mom, I don’t really have much time for beauty products. Plus, I’ve never really been big into beauty things to begin with. Makeup, curling irons, washing my face every day… it’s just not my style. I think I have used my blow drier once in the past year? I do
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