Disclosure: This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #SchwarzkopfGliss #blissofGliss #CollectiveBias These days I am consumed with work and mom life. My day-to-day look must be simple, but I still like to feel beautiful. I don’t get properly dressed and do my hair every day. There are definitely lots of messy bun/yoga pants days, but I do like to step…
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Start Your Day at 200%!
Read moreThis shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #LuminousWhites #CollectiveBias Recently I went to dinner with an old friend. He is someone who I have known since preschool and he just happens to be one of the most inspiring, motivating people that I know. He’s overcome a lot of adversity in his life, but rather than allowing any of that to…
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The Raggedy Madness of Our Actual Lives
Read more“I realized these were all the snapshots which our children would look at someday with wonder, thinking their parents had lived smooth, well-ordered lives and got up in the morning to walk proudly on the sidewalks of life, never dreaming the raggedy madness and riot of our actual lives, our actual night, the hell of it, the senseless emptiness.” –Jack Kerouac, On the Road This post is about two things:…
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Feel like new. Feel like you.
Read moreThank you Jenny Craig for sponsoring this post. — Get serious about losing weight with Jenny Craig! Thanks to this blog, I’ve been able to work with so many great companies over the years. I am so grateful for the opportunities that have come my way. I’ve been really excited about a lot of them, but working with Jenny Craig has been my most rewarding partnership yet. As I wrote…
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Thoughts Upon a New Year…
Read moreDisclaimer: I’ve been working on this post for a week. I’ve had a few bursts of inspiration, but there’s also been a lot of “dead air.” As has been the case every time I’ve tried to write for the past three-to-four years, it starts to come… but then it stops. And now, it’s 7:00 pm on New Year’s Eve, and knowing the way things usually go with me and my…
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Six-Month-Old Marina Grace
Read moreThis month, we celebrated Marina’s half birthday. Some moments, I think, “Six months already?” and other times it feels like she’s been with us for an eternity. But that’s life. The days drag yet the year’s fly by. This month started out like many others, with lots of challenge from Marina. But then, about halfway through, incredible changes began to occur. The only way I can explain it is that…
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Baby Wearing & CuddleBug
Read moreSo many times I’ve heard it said that every baby is different. When Marina was born and in the weeks following her birth, I thought that the statement was wrong — for us. First off, Marina looked exactly like Roman only with dark hair & eyes and slightly smaller features. Secondly, she was well-behaved like him and wanted to be held/nursed frequently, just like he did. It was incredible to…
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One-Month-Old Marina Grace
Read moreI honestly can’t believe that this sweet face is one-month-old! My first month with Roman went by so slowly. Every day and night with him felt like an eternity. Matthew was working long, 14-hour days. My postpartum hormones were all over the place. I was sore as hell. Breastfeeding took the life out of me. And I cried for hours every day. Fast-forward to this time around and I literally…
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Spring at Last?
Read moreWe’ve finally gotten through a couple of weeks without snow. Hooray! I’m hopeful that Spring is finally upon us. It hasn’t been warm exactly, but it’s been warmer. I’ll take it. Last week we took Marina on her very first outing to the park. The ground and ponds are still frozen up here, but a short drive down the mountain, it’s a bit warmer. The pond is almost thawed, the…