This post contains affiliate links. This does not increase the cost of items to you. For years, the focal point of our formal dining room was a huge bar cart where my husband and I displayed some of our favorite bourbons and whiskeys from our travels and collecting adventures. As we transformed our formal living…
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25 Ways to Style Spanx Leather Leggings
The fall weather is officially here, which means my mom uniform has changed from shorts and tanks to skinny jeans and leggings. I purchased my faux-leather Spanx leggings in last year’s Nordstrom Anniversary Sale. They’re the comfiest thing ever – to the point where I’m considering investing in this camo or this moto pair –…
THE Affordable Source for Toddler Play Clothes
Raise your hand if you hate buying clothes your toddler is just going to spill watermelon down, cover in sidewalk chalk, and rub in dirt and grass? Me. I came across the ultimate source for affordable, cute, well-made toddler play clothes. Wait for it…. Walmart. Note: This post isn’t sponsored. I purchased all of these…
Stunning Chandeliers for Less than $500
Does anyone else just swoon over the Restoration Hardware catalog when they get it in the mail? I certainly do! We have a few pieces in our house that we bought at a HUGE discount at a Warehouse Sale – otherwise, I’m always on the lookout for high quality pieces at a reasonable price. Today’s…
The Best Nursery Options
When we first started looking for a crib for E’s room, I immediately hopped on some of my favorite furniture sites to start shopping, knowing that was a risky move. Inevitably I’d fall in love with nursery furniture that was way outside of our price range – and I did. It was the perfect iron…
Everything You Need to Know to Master Decorated Sugar Cookies
If there’s one skill I swore I’d master after having kids, it’s a good sugar cookie. None of those fluffy slice and bake kinds. The moist, thin cookies in precise shapes with beautiful icing decorations. Now, I’ve never been much of an artist. I can’t draw, paint, or skillfully write in cursive. In other words,…
The Affordable Jean Jacket You NEED to Own
I don’t usually post fashion on here because let’s be honest – it’s not my strong suit. But believe me when I say, you NEED this jacket. A good denim jacket is a staple in my wardrobe. I wore one long before they made a comeback and will be wearing one long after they’re no…
White Chocolate Birthday Bark
I’ll be sharing a full post on our “Somebunny is One” celebration, but thought it might be fun to preview some of our favorite DIY projects that made up E’s first birthday celebration. First up, this decadent white chocolate bark. As we were planning the party, I was trying to find ways to balance all…
Headband Storage for a Baby Girl
We’re all about the headbands in this house. Little E still doesn’t have a lot of hair, and since we’ve purchased a lot of neutral clothes in hopes of getting more life out of them if we have a boy in the future, we supplement outfits with headbands. They up the cuteness factor and minimize…
Achieving LESS in 2019
Happy New Year, y’all! 2018 was a whirlwind, from the arrival of our little Evie to celebrating our first anniversary to a new role at work – it’s the best adventure! But, it’s also shown me just how busy life can be. We’re always diving into the next project, taking on the extra work, and…
Merry Christmas
Life with an 8 month old is much busier than I thought – and all of our grand plans of hiring a photographer to take our Christmas card photos went out the window when Thanksgiving arrived and we still hasn’t found a weekend that would work. We opted instead to take our own. It was…
5 Tips for Baby’s First Sporting Event
Even though Evie is 8 months old, in many ways, C and I are still settling in to this whole parenthood thing. One of our regular challenges has been figuring out what to do on a Saturday night. We want something that we’ll enjoy and is baby-friendly – as much as we love cocktail bars…