One question I get a lot is "How do I start a blog?" My 5 tips for how to start a blog 1. Just start First and foremost - you just need to start. It doesn't matter if you've chosen a name for your blog, bought a domain (a www.), set up social media... you just need to start. Those things can come later. What you need to do is just get writing. Whether you're sharing outfit photos and inspiration, DIYs, or anything else, just go for it! Once you've been blogging for a solid 5-10 posts, …
Boo At the Zoo + U.Fund College Savings Plan
On Saturday we visited the Stone Zoo for the first time as guests of Fidelity and MEFA. It was the cutest event: Kids wore their Halloween costumes, and we went around the zoo viewing the animals - but also trick-or-treating! I was impressed at how many parents dressed up, too. Eleanor was pretty thrilled to see four (!) other little girls in the same costume as her. I guess that’s what happens when your glittery butterfly outfit comes from a big store (hah)! MEFA was part of the …
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Why You Don’t See My Daughter’s Face
A couple of people have asked me about this via DM, so I thought I'd share the reasoning. No, you haven't seen Eleanor's face in a while (since just before her first birthday, to be exact). And yes, that is intentional. Most of the photos you've seen lately look a little something like this one from our trip to Sedona: T and I had a serious conversation about this a while ago. We ultimately decided that we don't want Eleanor's photo plastered all over the internet. There are plenty of …
The Weekend 5
I used to do a "round up" style of posts on Fridays, and I'm bringing it back today. Here are 5 random things on my mind... Happy weekend! #1. We've been in the house now almost a week! (We officially started moving things in last Friday.) We still have some finish work to do (the finish carpenter needs to come back to do some things, and I need to hang wallpaper and change out some of the lights), but I am so GLAD to be back home! You can find all of my home renovation posts here. There …
(Not Fully) Moved In!
Exciting news from RenovationStation: We moved in! So... it's echoey (we have no curtains and no rugs on the first floor) and we're still getting used to it, but we're so glad to be here! It was a long summer going back and forth between two houses (and, on occasion, a hotel here and there). scenes from the weekend Why were you between two houses? When we had a start date for the build, we started looking at options for housing. There were very few short-term rental solutions (even …
