When we were picking out paint during the renovation, I used Pinterest a LOT. (I highly recommend looking on Pinterest to see how various rooms look with a single paint color! Just search for "(paint color) living room" for example. I kept coming across painted interior doors, which I hadn't really considered. But I really liked the look and decided that if we got sick of it, we could just paint them back to white. Easy! I took this ^ photo when I was working on deciding the final colors for …
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Planning E’s Big Girl Bedroom
We're finishing the process of putting together a big girl bedroom for our little miss, so today I'm sharing the mood board and some of my thoughts about this new big girl room! When we moved back into the house after our big renovation, we thought we would be finishing some inside details in the near future. (Things like window seats, built ins, etc. that weren't able to be completed before our move in.) That turned into waiting until Spring, which obviously turned into waiting indefinitely …
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Pool Safety with a Toddler
We have had a pool for about 10 years, and I never thought much about extra safety beyond fencing - until E became a water bug. Since starting swim classes about a year ago, E got a lot more comfortable in a pool. Now she LOVES the water. E’s tutu swimsuit is by this brand We were concerned about having an open pool + a very active toddler + a new baby, so we did a lot of research on pool safety. Here’s how we approach pool safety with a …
#StayHome + What You Can Do To Help
This past week was a tough week. I won't lie, it felt like a month. #StayHome We're on day 9 of staying at home and only going out when completely necessary - meaning 1 trip (so far) to the grocery store. We ARE getting a lot of outdoor time. We're doing "nature walks" which E loves. We are trying to spend as much time in the backyard as we can (depending on the weather). We both started working from home over a week ago, and we're splitting up the day so that we both can get work …
How to Work From Home (And Be Productive)
About two years ago I changed my day job, going from working in a corporate office 9-5 to mostly working from home. Today I'm sharing my top tips for working from home - and seriously getting work done. My Best Tips for How to Work from Home... Whether you work for a flexible corporate company or work remotely full time, there are probably times when you need to work from home. It can be tempting to use that time to do your housework, run errands, etc. - but you need to think …
