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 …
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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 …
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Where I’ve Been Lately
My original title for this post was "Where I've Been Lately AKA Jesus Take the Wheel" so that should give you some indication of how the past few weeks have been. After we got over a pretty nasty case of croup (for E), Sprout tore a ligament in his knee on the most beautiful day outdoors on a hike. For the past few weeks, we've been managing his pain with medications while seeing if PT will help (at the suggestion of his surgeon). Aside from that, he's basically on bed rest. But for a …
3 Shows to Binge Watch
In the evenings you can usually find me on the couch, laptop open and TV on. (Any other home bodies out there?) There are a few shows I've been watching that I would highly recommend. Let me know if you've seen any of these! 1. Cheer (Netflix) There's so much chatter about this one on Twitter. I had to check it out because I cheered competitively in high school and loved it. The show is so good!! It follows the coed cheer team from a Texas junior college, spotlighting certain team members. …
Home Renovation Tips and Tricks
Today I'm sharing our tips and tricks after our experience gut-renovating our Cape home... what we are SO glad we did, and what we wouldn't do again! We bought our house back in 2010, thinking we would be there for maybe 3-5 years. In 2018 (8 years later!) we finally sat down and had a serious conversation about whether we were going to move or renovate. We were quickly outgrowing our little home, and there were just some things we really wanted. A garage, another bathroom on the second …
