Brightly Alex

I've been really curious what other peoples' lives and routines look like during quarantine, so I thought I'd take a day to document our ...

I've stopped counting the weeks, but we have all been stuck at home due to COVID-19 for some time now. My previous blog post was released...

Hi friend. If you're reading this post when it's published, chances are you've been working from home, staying at home with your kids, or...

A few weeks ago, I wrote that my word for this year is calm. I have decided that being calm is less of a "remain" or "stay" type of deal,...

My past couple years have been spent around many kids and babies. From my cousin's and siblings' offspring to the many littles at my chur...

Have you heard of the trend of deciding on a word for the year? New Year's resolutions often add unnecessary pressure to life or are diff...

If you've followed me for a while, you know that health (specifically on this platform, mental health) is important to me and has been a ...

Admittedly, when I peed on that little stick and saw the two pink lines, one of the first things I was excited for was getting to decorat...

It's no secret that this past year, since quitting my full time job to do freelance work, has had its fair share of struggles. Between ma...

Over the past few months, I have discovered a couple tools that are, I don't want to say magical, but basically magical in helping me be ...

Now that I'm well into my third trimester at 30 weeks into this pregnancy, I've realized that I haven't actually sat down and written any...

These next couple weeks of the year are usually pretty big and memorable for my husband and I. Somehow we always end up vacationing in th...

I am totally not a therapist and I'm no where near an expert when it comes to mental health, BUT I have had multiple years of therapy, I'...

I've always loved cooling off in the water on hot summer days. Growing up in suburban West Michigan, there was always an opportunity to k...

You're going to be alright. You know how I know that? Because I know two songs that claim that to be true. Okay, hang with me. Back in th...

Sometimes you just need some happy in your life. Whether summer brings up happy memories, sad nostalgia, hatred for humidity or love for ...

In my opinion, dinner parties are awesome and we would all be better off if we had a few more of them. My husband and I, after 4 years of...

Family photos are some of my favorites to take. I love capturing the joy and love and dynamics that come with each family! However, I know...

At the end of March, I took a trip to the beautiful, quaint, cozy, lovely country of Denmark with my husband and our good friends the Lar...

Welcome, friend, to our FINAL week of the Enneagram series! Today we get to hear from my sweet friend Lizzy Cohen as she walks us through...