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Dec 18, 2020
6 min

How to hygge this Christmas

We all know this Christmas, and this winter season in general, will be different than we're used to. We can't gather in groups, we can't ...

Dec 4, 2020
2 min

No more quarantine blues. Try this!

I will be honest with you, these past few weeks I've felt more ready than ever to be DONE with coronavirus/quarantine/social distancing/t...

Nov 20, 2020
3 min

How sailing changed my life

I've shared why we bought a boat and how we renovated it, now I want to talk about the best part - sailing! After months spent fixing and...

Nov 5, 2020
2 min

How we renovated our 1971 sailboat (before/after)

After buying our boat, we quickly realized there are two types of boat owners: 1. The type with money who pays for any repairs or renovat...

Oct 29, 2020
3 min

Why we bought a boat

If you've been following me since the before times (aka pre-COVID), you know that this past February, my husband Eric and I bought a sail...

Sep 30, 2020
2 min

Femininity is a leadership advantage

Just last week, a friend of mine was told she is not a good leader because she is a woman. She was told she is too emotional to be a fair...

Sep 23, 2020
3 min

Femininity as strength

Following my birth series, I am creating a two-part mini series on women. It's an ode to women, really. I have always been what a lot of ...

Sep 16, 2020
5 min

My only postpartum advice

As we wrap up this series on pregnancy, birth and postpartum, I'm excited to share with you what our experience with a newborn was like, ...

Sep 9, 2020
10 min

The postpartum journey

Over the past three weeks, I've shared my experience with trying to get pregnant, what pregnancy was like, and our birth story. Next week...

Sep 1, 2020
6 min

Our birth story

If you missed last week's post on pregnancy, check it out. Otherwise, read on for the most fun part of the whole thing!! BIRTH! Meeting t...

Aug 25, 2020
4 min

The truth about pregnancy

If you missed the intro to this series, I recommend you go back and read last week's post so you can better understand the purpose of thi...

Aug 18, 2020
4 min

The realities of getting pregnant

If you read the title of this post and didn't feel like it would appeal to you, you may just want to keep reading. Throughout pregnancy a...

Jul 15, 2020
3 min

No more coasting.

Since the murder of George Floyd, I have struggled to know what to say here. It feels disingenuous to post about my baby or home or recip...

May 21, 2020
2 min

A day in the life

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 ...

May 5, 2020
3 min

Creativity in quarantine

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...

Mar 20, 2020
3 min

Tips to stay sane while working from home

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...

Feb 14, 2020
1 min

4 calming phone backgrounds

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,...

Jan 25, 2020
2 min

1 way I was wrong about parenthood

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...

Jan 18, 2020
2 min

Can you guess my year's word?

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...

Oct 4, 2019
4 min

Does faith make you a healthier person?

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 ...

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