Happy MONDAY. Coming Up Roses comin' atcha...NOT from a hospital bed, praise the sweet Lord baby Jesus. But comin' atcha from mandatory "bed rest." I said it before, I'll say it here, and I'm sure I'll say it a few thousand more times over the course of the next few months (heck, weeks) - God's a funny dude. ALSO: First thing's first - I can't … [Read more...]
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Bumpdate: 32 Weeks + a more serious update.
OK, this is unexpected.Coming Up Roses currently comin' atcha from the Maternal Fetal Medicine ward of the hospital.*STRIKE THAT* - I'm now comin' atcha a solid 12+ hours later, from the actual hospital, where I'll be overnight at least. Oh, how things progress...carry on. ;)Not exactly the place ya wanna be on a Friday, but God's a … [Read more...]
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Easy Comfort Food + Playlist for a Cozy Date Night In
You guys...do you know what today is?? ...*BESIDES* Monday???? It's NATIONAL PIEROGY DAY! Halle-friggin-lujah. You guys know what pierogies are by now, I'm sure - and if you don't, I'm genuinely concerned for the life you've lived up to now. But fear now - your world is about to be rocked with the cutest lil' cheese-and-potato-filled masterpieces … [Read more...]
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I wore Crest Whitestrips for 14 Days and here’s what happened.
At my last dentist appointment, I asked the doc about professional teeth whitening. He told me, "No can do since you're pregnant...but in the meantime, you could try Crest Whitestrips." SAY NO MORE, Doc. #RealTalk - I've got a list of beauty "treatments" to explore post-partum (including things like microblading, skin lasering, etc), and … [Read more...]
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Trend to Try: LEOPARD PRINT
Happy HUMP, girlfriend! This week is a ~blur~. I've been hinting continuously on Instastories on some projects I've been tackling behind-the-scenes - that project is mainly BossPitch, and it's been my baby again for the past few months as some MAJOR updates + things are happening in preparation for another launch *so soon*. It's always been … [Read more...]
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Hot Beauty Trend: Glitter Liner (under your eye!)
Happy OCTOBER, friends! I think October might be my favorite month - it's just all of the best of the best of fall in the same pumpkin patch, with permission to start decorating for Christmas as soon as the month closes out. ;) I'm here for it!I've had a few beauty posts on my radar for *weeks* now and I've been so excited to put 'em together + … [Read more...]
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WEEKEND READING, Vol. 10
Saaaaaaturday! Saturday! Saturday! I'm *so beyond stoked* for a Saturday at home with my loveloveloves. It's been too long. This girl has got waaaaaaay lots happening behind-the-scenes right about now, and while so much of it is SO STINKIN' EXCITING and I can't wait to share it with all of YOU (woo!), so much of it is also ~exhausting~. And since … [Read more...]
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Fall Beach Frolic – Hilton Sandestin Beach Golf Resort & Spa
TGIF, yo! It's fall, it's Friday, and I'm back in our casa with the hubs + cats after a few days frolicking on the beach in Florida. (How many f's can we get in that sentence??? Anyone keeping count? Ha!) Taylor and I just got back from a hot sec at the Hilton Sandestin Beach Golf Resort & Spa, in Miramar Beach, Florida! We wanted/needed one … [Read more...]
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Cool Sh*t I Lovelovelove – Monthly Favorites, September 2018
Aaaaaaaand with that, we're halfway through the last week in September. Which means we're that much closer to the 34 brand spankin' new Christmas movies being dropped by the Hallmark Channel + Netflix this year. Who's stoked? THIS GIRL. Oh, and also having a baby. Cos there's that. WOW, TIME. I'm dropping in from Florida this morning - here for one … [Read more...]
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“Unbalance the Scale” (For recovering perfectionists…)
A few weeks ago, I found myself reading Abbie's guest post for recovering perfectionists (hello, this is me) and she hit the nail so far on the head it split straight through the wood of my soul (dramatic, but true): "Balance is a code name for that dirty word, perfection." Ooof. Perfection. My skin is already crawling.But she's absolutely … [Read more...]
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WEEKEND READING, Vol. 9
Happy WEEKEND, friends. Doesn't it feel oh so good? Today is actually our 6 year dating anniversary, which YES WE STILL CELEBRATE because we're corny AF like that. ;) And tomorrow J is off on a little work trip, and I've got a ~full~ schedule of shoots to get done before I'm off on my own work trip - the last flight before Baby G arrives. How crazy … [Read more...]
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From the CURowd: 50+ Creative Fall Date Ideas
TGIF, friends! We've made it to FriYAY. Any fun weekend plans??? Our wedding anniversary was this past week, and tomorrow is actually our 6-year dating anniversay, which YES WE STILL CELEBRATE justbecause life's better with celebrations and we're corny AF like that. ;) So we've got date night on the mind! In case YOU'VE got date night on tonight's … [Read more...]
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