TGIF, friends. Thankyousomuch to everyone who reached out with such awesome words after yesterday's announcement - it was such a sweet moment to share finally, and your excitement with us made it all the better! So, as always, thankyou. :) In today's news, while going through my absurdly cluttered camera roll on my flight to St. Louis last weekend, … [Read more...]
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#AskE – Best Mascara, Daily Devotional, How I Clean my Makeup Brushes, etc!
Hey girl hey! Happy Monday. And holy Monday feels at that. I had the wise idea of staying up with J to watch Wrestlemania last night. Who am I?!? Granted, Wrestlemania has been of his favorite things since he was a little kid, so it was pretty fun + sentimental to tune in together. But that thing went on past midnight, and this mama's tries to … [Read more...]
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#AskE – What I’m Reading, My Favorite Moroccanoil Products, Balance with a Baby + MORE
The groundhog said spring was right around the corner...all that's around our corner is a bigass pile of SNOW. Sidenote: Does any other state do this? We've got Punxsutawney Phil in Pennsylvania who "predicts" whether we'll have 6 more weeks of winter or an "early spring" - and this year was the first in SO MANY that he actually predicted early … [Read more...]
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#AskE – New Mom Edition, Part 2
Happy FRIIIIIIIIYAY! Who's excited?? I'M EXCITED. I'm especially excited because it's my dad's birthday weekend! He's taught me a lot over the years, and this birthday's a biggie. So it should be a fun one! More fun? These #AskE posts. I lovelovelove A'ing your Q's, and it's been a hot sec since our last one! The last #AskE was *also* more … [Read more...]
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#AskE – New Mom Edition, Part 1
TGIF, friends! Yesterday I asked y'all on Instastories what post you wanted to see tomorrow versus later, so here we are with another #AskE Q&A post - hollah! The funny part: EVERYTHING asked was/is about Olivia, momming, etc. Predictable. ;) There were so many Q's about it that today we've got #AskE, the New Mom Edition...Part 1. #AskE: New … [Read more...]
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#AskE + J – Our Wedding Anniversary Couple’s Q&A!
Happy Monday...and HAPPY ANNIVERSARY to the lovelovelove of my life! Today marks two years of us being hitched. :) This week is also our 6 year dating anniversary, so that's a fun lil' fact - September is just a hot month around these rosy parts. You guys have always shown SO much lovelovelove to J whenever he's written a post on the blog or takes … [Read more...]
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#AskE – (Not Washing my Hair, Combatting Burnout/Overwhelm, Favorite Face Cleanser, + MORE)
TGIF, PEEPS. And hello from HOT-lanta! AKA Atlanta, Georgia, where it is V HOT right about now. And humid. And rainy. Basically dream weather amiright? ;) I'm here for a lil' weekend conference before jetting off on another trip next week. It's a blogging conference, so it's also basically a dream any time I get to have some solid girl time … [Read more...]
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#AskE – Where to get Cute Dresses, How I Edit Photos, + MORE
Hellooooo + HAPPY FRIGGIN' FRIDAY, PEEPS. Who's beyond ready for the weekend??? *all raise our hands* I, for one, could NOT be more stoked; my weekend has just begun, and I'm spending it with some of my best friends on the planet in Salt Lake City. We all met through blogging, but fun fact: this will be the first time ever that all four of us are … [Read more...]
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#AskE – (Tips for New Bloggers, Work Life Balance, Closet Cleanout, + MORE)
Ahhhhh, it's finally FRIYAY. All I really want/need right now is naptime. This week has me beat! ICYMI, I was in Cincinnatti, OH with my friends at Olay, Herbal Essences, Pantene, Head & Shoulders, + Secret for a Beauty Immersion at P&G Headquarters. If you wanna catch up on the behind-the-scenes action (literally - we were in the labs … [Read more...]
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#AskE – (Haircare tips, A day in my life, Best workout pants, How to Attend NYFW!)
Yo yo yo - happy HUMP. This is a big week. Namely because my best friend AND husband's birthdays are back-to-back, so it's a PAR-TAY! It's been a hot sec since we did an #AskE post, so here we are! These posts actually end up being super fun to put together, so I hope they're genuinely helpful for those of ya asking Q's. Speaking of that - got a Q … [Read more...]
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#AskE – (Managing “everything,” Budgeting for splurge pieces, Growing on Instagram, + MORE)
FriYAY, we've been lookin' for ya. Who else is kinda shook that this will be the last weekend before Thanksgiving 2017?? *we all collectively raise hands* INSANITY. Especially since next month is nutso with Christmas + holiday errr'thaaaaang, I wanted to throw another #AskE Q&A post in the mix to make sure I'm A'ing as many Q's as you guys … [Read more...]
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#AskE – (Fave Resort in Mexico, Making money blogging, San Antonio Photoshoot + MORE!)
It's FRIDAY FRIDAY GOTTA GET DOWN ON FRIDAY. You're welcome for that. ;) Dude (+ dudette), scale of 1 to friggin' stoked, how stoked are you that the weekend is thiiiiiiis close?? I for one am friggin' stoked. Namely because this week has seemingly flown by. ICYMI, J + I were in San Antonio, Texas to kick off the week right. And by right, I mean … [Read more...]
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