Raise your hand if you have or had student loan debt? ;) HOLLA. Right here, been there, done that. There were a lot of things I wish I had known about student loans though, that well, I didn’t because young and yeah...young. But now that Marcus is in grad school and we are doing the whole school thing again, it only felt right to discuss this now with College Ave Student Loans. Because you guys, just from this collaboration and talking with them, ...continue reading >>
A Blake Favorite Snack from Earth’s Best® Life Update + How we are Balancing
Does anyone else feel like life has been on fast forward for the last several months? I’m not going to lie, I’m basically drowning over here and counting down the days to summer. You know, in hopes that things will slow down, but realistically they’ll probably stay just as crazy. ;) This past weekend especially, with Easter weekend, it was like one thing, get in the car, go to another, eat dinner, Easter egg hunt, run to another family’s house, ...continue reading >>
Backyard Patio + Cafe Lights
So we’ve been working hard on our backyard, getting it ready for spring and really making it a place where we can hang out this spring/summer, make memories and just have fun together. First on our list has been, the patio. It’s basically the one spot we can really plan and focus on since the rest of our backyard is still growing back and figuring itself out since winter just ended. Last year when we moved in, we really focused on getting the ...continue reading >>
Favorite Books for “Big Sisters/Brothers”
I'm not going to lie, I'm a little terrified for the transition from one child to two. Not to mention, I've been doing everything possible to really prepare Blake. I mean, by the time he gets here, it'll literally have just been here and I and Marcus for almost four and a half years. That's gonna be a big change for her. HA! She's already had a hard time seeing a lot of mail coming for baby brother and not much for her lately. But I've been ...continue reading >>
Some Things I’ve Learned About Running my Own Business…
I've gotten asked this question time and time again, just how do you do it? How did you get your blog started? Etc. So I thought this would be a good post to write. There's really no "become a blogger overnight" quick scheme to tell you, in fact I started blogging in 2009. That's a REALLY long time ago y'all, I also may have just aged myself. HA! Back then it was on Blogger and Instagram wasn't a thing and I relied on Facebook and Pinterest ...continue reading >>
S’mores Brownie Recipe with Nilla Wafers
This post has been sponsored by NILLA Wafers. All thoughts and opinions are my own. It’s been a minute since I’ve brought y’all a recipe so I figured, it’s getting close to summer time and well, I’ve got a delicious recipe (really that’s great for all year long) but it’s got a summer vibe soooo let’s share it. Plus you guys, it’s brownies and Nilla Wafers and marshmallows, can you really go wrong with any of that? Nah, nah ...continue reading >>
Pregnancy Update and Q+A
Shop outfit: Can you believe I have my big anatomy scan ultrasound in like TWO WEEKS?! GUYS. This pregnancy has gone fast and slow. It's weird, moments of like HOLY COW and then moments of, seriously...this is the slowest thing ever. I'm so excited to see his cute little face though and I'm hoping Marcus can sneak out of work to come with to that appointment, mainly for the support of wrangling Blake for a two hour appointment. I mean ...continue reading >>
On the Schedule for Spring Cleaning
GUYS, IT'S THAT TIME OF YEAR. I'm not going to lie either...it's literally my favorite thing, I LOVE ORGANIZING ALL THE THINGS. Cleaning toilets? Now, that's a different story. Nah. That's not my favorite thing, though guilty pleasure...mopping floors and vacuuming, I know I'm sick, but I love that, it's like therapeutic. ANYWAYS, I thought it would be fun to share what's on our spring cleaning schedule and what we are doing to organize things ...continue reading >>
Make Up Products for a Natural Look
Updating my make up products for you! You can shop everything under this picture, made it super easy for you! Catch the videos on my Instagram! SHOP EM: ...continue reading >>
Favorite Maternity Basics
Now that we are a couple of weeks away from the halfway point, I'm just now writing my "maternity basics" post. Whoops. Okay but seriously, who wants to spend a bunch of money on clothes they're going to wear for 7ish months and then be done? Nope. Soo I invested in a few basic staples and then rock non maternity for the rest. I thought I'd link my favorite basics for you, most are from Amazon and Nordstrom, some a little pricer than others - but ...continue reading >>
