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Casual Friday & De-Stressing

February 8, 2019 - 29 Comments

flower art | charcoal art How do you cut out stress? Last weekend, I was hit with a Bell’s Palsy flare up (I originally had it for the first time nearly nine years ago after having our first born). One …

Inspiration, Our Life

Casual Friday

August 3, 2018 - 10 Comments

The biggest thing that happened this week is our baby girl turned 1. The emotions hit me harder than I expected. The first birthday of our older two girls felt like a big celebration. A sigh of relief. We made it! …

DIY

Our Baby’s Sleep Formula (and Adding Blackout Curtains to the Nursery)

May 10, 2018 - 65 Comments

This post is sponsored by Conair. I’ve touched on it before, but we’re serious about sleep at our house. We start getting our girls on sleep schedules at 6 weeks–it’s not always an easy process–but once they get it, they’re …

Our Life

Casual Friday: Polly’s Sleeping, Eating and Schedule at 6 Months old

February 2, 2018 - 104 Comments

Polly turned 6 months old yesterday and I found myself wishing I could enjoy her getting one month older while not trying to swallow the lump in my throat. Every day, I tell Chris, I wish I could pause time. …

Decor

The Space Heater, Sound Machine and Video Monitor we use in Polly’s Nursery

January 4, 2018 - 31 Comments

The three questions I seem to get over and over about our nursery are regarding the sound machine, video monitor and what space heater we recently added. So I figured it would be beneficial to put together a quick post …

Inspiration

Casual Friday

December 15, 2017 - 16 Comments

Two weeks ago, I found my trusty handheld magnifying mirror (I got when I was 18!) cracked in the garbage. Our three year old said, it was broken so she threw it away–hmm! I didn’t realize how often I used …

Inspiration

Casual Friday

November 3, 2017 - 18 Comments

This week was one of those that felt never-ending. I think it had something to do with Halloween being on Tuesday, which made it feel like Friday and then we woke up and it was only Wednesday. Anyone else? We’ve …

Our Life

My Newborn Must-Haves ( and nice-to-haves )

September 14, 2017 - 81 Comments

Our Life

Along Came Polly

August 4, 2017 - 120 Comments

Polly Janene Marcum August 1, 2017 | 9:13 pm 9 lbs 3 oz | 22 1/4″ long Our darling Polly (her middle name is after Chris’s mom) arrived on Tuesday and we’re in newborn heaven over here. With the other two …