My life changed dramatically the moment my son was born. Some of those changes I was prepared for, but some of them—specifically the ones I struggled with the most—I did not see coming. So this is a little love letter to Kyrie a year and a half ago and to anyone like her, a little heads up about all the things I didn’t know were coming. Becoming a mama is…
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A Splash of Romance: 10 Quality Time Activities My Husband and I Love
I’ve taken the Love Languages test more times than I can count over the years. If you aren’t familiar with the love languages, this graphic from Simply Psychology does a pretty good job of explaining them. As an overview, the options are Words of Affirmation,…
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A Day in My Life as a 26 Year Old SAHM
I’ve been wanting to write this kind of post for a while now, but the thing that’s tricky about describing a day in my life as a stay at home mom is that it is always changing. Life looked different when my son was a…
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From Teacher to Stay-at-Home-Mom: It Hasn’t Been the Easiest Transition But I Love My Life
For the first twenty-one years of my life, I had no interest in becoming a stay-at-home-mom (SAHM). If you had asked me then, I would have said, “Sure, it’s a valuable thing to do, but not for me.” I don’t know if this was because…
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7 Simple Ways to Live a Softer Life This Fall: Embracing Slowness and Stillness
I’ve been thinking a lot lately about the fast-paced nature of life and how to escape it. The world around me feels like a busy highway sometimes, and lately I’ve been longing for a peaceful country road. A few weeks ago, my husband and I…
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My Very Favorite Ultra Best Pistachio Syrup for Lattes
I like to have at least one small thing to look forward to every day. Sometimes I’m better at doing this than others, but as with all worthwhile things, when you fall off the wagon it’s best to dust yourself off and climb back on!…
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From High School Crush to Husband: How I Knew He Was “The One”
On a sunny July afternoon two years ago, I saw my fiance become a groom and he saw me become a bride. My heart flew into my throat when I heard the orchestra start to play “Oceans,” the song we’d picked for me to walk…
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The Playlist Every Romantic Needs: 15 Lyrics That Will Speak to Your Soul
I have always loved music. From singing in the shower to jamming out on long car drives to finding the melody while my husband plays the guitar, music is one of the simple pleasures in my life. I love making different playlists for different seasons.…
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My Feminine Transformation: From “One of the Boys” to the Woman I Am Today
A feminine transformation feels like a sensitive thing to write about because “feminine” is such a loaded word. What is feminine? What isn’t? Why was I not feminine in the first place? Why am I more feminine now? The truth of the matter is every…