Happy Monday! My goodness is this month flying by! We’ve been finding our groove over here as we navigate full time school and having another kiddo in preschool part time. It really has been great and I can’t wait to share our routine with you. Today I’m sharing a little garden update. What a growing year it has been. Definitely learned a lot and already starting the process of planning for next year!
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It’s Thrifty Thursday!! If you’ve been reading for a while, you know my love for the Dollar Tree runs DEEP! I swear their products just keep getting better! I recently shared my favorite organizational products – you can check that out here! Today, I am sharing some amazing fall decor that you wouldn’t believe is from the Dollar Tree.
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Good morning – it’s a big day over here! It’s Audrey’s birthday and I can’t wait to have some fun after school! Today I am sharing my garden update to show you what has been happening! Weeds have been KILLER and massive rains during the end of July destroyed my dahlia beds! I’m learning a lot this growing season and also trying to have fun- here’s a look around the yard!
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SCHOOL. STARTS. TOMORROW. OH MY GOSH – where did this summer go?! Honestly, it flew by. Yesterday I was crying for a good portion of that day – Kindergarten is a big deal in my eyes. It’s the beginning of a new era. The next 16 years of life will involve school and the freedoms I used to have with all three kiddos in tow on a weekday are gone – well until next summer – but you get the point. I am trying to make today a great day for Audrey and also get her prepared for her first day of Kinder, but before I head out to do that, I’m sharing some things we have done already to prepare for day one.
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It’s Thrifty Thursday!! If you’ve been reading for a while, you know my love for the Dollar Tree runs DEEP! I swear their products just keep getting better! In the spirit of reorganizing my life in this house prior to school starting – I’m sharing my favorite Dollar Tree items that help me stay organized!
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What’s trending around our house lately?! All things SUMMER! We’re outside, we’re swimming, we enjoying all the summertime activities, so today, I thought it would be fun to share some of our summer must-haves items. All totally random, but things that are always “trending” around here!
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Good morning and happy Wednesday! I cannot believe we are approaching the end of July – absolute craziness! With summer in full swing and get togethers/events filling every weekend, it can be a lot to keep up with. So today, I’m sharing a super easy and delicious dessert to make for guests, cookouts, parties or just for pleasure at home with the family! This Ice Cream Cake can be whipped together in no time and is completely customizable.
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Good morning and happy Monday to you! I hope you had a great weekend! Today I am sharing my garden update to show you what has been happening! Plants are starting to thrive with the heat and rain we’ve been having. It has been so fun to watch the garden evolve – check out these pics below!
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I cannot believe July 4th is this weekend! If summer can just pump the breaks a bit here, that would be amazing! Fourth of July is one of my favorite holidays and I love the traditions we do! Since my brother and sister-in-law always host, I offered to make a patriotic sweet and savory “snackuterie” boards for their party and I’m definitely looking forward to diving into this one on the 4th!
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Good morning and happy Wednesday! In the spirit of the first official days of summer, I’m sharing a remake of an extremely refreshing spritzer I ordered at a restaurant in Philadelphia. I LOVE peach and was so happy to be able to recreate this cocktail to drink at home and serve to guests all summer long! I am a peach lover, and this drink does not disappoint in packing that peach punch!
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Good afternoon! I’ve spent some time browsing through Amazon Prime Day Deals and thought I would share some of our absolute household favorites around here that are on sale! The links are clickable through the PDF – hope you’re able to find some deals and save some money! Happy Monday friends!
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It’s Tuesday Talk and today I’m sharing some athleisure must-haves! These pieces have great reviews and won’t break the bank! My husband and I are trying to get out and play golf twice a month for a little date night and I really needed to update my golf wardrobe (for those of you new here, I played golf in college). Sharing some cute athleisure-wear, some of which are on sale!
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Happy Monday! I hope you had a beautiful weekend! Today I am sharing my garden update to show you what has been happening! Things are really heating up and taking off around here and it is getting me so excited for what’s to come!
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Ready for a quick and easy dinner that EVERYONE loves?! Sharing such a simple recipe for those busy nights where you dread cooking!
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Happy Monday! Hope you have an amazing Mother’s Day weekend! This weekend my Mom and I went to a local plant sale and I stopped up at a garden center – let’s just say I’m itching to start planting outside, but hard to do when you see SNOW AGAIN! Ugh, I think we will be in the clear after this weekend, but what a crazy May. We’ve been hot and we’ve been cold. We’ve seen some awesome sunshine but also had lots of rain and slushy snow – just your typical Cleveland weather!
Anyway, my plan is to share some monthly updates that give more detail on what is happening in the garden. So here’s what we got for the month of May! Spoiler: A LOT of prep work!
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What’s trending around our house lately, besides absolute chaos?! Ha, but in all seriousness it has been a crazy couple weeks, but we are finally catching up!
For today’s “What’s Trending” post – I’m sharing some things that have been on my mind and how sometimes it is easy to neglect taking care of yourself.
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Back dating this post because hey, I didn’t get this done when I wanted, but who said I can’t post it now! No sense in sweating the small stuff. And this feeling is so fitting for this Motherhood Monday post. It is no coincidence that Mother’s Day is this weekend and it’s also Maternal Mental Health Awareness week, so what a perfect time to share some thoughts that have been on my mind that I’m sure we all suffer from!
We are busy, we want to do it all, we want a clean/perfect house, we want our kids to be learning at home. Let me preface by saying, I do suffer from OCD tendencies (my house is far from what you would expect a person with OCD house would look like). My OCD is one that builds up and erupts when things around me appear to look or feel like rock bottom in my own head – can anyone else relate?!
After chatting with my Mom and Mother in Law it occurred to me. Why do we (particularly myself) put so much unnecessary stress in our life?! Accepting the fact that you will fall short in some areas so many times in our lives (particularly during these toddler years) is something I need to understand as completely NORMAL.
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How is next week already the beginning of MAY?! I felt like May was so far away and now here we are! Pool opening will be happening soon, flowers will be planted directly in the ground and ohh and Mother’s Day is right around the corner! Speaking of Mother’s Day, today I’m sharing some gift ideas for MOM!
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Today’s post is all about my gardening plans this growing season. I have been continuing to sow seedlings to get a jump start on the season and have finally mapped out my plans for the cut flower area and would love to share that with you.
First off, I love how everything is in bloom! Our trees are starting to get filled with more and more buds and green leaves, the grass is looking super green and my flowers are returning from their winter sleep!
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My goodness, what a week it has already been! We returned home from vacation this past weekend and I had every intention of getting my blog posts together for the week, but the tummy bug has been making its’ way through our house! Finally able to sit down this afternoon as Audrey was the final kiddo to be hit with the bug. The great thing is, it is very quick and both the boys were back on their feet within 12 hours. Praying it will skip over Andrew and I, but not sure that will happen – this bug is wicked contagious!
We’ve been hearing of family members, friends and coworkers who’ve been dealing with it so we know it’s making its round. The first thing we did before getting home Saturday was stock up our sick essentials – reposting that here because I think a lot of us will be needing it.
Anyway, happy to pop on here today and share some toddler basket ideas with you! Vacation last week has thrown me off, so I’m playing catch up and getting our lives back in order around here!
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