My Christmas Wish For You Maybe it’s just me, but the holiday season always makes me start to feel super sentimental about life in general. I don’t know if it’s the Christmas lights or all the special family traditions, but I always find myself sitting around reflecting on the year, and recognizing how crazy fast life is passing by and the fact that I’m not getting any younger. And yes, I’m turning another year older on Friday (I’ll be 28, in case you’re wondering) but it’s not even about ... View the Post
5 Simple Ways to Empower Other Women
This post on 5 Simple Ways to Empower Other Women has been sponsored by Universal Music Group. As always all opinions are my own. For the past year, there have been so many conversations in the news on women's rights and equality for women that have personally caused a whirlwind of emotions for me. As women, I think we all long for the day that we can wholeheartedly say that we are treated equally in society, but as so many of the events this year indicate, we unfortunately still have a very ... View the Post
Burgundy Lace Kimono + Lessons on Patience
Burgundy Lace Kimono + Lessons on Patience Happy Wednesday! Real talk ya'll- yesterday was a bit of a train wreck. Upon waking up my entire day was pretty much ruined when I dropped my iPhone in water. I know, I know #realworldproblems, but it seriously put such a damper on my day. All morning long I desperately googled "Ways to fix/dry water-damaged iPhone" and literally tried everything under the sun to get my phone to turn back on. Of course it probably didn't help that after trying each ... View the Post
When Life Throws You a Curveball
Let me ask you a serious question: When’s the last time that everything in your life went 100% as planned? If I had to take a wild guess, you probably thought of more instances where things didn't go your way than vice-versa. The truth is, sometimes no matter how hard we try and how much planning and list-making we do, there are things that are always going to be simply beyond our control. Things that despite our best efforts just don’t pan out the way we want them to and we’re left with two ... View the Post
Motherhood-Things I Don’t Want to Forget
Motherhood- Things I Don't Want to Forget While I was out shopping the other day, I caught the tail-end of an argument between a frustrated mother and her kids. It was apparent that the children weren't listening to the mother and they were loudly fighting back and forth over a toy. Clearly tired and overwhelmed, the mother finally yelled out "I wish you all would just grow up!" You know the line. It's the one us parents say to our kids when they're acting out and we've had just about all we ... View the Post
Learning to Show Yourself Grace
I had the absolute best Mother's Day yesterday with my boys. Nothing fancy or special in the eyes of many, but perfect to me. We simply spent the day around the house playing outside, enjoying popsicles, watching Lilo and Stich for the 970th time, and bouncing on the trampoline. Hearing their loud giggles and watching their eyes light up when I chased them around the yard felt so good. But if I'm being honest, I feel that I should tell you about something that happened to me last week. It's ... View the Post