Category: Thoughts
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Daily Habits & House Status
We’re really rocking the one nap schedule and routine these days. First half of the day we do errands, clean the house, and take care of other chores. Then nap time and just a bit of rest for me. In the afternoons, we try to fill with activities – swimming, visits with family, new games…
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Baby Pools & Back to School
This season marks my third since taking a step back from teaching full time. And even though I don’t have a classroom or roster of students to prepare for, I still feel that familiar excitement and anticipation for back to school. There is just something so nostalgic about this time of year. The back to…
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Bright Earth
As I’m becoming more comfortable behind the camera, I’ve been thinking a lot about creative purpose. Like, what story am I telling with an image? Ultimately, like most creations, they’re meant to make you feel something. I’ve always been inspired by colors, and neutrals just really feel aligned with who I am. With my recent…
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2018 Year In Review
Another year gone and it’s about that time we look back and reflect on everything that happened in 2018. For us, it was mostly business as usual. Work kept us pretty busy to start the year with a couple of project go-lives. Summer brought on an incredible trip to Maui, a trip to Maine and…
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Basket Weaves and Changing Leaves
We’re winding the summer down (who am I kidding, I said farewell to summer almost a month ago), but it feels like I am just about willing the weather to cool off finally. It’s about time; I need the crisp days to match the back to school lifestyle. It was a beautiful summer. We are…
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Slow Living in Summer
This summer has been amazing – the early sunrises and the late nights. We traveled quite a bit during our summer months, but that’s not to say we didn’t enjoy some needed rest. I adopted this notion of slow living for this summer. Less “stuff”, more experiences and more moments with family and friends. During…
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Life Lately – Summer Fun
As the school year slowly approaches, I wanted to take a look at our summer so far and recap what’s been happening with us lately. It’s been an incredible summer, and I am so grateful for this season. So here’s a recap on what we’ve been up to. Travel We camped earlier in the summer, but…
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All Shall Be Well
Sometimes God gives these little winks. These little nods that let us know we’re heard. During a particularly tough time in the spring for me, Katrina from Rose Harrington happened to reach out to me. Her work is beautiful and was inspired originally from traditional Mary Gardens. It’s evolved to handcrafted works, prints and other items…
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Personal vs. Private (Sharing Online)
Our generation was faced with navigating the new frontier of the digital world years ago. We grew up with social media and what role it played in our lives. And we were met with an unrelenting challenge- understanding what to share online, and how much is too much? Much of the online world hinges on…
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Self-Care
How many times have you heard this word in the last year or so? It seems like world is finally realizing how important it is to put your own health and happiness first sometimes. It’s like when you are on a plane and the flight attendants remind you to secure your own oxygen mask before…
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