July is my second favorite month of the year. If you know me, and my obsession with Christmas, I’m sure you guessed that December is the first. But July is almost as magical. It’s my birthday month, my husband’s birthday month and marks the beginning of the second half of the year. In July, I look back at the first half of the year, and the goals that I set for myself in January, and figure out whether I need to get started (hi, fitness goals), get back on track (hi, organization goals) or if I ... View the Post
Pregnancy #3 // Hello, Third Trimester
You know you're in your third pregnancy when it takes you 28 weeks to write your first pregnancy update. I honestly hadn't planned to write any pregnancy updates this time because I didn't think I had anything new to say. Until I ended up in labor & delivery last night with symptoms of pre-term labor. And then I remembered that no matter how many times you go through it, every pregnancy is a little (or a lot) different. So let's start from the beginning... The First Trimester Sick. Sick. ... View the Post
Self-Care During The Little Years
You know you’re a mom when you look up and it’s been two months since your last pedicure. Or maybe that’s just me? One of the things I struggle with most in motherhood is making time to take care of myself. Sure, I shower every night - one of my life’s simple joys is a shower at night when everyone in my house is asleep. Yes, I use some nice skincare products on my face each day. And I even put on a little makeup when I have extra time in the mornings. But the pre-mom version of Jerrell had ... View the Post
Life Update (Where I’ve Been For The Last Year)
Hello Friends! Is anyone still there? It’s been over a year since my last blog post. Major fail! I’ve been thinking about this blog and compiling lists of blog post ideas in my head for months and now I’m finally sitting down to write. There are small children crawling around under my desk and Ferdinand is playing in the background, but I am determined to just start. No more waiting for the perfect creative moment. So where have I been for the last year? Let’s start at the ... View the Post
13 in 31 // A Birthday Bucket List
I turned thirty-one last Friday and as a gift to myself, I created a Birthday Bucket List. As a mom, I spend 99% of my time focusing on Harper and not enough time focusing on myself. I haven’t finished a book in months. I only get my hair and nails done when I’m looking so rough that I can’t even stand it anymore. And I can’t even talk about the lack of writing I’ve done lately. I have a list of things I want to write, and blog posts I want to share, but I can never find the time (or the brain ... View the Post
Life Update // February 2017
via She Reads Truth Isn't it amazing how the Bible always has a verse that perfectly sums up our situation? A lot happened in the 8 month (unplanned) break I took from blogging. My little family moved from Harrisonburg, Virginia to Ashburn, Virginia (my hometown) in August. We moved here with the plans that I would sit for the Virginia Bar Exam this month, my husband would start a new career and we would plant our roots near my family so that Harper could be closer to her cousins. There are ... View the Post