Last month, Eliza took her first trip on a plane. We headed to Texas to visit Dave’s mom and full disclosure — I had a lot of anxiety about the visit. Even without COVID, I would have had nerves about traveling with a toddler, but with safety concerns, those feelings were multiplied. In addition to […]
A Look Back: 2018 Favorites
Happy New Year! I’ve been off the grid a bit since Christmas, taking time to work on some projects, get our minds clear, start the year fresh, and start reclaiming our post-holiday lives. The biggest beast we decided to slay… our basement. I get questions all the time about where I store excess, storage, holiday, […]
Our Trip to New York City- Sightseeing & Tourist Highlights from Total NYC Novices
Last week, we crossed off a trip on Dave’s bucket list. We headed up north to New York City, played the role of shameless tourists, and ran around Manhattan seeing as much as we could handle over the course of four days. While I’ve been twice before, I won’t even pretend to be a source […]
One Room Challenge- Week 6: Running Away to New England
We are one week away from the master bedroom reveal and all I can say is – thank goodness for extensions! To make sure you don’t miss the launch, subscribe to my email announcements at the bottom of the post. *Post contains affiliate links. For full disclosure, click HERE* If you missed any other progress […]
10 Times to Tailgate and Picnic
When is the last time you picnicked? Was it out of convenience, on your way to do something else? Or was it an intentional event? As a task-focused, hurry-up-and-get-there type person, I am guilty of “we’ll just swing by and pick up subs for the car” admittedly, 80% of the time. What fun is that? Tailgating […]