Two years ago, February was a month dedicated to candy and Valentine’s Day and Ainsley’s birthday, but now it’s even more special to our family. February is heart month and February 7-14 is Congenital Heart Defect Awareness Week. For some very obvious reasons it’s a month close to my heart and a topic I’m super passionate about. What I didn’t know before having a heart baby was that 1 in every 100 kiddos is born with a heart defect. Not … Read More
Primally Pure Favorites // Winter 2021
Hi friends! Happy Monday. Last week I got a new restock of some of my favorite Primally Pure goodies and wanted to share them with you all today. What I use Primally Pure for:-Body care (bath salts, body butter, bug spray, etc.)-Home products (hand soap, room spray, diffuser oils, candles, etc.) -Baby care (baby powder, lotion, etc.) What I don’t use Primally Pure for:-Skincare. I have not had a stellar experience with the skincare products I’ve used from Primally Pure … Read More
We Bought a Lake House!
We bought our primary home six years ago knowing full well it would be a project. It’s been nearly six years worth of projects! We may not be completely finished with our home renovations, but we have most of the major renovations complete. So what’s a couple to do when they run out of projects? Evidently, in our case, the answer is to buy another project house. (Insert nervous laugh…) The WHYNeither Joe nor I grew up with family who … Read More
What I Buy at Walmart // Weekly Meal Plan
Hi Friends! I hope you had a great weekend. I’m sitting down to sketch out our family’s meal plan for the week and wanted to share our weekly Walmart haul with you all. We are aiming to swap out as many conventional products with organic alternatives this year, in an attempt to lessen our toxic load and continue to evolve our family’s wellness journey. Many of you know that we live in an area with only a handful of options … Read More
Family Budgeting in 2021
Hi friends! Happy NEW YEAR! Today I’m talking about something that has become near and dear to my heart over the last half of 2020. It’s not the sexiest of topics, but it’s important. So, today let’s talk about budgeting. Most of us probably have some goals for the year ahead, and I would guess that at least a few of those goals revolve around finances. Am I right? Over the last couple years I felt convicted to button up … Read More
Fave Picks from the Beautycounter Winter Sale
It’s here! Beautycounter’s annual Winter Sale launched yesterday, and while some of the hottest items flew out of stock yesterday (hello, Overnight Resurfacing Peel and Charcoal Mask!) there are still SO many great items still available. As a reminder, it’s first come first serve while supplies last, so if you want anything. mentioned below or any of the many items I didn’t mention here, be sure not to wait. See below for my favorite items to snag at a steal … Read More
Three Mom Life Outfits with K. Slade
Over the last six years of being a mom, my style has evolved quite a bit. Gone are the days of being dressed for the office every day. Now my work-from-home life meets stay-at-home mom life requires what I wear to be both comfortable and practical without sacrificing style. I still love getting myself put together for the day, even if that means a day of working at home, running errands and playing outside. I’ve recently been ditching my large … Read More
The Complete Guide to Perfect Skin
Hi friends! I talk a lot about clean beauty in this space, but I hear from you all on the regular who are feeling lost on how to find the right products for your skin to get glowing, healthy skin that you can feel good about. I get it, because I was once there, too! I struggled with acne for years in college, then extremely dry skin as I got a bit older, and generally feeling like my skin was … Read More
Getting Better Sleep
After having my third baby, things in the sleep department went a little off the rails. I nursed Truett longer than I had anticipated and was less stringent with with getting him to sleep through the night. Plus, Collins has always been our worst sleeper and there are still many nights when she will wake up to go potty, or wants a drink, etc. All that to say, I’m not up for long periods of time, but my sleep had … Read More
Grocery Budgeting + Meal Planning (part 2)
Hi Friends! Checking in with part 2 of our grocery budgeting strategies. Over the years I’ve dabbled in a lot of different ways to “meal plan” including meal boxes, meal prepping websites that provide you the week’s recipes, making my own recipes for the week, etc. There are a LOT of great resources and strategies out there, but for me, the strategy that works best for me is reverse meal planning. (full disclaimer that if you aren’t super comfortable in … Read More
Grocery Budgeting (Part 1)
Hi friends! Checking in today with a topic that I’ve been sharing more about on Instagram and getting SO many questions about: grocery budgeting! I’ve gotten lots of questions from you all about our grocery budgeting process, which has been fairly new to us, too, but something I’ve wanted to get a handle on for a while. Step 1: Know Your AverageIf you want to make an effective grocery budgeting strategy, my first step is to know what you are … Read More
Feeding Babies // Three Perspectives
Now that I’ve officially weaned Truett (about a month ago at 14 months old) I wanted to share my perspective having fed three babies three different ways. When I was a new mom – and even the third time around – I was not prepared for how many opinions and how much emotion was wrapped up in how we as mothers decide to feed our babies. There is SO much pressure, isn’t there? Internal pressure, pressure from family members and … Read More
