When quarantine first started i thought it would be fun to raise some baby chicks with Otto. We could use a few more and it would give us something productive to do. I found out one of my friends sells a variety of bird..eggs. I agreed to buy them without reading the find print at…
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Madewell Extra 40% off Sale!
I don’t know what I’m supposed to be shopping for right now. Madewell is having 40% off almost the entire site (including sale) which is bringing some of my favorite items to less than $20. My absolute favorite blazer is on sale with an extra 40% and I’m debating if I need it in ALL…
Online Garden Seeds
The discussion lately in Garden Group (free group on Facebook for all things gardening) is that so many online garden seeds sources are sold out! Territorial Seed closed their website and sent an email that never in their 35 years of business have they ever had this type of overwhelming demand. While I’ll agree this…
Safe at Home
We are now entering our 22nd day of staying home (with the exception of a car ride). It is easy to feel alone and isolated because well…that is what we are but all of us are so in a way, we’re together in this. If you are able to stay home and doing so, thank…
10 Feel Good Romantic Comedies to Binge Now
I’ve never been one to enjoy scary movies or deep thinking movies. I feel like horror and drama cause way to much anxiety for me. If I am going to watch a movie, I want to laugh and feel good. Especially right now. While we are all home social distancing I thought it would be…
My Favorite Podcasts While Social Distancing
Shirt: Anthropologie M Jeans: Agolde size 32 Jacket: J.Crew Large Shoes: Tory Burch, old. Similar here and here We are day six of keeping ourselves at home until the threat of this virus passes by. I have been binging podcasts while working and Otto plays and finding other ways to pass the time. I know…
How to Support Small Businesses during a crisis
These are scary times and uncharted waters we are navigating here with the coronavirus. I refuse to contribute to the fear and paranoia that is constantly pumped out by the media. We have a choice. We can be smart, educated and level headed in times like this or we can run around like chicken little….
Atlantic Pacific for Nordstrom Clearance
You know how much my friend Ashley and I obsess over the Atlantic Pacific collection for Nordstrom. Both launches we drove to Chicago for the opening to be the first to grab it before it sells out. I have had pieces in my closet now for almost two years and they look brand new. The…
Girlfriends Weekend Downtown Holland
What a treat to be able to get away with your girlfriends! That is exactly what I did this past weekend when my friend Ashley and I teamed up with downtown Holland to experience the official “Girlfriends Weekend“. We relaxed, we sipped mimosas and coffee and we shopped until we danced. (don’t worry we dropped…
Lessons In Beekeeping. Losing a Hive.
On Sunday afternoon the sun was shining and the weather was tap tap taping on the door of 60 degrees. It was warm enough to all work out in the garden in our T shirts. We stripped down out of our carhartts and piled them on the garden chairs while we worked. It had been…
Same Skirt Two Ways Just in Time for Girlfriends Weekend
What a week it has been catching up from being gone for work/fun. I feel like my hands might fall off from typing so much. I am looking forward to getting together with my pal Ashley for some fun in downtown Holland for Girlfriends Weekend! When we showed up to the same coffee shop to…
Simple Tips for Maintaining Family Oral Health With Colgate
Simple Tips for Maintaining Family Oral Health This post is sponsored by Colgate®. All thoughts and opinions are my own. There are so many things to learn when you have a baby: feeding amounts, safe sleep, and active playtime. Most parents do not consider oral health until their child has their first cavity. We are…