In 2005, my then-boyfriend (now husband) and I bought a condo in Chicago at the height of the real estate bubble. I didn’t know the first thing about the nitty-gritty parts of the home buying experience. I just loved the unit, the view and the proximity to everything. So I signed on the dotted lines (all […]
A letter to myself (and all new moms)
(This is the letter I’m sure I’d write to myself years from now when the diapers and sleepless nights and nursing stages are done. This is the letter I’d read over and over on days like yesterday that are particularly tough.) Dear New Mom,I can tell today was a rough day, in a week of […]
Talk about the future with your family this Fourth of July
The Fourth of July is a great time for getting together with family. There’s cookouts, fireworks, and all the good home-cooked food you wish you could make at your own house. Families often sit around with a glass of sweet tea (or maybe something stronger), and chat about the weather, the local baseball team, or […]
Today’s goal is to take a shower.
Moms, we are too hard on ourselves! We don’t need to be all things to all people all the time. We need to pick one small doable goal each day and then go for it. With 4 kids (and especially with the youngest being 5 weeks old), my goals are basic and fundamental, but it […]
Wordless Wednesday: Afternoon tea at the Ritz-Carlton
Nina-Rose is my only daughter. I am so lucky to have at least one girl so we can do all the fun “girl” stuff together. Recently, I had an awesome afternoon tea at the Ritz-Carlton Buckhead with her. It was wonderful to indoctrinate her into the joys of ‘taking tea’ and to create such a […]
Get a FREE journal from Paper Coterie
Paper Coterie, the upscale photo site is offering ALL first time customers a FREE journal just for signing up (an $18 value)! These journals are awesome quality and are super helpful ways to chronicle the everyday happenings of your life. You can add some photos of the kids to the journal cover and then keep it in […]
Summer’s here…break out the grills!
“Makes me wonder why the smell from a grill can spark up nostalgia…” -“Sumertime” by DJ Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince This a line from one of my all-time favorite summer songs and it just rings so true. For me, the smell of a charcoal grill brings back memories of fresh-from-the-fields sweet corn, ice […]
A Madagascar viewing party…sort of
When God hands you lemons…make lemonade. When God puts you on bedrest days before you’re supposed to host a “Mommy Party” to get folks excited about the new Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted movie…well you don’t get to go to your own party. Typical me…I think I can cram everything in before giving birth and life doesn’t […]
Is THIS really my life?
I am three weeks into being a mom of four and I’m not ashamed to admit it’s tough. For all the moms who have said to me “I don’t know how you manage 4 kids”, the secret is: I don’t know either. It’s a learning process and there are good days and bad days. But I think […]
Win tickets to the Atlanta Baby Shower Expo
Are you expecting? Have a new baby (like my newest cutie)? Or maybe just know someone who fits in those categories? Then you need to head to the Atlanta Baby Shower Expo at the Gwinnett Center this weekend (June 9-10). Join other parents as they check out the best baby brands on the market, hear […]
