04/25/2018
(This post is sponsored by Aera, a brand that is reinventing the way we experience scent at home!) If you’ve been a part of this community for awhile, then you’ve definitely heard me wax poetic about how I want our house to feel. There’s something about the long, sometimes arduous process of building from scratch that gives you plenty of time to think about things like how you want your house to look and feel and smell even. What’s the vibe? I’ve always wanted our house to feel like a retreat, a place of calm… which is sometimes easier said than done with two little kids. I’m embracing simplicity more than ever as we slowly decorate this new space. My relationship with Aera would be best described as love at first sight. Its chic, modern, and small design … 
We kicked off the year back in January with a simple wardrobe overhaul series over on Instagram— mostly because I was desperate for one myself and figured I might as well share what I was doing personally in the process. Your response was overwhelming! Dare I say it might be the most fun and communal thing we have done yet on Instagram! I loved your feedback, hearing what your personal challenges were and what you loved most about the process. It was so encouraging and so much fun to see a process that’s developed … 
Every room needs a goal, a vision. Some rooms are harder than others. Our office for example: I spent just about the entire time the house was under construction trying to figure out what that space looked like. Is it an office with a pull-out guest bed or a guest bedroom with a desk in it? Will the kids use it or is it a totally off limits adults-only space? Our master bedroom did not have that identity crisis. My goal for it has always been for it to be a retreat for us. A place where we can say peace out to everything that has gone … 
The denim skirt is as all-american as baseball. Styles change, hemlines rise and fall, but never has there ever been a fashion season where a denim skirt didn’t make sense in some capacity. This season’s version? The mini. Be it frayed, button fronted or sophisticated and structured, there’s a place for it in your closet. You can dress it down with a tee, up with a dressy top, and even make it business casual with loafers and a blazer… or you can take a note from these super stylish gals below… (PS. We … 
(Thanks to Amazon Health and Culturelle® for sponsoring this post and letting us document our morning routine as a family of four! Culturelle® is a trademark of DSM.) These are the days. Sometimes they feel long and hard and I find myself counting down the hours until bedtime and realize there are almost too many left to fit on one hand. But amidst the diaper blowouts, the short naps, the dinner refusals and the bedtime shenanigans I know these are the days we are going to miss the most all too soon. The days of chubby thigh rolls and … 
