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How I’m Decreasing My Sugar Intake

low sugar

Recently, Nate and I watched one of those fear mongering type documentaries about the health risks of sugar. I think we have all started to learn more about how awful sugar actually is for you, but this documentary helped put it in perspective for us even more. This came at a good time as I’ve been having a serious ongoing craving for any sour gummy candy I can get my hands on. Since telling people we are pregnant I’ve had...

Our Gender Reveal

gender reveal pregnancy

  Intentions. I had a LOT of intentions prior to making our move out of Seattle. And a LOT of them didn’t end up coming to fruition. I had a long list of “last” hikes, trips, dinners, brunches, get togethers… you get the idea. But as we all know, time flies. Especially during the summer when the sun finally decides to show it’s beautiful face and all I wanted to do was go on nice long walks and read in...

The Day We’ve Been Waiting For: Part 2

pregnancy after infertility

When I sat down to write my last post announcing our pregnancy I started to include these thoughts along with it. I ended up erasing it all and keeping it a simple, happy announcement. How long have I sat there dreaming about the day I would get to announce MY pregnancy? A long time. I figured I would give myself a pass and allow myself to fully cherish that moment. The truth is though, there are many other emotions that have...

The Day We’ve Been Waiting For

gender reveal, pregnant

We’re pregnant. Words I’ve been dying to say for so long now. Words that so many times I wondered, will I ever get to say that? But sure enough, it happened. Thanks to the miracles of modern medicine, perseverance beyond anything I ever imagined, and prayers upon prayers upon prayers, here we are. Pregnant, 14 weeks to be exact. And we are having a little baby girl. To say we are thrilled doesn’t really even begin to explain it. But...

Body Image: The Art of Loving Yourself

budoir body image

I’ve gone back and forth about this “body image” post for a while. I haven’t written a ton lately, partly I think, because this is what has been on my heart, but I’ve been nervous to share about it. Ever since the romper post and reading all the comments, it’s really been weighing on me, though. Hearing the way we break down our bodies and decide what categories they fall into. And what we think we can and cannot wear...

Thailand: Our Diving, Birthday, Beach, City, Rainforest Adventure

khao sok longboat tour

Before turning 30, I thought it was this huge deal. I wanted to just ignore it and move on with life. Now that 31 is here, I look back with my increased wisdom time on earth and laugh. For my birthday, I wanted to be out of the country on some adventure, to minimize the blow of this birthday milestone. After lots of brainstorming we decided on Thailand. I’ve never been to that part of the world and it was so intriguing...

Office redo! Spoiler alert: It’s also a guest room

office decor

This update to our cute little town home took me a lot longer than I’d like to admit. As in, I think it was almost two years after moving in that it was finally finished. Up above you’ll see the before shot. They used the room as a guest room only and it worked. But I love that wall full of windows and knew it would be an great space for an office with all that natural light. We had already painted the...

Confession: I can’t say no to a cute romper

lululemon romper

You guys, lululemon has a romper this spring. Naturally, I love it. For anyone who knows my “style”, you know I love a good romper. Something about the one piece, top and shorts combo get’s me every time. I may not be able to use the restroom without a little bathroom awkwardness, but it’s worth it. I can hear some of you now, “my torso is way too long for rompers”. Well, thankfully I have zero torso so for that...

7 Lessons I’ve learned through our journey of infertility

lessons on infertility

Since opening up about our journey through infertility, so far. I’ve had so many sweet texts and messages from women experiencing the same thing. Some of you are at the beginning of your journey and a few of you even shared that you’ve made it out to the other side and are pregnant! These stories are so incredibly encouraging to me. It shows me I am not alone, WE are not alone. I’ve gotten a few questions from you as well...