As Spring bloomed, so did our social activities. It was overwhelming at first considering we had been in pretty strict isolation since bringing Beau home last September. My social capacity needed retraining so it was a gradual adjustment. But, in hindsight, I'm really glad we made a point to ...
Fine Dining At Home with A Piece of Mine, LLC
A memory that deserves its own post... Today is Charles's 36th birthday and we've got a hotel booked for a mini-staycation while my Ma watches Beau. But this day last year, we were newly initiated parents, barely functioning beyond caring for baby and reheating frozen meals. So today's post is ...
Little Happenings 2022 : Q1 Recap
The first of many posts in my "Let's Catch Up On The Blog" campaign, here's a little (big) photo memory dump from the first three months of this year. I initially tried to do a full recap from January to September but it was way too much for one post so we're gonna keep it bite sized with a ...
First Mother’s Day
It's only taken me 8 months postpartum to make my way out of the 'new mom fog' but here I am, proud and present on the blog. As I mentioned in my New Year's post four months ago, my focus for this year is to be more open to flow with wherever the waves of life may take me annnnnd your girl has been ...
My Digital Vision Board for 2022
It's 5 in the morning this good new year's day. I've just fed and put Beau down for his first nap (he's recently started sleeping 5-6 hours consistently overnight = *gamechanger*) and am currently pumping. Most pump sessions I twiddle around on my phone or aimlessly sift through netflix or ...
First Family Stroll of Fall
We did it. We finally made it *outside* for our first family stroll of Fall... And when I say stroll, I mean literally via stroller. It's been four weeks since we brought Beau home from the NICU and, during that time, we've *only* left the confines of our condo for groceries or ...
DIY Kitchen Renovation: Before & After
It's a DIY kitchen renovation project that Charles and I naively thought we could knock out on a three-day weekend in July but actually ended up taking four months to complete; thanks to my water breaking early August and pausing everything in our lives for 38 days. But it's done! We finished the ...
We We… Family of Three
After four weeks of steady growth and progress, Beau was finally ready to graduate from the NICU on September 22. But before that could happen, a final round tests/ultrasounds, CPR training and bunch of paperwork needed to completed and processed... It was a long, emotional day. In the midst of ...
Hello Baby Beau: Our Birth Story
Despite the surrounding circumstances leading up to my water breaking early at 32 weeks, being put on hospital bedrest for 2 weeks and then being induced at 34 weeks, I want to preface *our* birth story (me, Charles and BB) by saying it was indeed a positive one. Reflecting back on this day, I ...
An Unexpected Fast Forward
Blogging live from the hospital.... I've set the timer to 15 minutes to quickly dump my mind on recent events because these past couple of weeks have been a blur and I don't want to forget one detail. It's a plot twist that began with my water breaking on a Wednesday morning at 32 weeks around ...
Day Trip to Acadia National Park, Maine
Our first legit trip (and my first travel post!) in almost two years... Taking place this past July, I couldn't have been more excited for our babymoon in Maine. A 10 hour roadtrip best driven at night - Charles and I napped throughout the day before departure, cleaned our home, packed the car ...
Dining Room Makeover :: Before & After
The minute we found out BB's due date, Charles and I knew we had to complete our lingering two home projects before BB's arrival = dining room makeover and DIY kitchen renovation. If these projects weren't done before BB popped out, we probably wouldn't have time to work on these spaces for another ...