Between back to school, virtual learning, craziness at work and continuing to social distance it feels like life has been even harder than normal these days. Activities that used to be a treat or not even cross our minds are now a whole production. I got my haircut in my garage a few weeks ago […]

When I went on vacation a few weeks ago, my husband Jon snapped this very unflattering photo of me. And as you can see, on vacation, I was working. I have a landline in one hand (do you remember those or even know what one is?) as I am talking to someone about designing several […]

My girls went back to school this week and I can’t believe we are already starting school! It feels like just yesterday we finished up virtual learning in the spring. The girls are doing still virtual leaning this semester (see all my tips for online learning here) but one thing certainly hasn’t changed this back […]

This is a sponsored post by Scotch™ Flex & Seal Shipping Roll. All reviews and opinions expressed in this post are based on my personal view and additional products used in this post were selected by me. Life isn’t the same as it was pre-coronavirus and the way and frequency of how often we are […]

Earlier this month I shared my tips for those of you with kids heading back to school for in person learning this year (here). Today we are going to dive in to tips for staying organized if you kids are going to be virtual learning. Yes, virtual learning has less “risk” involved than in person […]

I am a brand ambassador with The Container Store and this blog was written in partnership with them. As many of you may remember from sneak peeks of my garage over the years, Jon and I had Elfa installed in our garage when we first moved in. The set up worked great for us for […]

It is officially back to school season (gulp!) and this school year is going to look different for everyone. My girls are going to be attending school completely online (at least for the first semester) but I know that a lot of families and school districts have kids heading back into the classroom either full […]

A few weeks ago, my family took a road trip and rented a house near the beach for two weeks. I was definitely excited about the change of scenery but for us that meant changing scenery AND continuing to keep a bubble around our family. Were we crazy to be leaving our quarantined family bubble […]

Over the past few months, it seems like there has been an explosion of new dog owners! Whether it be a new puppy or an older dog that was rescued, I have talked to so many people are bringing dogs into their homes. And look, I get it! Poppy, our sheepadoodle, has been such a […]

As many of you already know, I had COVID and I unfortunately didn’t have a mild case. With so many cases on the rise and a few weeks before school is supposed to start and many of us going back into the office, what is one to do when it comes to being prepared for […]