Happy Wednesday, loves! So, I did a thing. Well, I’m working on a collaboration with a company, and I did a thing, and I’m really excited about it. Y’all know that I’m big on being fit and toned, eating well, and being healthy in general. Not that I don’t love me some vino and some… Continue reading 2019 Fitness Challenge with BBG – Adding an Additional Program to My Workouts
Happy Monday, loves! Super fun fact: Did y’all know today is National Clean Off Your Desk Day? Well, it is; and I cannot think of a better Monday vibe. If you know me, you know I’m all about organization and cleanliness and all things OCD when it comes to being neat and clean and all… Continue reading National Clean Off Your Desk Day: Tips For Getting and Staying Organized
Happy Friday, loves! It’s Friday, the kids have been back in school for a few days now, I’ve had some serious quality time with my husband this week, the weekend is officially here; my mood is stellar. It’s Friday, so I’m going to make this quick and just round up a few of my favorite… Continue reading Best Beauty Buys of the Year
Happy Wednesday, loves! Can you believe we are officially nine days into the year already?! It’s amazing, isn’t it? I swear to you, it was just New Year’s Eve, and I was just rounding out the last day of the year. It was such a fun way to end the year, too. We had a… Continue reading Hitting Reset on Your Body and Mind When You’re In A Funk
Happy Monday, loves! I hope you all had the most fantastic weekend. We did, and I loved every second of it! I know I say it all the time, but we are so fortunate to have had the same amazing friends in our lives since long before any of us had kids. We all got… Continue reading Being Content: Finding Happiness Right Now
Happy Friday, loves! Funny story – I did not have a blog post scheduled for today. I’m writing this on Thursday, scheduling it for Friday morning because it’s currently on my mind and I’m feeling a bit passionate about it. If you’ve been following along the past few years, you already know my family and… Continue reading Friday Thoughts: Growth and Confidence
Happy Thursday, loves! I love that this new year is already off to such a great start. It’s been a few days, and it’s already been one of those weeks when you just sit back and embrace life to the fullest. I basically took the past month off work. Almost entirely other than the two… Continue reading Instagram Roundup
Happy Tuesday, loves! And Happy New Year! Want to hear something funny? This is my least favorite time of the year. Well, December 26 – August 31 is my least favorite time of the year. I live for September 1 – December 25. The rest of the year I could actually care less about. There’s… Continue reading 2018 Reflections and 2019 Goals: Happy New Year
Happy Monday, loves! Can you believe there are only 8 more days until Christmas? This is the single best week of the year, and I cannot believe it’s here already! But, let’s be a little bit honest. This time of year can be a little overwhelming if you’re not careful. Parties, events, travel, hosting, and… Continue reading Pre-Holiday Stress? Try These 7 Things
Happy Wednesday, loves! There is nothing I love more this time of year than the feeling I get when the holidays are here. I can’t explain it, but you know what I mean. It’s a feeling of contentment. Happiness and joy and love and excitement. It’s everywhere, and I’m in love. One thing I always… Continue reading Hostess Gifts to Keep On Hand
Happy Monday, loves! It is officially December, and that is officially exciting! We’ve been living our best lives over here the past few weeks, and I’ve been a little MIA. Last week was a crazy one. Thanksgiving was the week before last, and it was a beautiful week. Family, friends, food, and so much love.… Continue reading Subscription Boxes: The Christmas Gift that Keeps On Giving
Happy Friday, loves! I hope you all had the most beautiful and amazing Thanksgiving! Our home was filled with people we love, more food that we could possibly eat, too much fun and laughter, and probably a few too many cocktails. It was everything. Now that you’re properly stuffed, adequately hating yourself for eating that… Continue reading Black Friday Shopping Tips
Happy Thanksgiving, loves! Before the turkey goes in the oven, before the formal dining room table is set, before our guests arrive, I like to wake early and sit outside with a hot cup of coffee and my thoughts. I love the back deck this time of day (or the front porch or lanai if… Continue reading Giving Thanks on Thanksgiving
Happy Tuesday, loves! What about this week is so magical?! I love Thanksgiving. I love opening my home to the people we love, hosting a beautiful dinner, spending the day in the kitchen with my husband. I love so much about it. I’m not even that bothered by the kids being home this week because… Continue reading Life Lately & An Instagram Roundup
Happy Tuesday, loves! I am exhausted! We had such a busy, fun-filled weekend, and I’m tired. Even though it was a long weekend, I didn’t get a lot of rest yesterday during the holiday. I mean, the kids were all home from school, so that’s basically the sum of all things unproductive. It wasn’t a… Continue reading Modern Holiday Fashion with Crazy 8
Happy Halloween, loves! I love Halloween so much! It’s one of my favorite holidays of the year with Thanksgiving and Christmas. Let’s face it, I just love this time of year so much. It’s cool and beautiful outdoors. Well, as cool as can be in Florida. It’s still in the mid-80s all day, but the… Continue reading The Best Fall Closet Staple: The Basic Tee
Happy Monday, loves! I don’t know about you, but I am so excited for the beginning of a new week. I feel so refreshed and relaxed after such a great weekend with my loves. Friday night was all about relaxing and unwinding at home. We were all tired after a busy weekend before and a… Continue reading Weekend Recap & Great Hair Days with Sexy Hair’s New Control Me Thermal Heat Protection Formula
Packing. It’s my least favorite thing in the world to do. Ironic, considering how much we travel. This month alone we’ve already been gone two weeks out of three and we still have one more trip to take. We love to travel, whether it’s to Disney for the weekend with the kids or we are… Continue reading Trvl Porter is Changing the Travel Game: No More Packing, No More Overweight Luggage Fees
Hey, loves! I know, I know. It’s been a minute. But, I have a good excuse for not blogging in a second. I was enjoying my life. I’ve been a little social media MIA off and on, too. It’s been nice. Life is busy for this mom of four/wife/person who does it all. This season… Continue reading Living Life and Enjoying Every Second
Happy Friday, loves! I am SO excited about this weekend! It’s my BIRTHDAY! Well, Sunday is my birthday, but you get the point. I’m turning 35, and I’m so excited. I’m excited about all of my birthdays. It’s my favorite day of the year because it’s all about me and myself. With four kids, a… Continue reading 35 Things On My 35th Birthday
{ Greylin Red Artemis Jumpsuit $30 Rent the Runway - I'm wearing an XS and it fits perfectly } { Christian Louboutin So Kate Pumps } { Kate Spade Bow Clutch - old but I like this one, too } { Givenchy Sunglasses } Happy Thursday, loves! Friday is just around the corner, and… Continue reading Fun and Flirtatious Date Night Look
Happy Friday, loves! This week flew by! Perhaps it was being gone all last weekend, or maybe it was our daughter’s Safety Patrol Induction ceremony and all that went into planning that (hey, surprise! I’m on the Safety Patrol committee….because what committee am I *not* on? Oh, none, that’s the one I’m not on), or… Continue reading Quick, Healthy Pizza With CauliPower!
Happy fall, y’all! I know, I know. It’s not officially fall until September 22 (right?), but it’s officially official in my house effective September 1. If there’s college football on television, it’s fall. I mean, it’s never actually fall in Florida, but there are faux pumpkins on my mantel, so it’s fall. I can justify… Continue reading Fall Favorites for the Home
{ Dress from Amazon, Michael Kors Wedges (sold out) similar here and here, Sunglasses by Givenchy } Happy Tuesday, Loves! It’s such a beautiful day in the Sunshine State today! It’s also the second day of school, and the mood in the Raiford house is a good one. There is nothing like the feeling of… Continue reading Midi Madness – The Perfect Midi Dress for Under $22
Happy Monday, loves! It’s the first day of school, and we have the most excited kids you’ve ever met! Addison begins her first day of 5th grade, Ava begins her first year as a 2nd grader, and the twins begin VPK. We are all so excited about today, and we can’t hide it! Addy can’t… Continue reading Transitioning Back to A School Routine and Schedule for the Whole Family
Happy Monday, loves! Or, as I like to call it, Happy Last Week of Summer Vacation! There aren’t any back to school blues around here, if it’s not already evident. I know so many families struggle with that feeling, and I do empathize. It’s hard to send the kids back to school in this day… Continue reading Self-Care Tips to Get You Through the Last Few Days of Summer Vacation
Ten years. That’s how long daddy and I have been parents. You, our sweet baby girl, Addison Grace, were born on this day in 2008. You came into the world a week before your due date, and only about six hours after you decided to make it obvious you were arriving. My contractions started late… Continue reading 10 Years of Parenthood: An Open Letter to Our Sweet Girl on Your 10th Birthday
I am so late with this, and I know it. The #Nsale has been going on for basically a week now, and I’m just now getting around to sharing my purchases and a few other favorites. I have to tell you, I didn’t even shop the sale the first few days, and it’s almost open… Continue reading #NSale Early Access Picks (Not Very Fall-Weather Related)
Travel is one of my favorite things, but it definitely has a way of taking its toll on my body and my health. It’s so easy to eat fast food, it’s so easy to say yes to that second glass of red wine, and it’s so easy to drink all the coffee. I’m so guilty… Continue reading Your Next Travel Must-Have: Charcoal Whitening Powder
Happy Wednesday loves! I have no problem admitting I’m vain. I like to look good. I take care of myself, and I like to maintain good health for aesthetic purposes. However, I really like to maintain good health for a few other – more important – reasons than just my outward appearance (though I believe… Continue reading Staying Healthy When Time is of the Essence
Happy Monday, Loves. Can I let you all in on a little secret? Well, it’s probably not much of a secret, to be quite honest. I was born in the wrong era. I mean, so wrong. I would have lived large and well in the 20s or 30s. I was born to dress for dinner.… Continue reading Formal and Fabulous in Gold Sequins on Date Night
Happy {almost} Fourth of July! I love two things about this specific holiday. Number 1 – I can officially say that “the month after next is my favorite time of year,” because it’s almost September, which is my birth month and the official start of “Fall” in my house. Number 2 – Our besties… Continue reading Fourth of July Dresses You Can Wear Again and Again
Happy Friday, Loves! I am so excited about this weekend for no reason other than the fact that we get to catch up on some sleep and go to church on Sunday! Our cruise last weekend with our four favorite couples was amazing, and we are exhausted as a result. The kids are just as… Continue reading His & Hers Casual Date Night Look in the Caribbean
Happy Wednesday, loves! It was The. Most. Fun. Weekend. It was all fun in the sun with our amazing people, and I’m exhausted to a point I can’t even describe. We spent the weekend with our four favorite couples on a Royal Caribbean cruise to the Bahamas, and we laughed for four straight days. Oh,… Continue reading Rompers and Jumpsuits in the Caribbean
I try to share a happy marriage of the good and bad to keep it real. On one hand, I love social media because I love to see the happy moments in everyone’s lives. I love to see the babies and the vacations and the new homes. I love to see when you are doing… Continue reading Social Media and You
Happy Friday, loves! I hope y’all are as excited about this weekend as I. Today is our daughter’s cheer camp performance to round out the week. It’s Donuts with Dad day at the twins’ school, and that means lots of family time and enjoyment…and a very laid-back Friday night. The rest of the weekend is… Continue reading Chic and Sophisticated: Which Silhouettes Create This Look
Happy Monday, loves! It’s an exciting week in the Raiford house. Addison, our oldest, has her favorite week of summer – cheer camp. She’s been going since she was 5, and she’s been with the same group of girls since. This means my schedule is crazy, but she loves it, and her performance at the… Continue reading Mixing High and Low on Vacation
Happy Friday, loves! We are 6 kids deep in the Raiford household this week, and we are so ready for the weekend. We have a lot of fun planned, but we’ve also had a lot of fun this week. We have our 5-year-old nephew because his mom is out of town, so we have him… Continue reading Friday Fix: Add A Knot to A Too Big Dress for A Better Fit
Summer is HERE! Y'all already know this is my least favorite season, but that doesn't mean I don't love certain things about summer. I really love not being 100% pasty. That 5% color I manage to hold onto throughout the summer is everything. Summer means we're all spending more time outside (wishing the humidity wasn't a million… Continue reading Five Summer Staples Under $100
Happy Monday, loves! It’s okay to be non-traditional. I like to say that my husband and I are the most traditionally non-traditional people ever. We are your typical high-school sweethearts who got married, traveled, built a house, built a life, started having babies, advanced our careers, and made dreams come true – we are very… Continue reading Dealing with an Incorrect Definition of “Normal” and Negativity
Summer is here. Oh, who am I kidding…we are Floridians. It’s always summer. But it’s really summer now that the humidity is back in full force and the kids are out of school for another 10 weeks (yes, I’m counting). I don’t love summer. I don’t love saying that, but it’s true. I’m not a… Continue reading Summer Bucket List: Per My Kids
Sometimes you just need a break….and I’m taking one. I’ve been relatively absent from the blog for the past two months, and I apologize for not being more consistent. My client work is demanding, and my kids’ lives are very demanding this time of year. We have dance recitals, rehearsals, cheer tryouts, PTA events, cheer… Continue reading Be Right Back…in June
{At our favorite hotel in NYC with our oldest girls...it was their first time visiting our favorite city with us} Lucky Number 13. It was 13 years ago that I stood in the beautiful courtyard in Haile Plantation with the most handsome, most generous, kindest, funniest, most amazing human I know and said I do.… Continue reading 13 Things I’ve Learned About Marriage On Our 13th Wedding Anniversary
Mother’s Day is a little bittersweet in our home. It’s a day when we celebrate our moms, and it’s a day when our kids and my husband celebrate me. It’s also the anniversary of the very first baby we lost. We were expecting our second baby in 2010. I was a few months along when… Continue reading Mother’s Day Gift Guide: The Luxe Edition
Happy Cinco de Mayo Eve! I’m probably not going to lie to you…I have zero clue why Cinco de Mayo is a celebration, only that it means good times for most of us. I do, however, promise that I will look up this information, stat, as a way of educating myself. And also because I… Continue reading Cinco de Mayo Cocktails With La Luna Mezcal
Happy Wednesday, loves! I don’t know about you, but my husband and I are pretty good about what we put into our bodies. Healthy food is priority in our home, but we don’t have much time. I swear, sometimes I’m not even sure how we function with all we have to do, but we get… Continue reading Recipe Wednesday: Healthy Chicken Caesar Salad Wraps in Under 20 Minutes
Happy Tuesday, loves! Well, it’s Monday my time – and I’m just sitting here on my deck living my very best life. The Florida sunshine is currently giving me all the happy feelings. It’s cool, breezy, and my back deck is shaded and perfect. I’ve moved out of mine and my husband’s office to sit… Continue reading Weekend Recap and IG Round-Up: The Best Dresses for The Season
What. A. Weekend. Happy Tuesday, loves! Well, I’m hoping for a lovely, happy Tuesday. As I write this on Monday afternoon, I’m not very happy. Honestly, I had a whole different blog post in mind for today, but I’m inspired by my own bad attitude and moodiness. Nothing makes me happy today. We had the… Continue reading Bad Days: Sometimes You Just Can’t Change Them (and that’s all right)
I’m going to be late picking the girls up from school if I don’t leave here in approximately 10 minutes, but I’m sitting here at my desk in my bathrobe eating a tablespoon of creamy peanut butter with tiny chocolate chips. And I don’t feel bad. Technically, the line doesn’t even begin moving until 3:40,… Continue reading Traveling Without Your Kids: A Must Do For Your Marriage
Happy Friday, babes! Isn’t April just gorgeous? I love this time of year in Florida when the temperature is warm during the day but cool in the mornings and evenings…the open doors and windows, the late nights outside, and the fun we have with the people we love the most. Halfway through the month and… Continue reading Friday Favorite: Working Out to Feel Oh-So Good
Tiffany Raiford 