Florida weather is no joke for anyone, but it’s especially brutal on those of us who don’t leave the house without makeup. There’s a fine line between achieving that dewy, fresh look and looking as if my face is melting off. I try for the former, but often feel more like the latter. The momentContinue reading “Beauty Must-Have: Hard Candy Pro Palette”
Friday Favorites: 5 Things I Always Have At Home
Happy Friday, friends! I love Fridays. It’s amazing how that’s changed over the years, though. Before kids, we loved Fridays because it usually meant we were boarding a flight to one of our favorite cities for a weekend away, or it meant date night, or it meant we got to sleep in like crazy theContinue reading “Friday Favorites: 5 Things I Always Have At Home”
To-Do List Disaster: Handling Life When the To-Do List is Too Long for Comfort
I love a checklist of things to do. I crush the art of crossing things out and checking them off. I feel a little like superwoman every time I do it. In all honesty, if I’m feeling unmotivated, behind, or even as if my list is too short on any given day, I’ll start throwingContinue reading “To-Do List Disaster: Handling Life When the To-Do List is Too Long for Comfort”
12 Fun Facts About My Marriage on Our 12th Wedding Anniversary
May 15, 2005 is the day my husband and I exchanged vows in front of God and 130 of our closest friends and family members. May 15, 2005 was 12 years ago. Twelve. I can’t even believe it’s been that long. In all honesty, I feel as though it was just yesterday. Cliché. I know,Continue reading “12 Fun Facts About My Marriage on Our 12th Wedding Anniversary”
6 Surprising Things I Love About Being A Mom: The Mother’s Day Edition
Happy Mother’s Day, Mamas! If you’d told me 9 years ago when I was celebrating my first Mother’s Day as an expectant mommy-to-be that Mother’s Day would become a day that’s so bittersweet, I never would have believed it. I was high on life, on the baby we were expecting, and on everything else. LifeContinue reading “6 Surprising Things I Love About Being A Mom: The Mother’s Day Edition”
Vacation Recovery: Looking and Feeling Good After Too Much Indulgence
We have too much fun, and sometimes I make poor decisions when we’re having fun. Relax, friends; my decisions aren’t that poor. I’m talking about purchasing shots for a group of 12 knowing how I feel after a shot, or ordering a quesadilla for lunch alongside a couple of bloody Mary’s and a bucket ofContinue reading “Vacation Recovery: Looking and Feeling Good After Too Much Indulgence”
How Does Social Media Make You Feel?
First 5 Email Facebook Instagram Pinterest Online shopping I mean, I shower first, pour my coffee second, and then start with my First 5. That’s a morning tradition I cannot live without. I like my me time in the mornings to get myself situated. I like to get up at 5. I like mornings. I’mContinue reading “How Does Social Media Make You Feel?”
5 Ways Our Marriage Benefits From Traveling Without Our Kids
274 days. 3 feet. Math. Yuck. But that’s how long my husband has been working from home full-time and how far his desk is from mine in our home office with his fancy title I can never remember (he’s a tech genius who makes magic happen – and if I understood half of what heContinue reading “5 Ways Our Marriage Benefits From Traveling Without Our Kids”
Handling Stress When It’s Overwhelming Is Easier Than You Might Imagine
Want to know a secret? I don’t handle stress very well. I have several theories as to why – none of which are medically backed, medically diagnosed, or medically anything. I am not a doctor, and I gave up on Grey’s Anatomy when they killed off McDreamy (but I was kind of off that trainContinue reading “Handling Stress When It’s Overwhelming Is Easier Than You Might Imagine”
My Body in My 30s: What My Body is Telling Me
When I was 29, I could not wait to turn 30. I’d been hearing for years that your thirties are the best years of your life and considering how amazing my 20s were, I was pumped for my 30s. Let me tell you this – my 30s have been amazing, and it was hard forContinue reading “My Body in My 30s: What My Body is Telling Me”
Tiffany Raiford 