I have a confession to make… I am a perfectionist. Your typical Virgo; a type-A personality that is over-organized and holds everyone around me to the highest of consistency and standards. It’s definitely a…

Recently I shared over on my Instagram Stories that Almay was kind enough to send me a heaping box of their new items about a month ago. I’ve given them all a shot and,…

A large handful of my friends and family are curious what a day in the life of a blogger looks like. Are you too? If I’m being totally honest, each day looks somewhat different. …

For my husband’s first couple Father’s Days, I thought gift giving was a breeze. Framed photo of our son? ✓ Cutesy card likely made with a painted baby foot turned into an object? ✓ Now that…

You know that article that’s being passed around where Jimmy Kimmel asks people on the streets of Los Angeles to name a book? They could have named anything: a childhood favorite, one they did…

Within a few hours of my son’s birth, he earned the nickname “Goo.” His little circular turned up nose, scrunched eyes, and wrinkly forehead made him a dead-ringer for Mr. Magoo, shorten that to…

I don’t know about you, but I love all the crazy little holidays floating around these days. It’s fun to have an excuse to celebrate just about anything! Today is #NationalPizzaPartyDay and, even though…

Recently I took a moment to reflect on which parts of my blog make me happiest.  I peered through the yummy food posts of recipes that I still make to this day and moved…

It’s technically Teacher Appreciation Day today, but I’ll let you in on a little secret: it’s actually Teacher Appreciation WEEK too! Teachers spend so much time with our kids — we owe them a…

Today I’m sharing a little known fact about me. One that I’m not proud of.  When I was in college I worked promotions for a major tobacco company, handing out free cans of dip…

It may have snowed last week here in Buffalo, but these days it’s nice and warm outside. We’re experiencing the kind of weather where you only really need a coat to shield you from…

  This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of Tetra Pak for IZEA. All opinions are 100% mine. There’s been a lot of new experiences in our home over the last…

When we first planned out our move, we had decided to hire a moving company to bring everything we own, minus our two cats and a couple of suitcases, from California to New York…

Potty training was a wild roller coaster for our family.  At 18 months, Fox demanded to use the toilet as I squealed thinking, “Well what’s all the fuss about?” after hearing parents all over…

Our living room is finally starting to piece together. I did things a bit different this time, buying a piece of furniture and then waiting to see it in person to decide on my…