Oh, October – what fun we had with you! October 2: Mine and G’s last day in NYC in celebration of our upcoming 10 year wedding anniversary. What a fantastic trip! October 5: Because I didn’t imbibe enough in NYC (right), I spent this Saturday afternoon at Quivey’s Grove Beer Festival in Madison, WI with
Photo Recap: September 2013
For years G has said, “We’re going to New York City for our 10 year anniversary.” For years that seemed like years away – but not anymore! We celebrate our 10 year wedding anniversary later this month, and last week this former farm girl saw the big city for the first time. We had a
Personalized Playroom Art & Photo Display Wall
There’s been more fun than just coloring and sticker craziness happening in Kate’s nursery-turned-playroom lately! The latest addition to the space is this personalized art and photo display wall. Read on for all the DIY details! Like many good wall displays, this one got its start thanks to IKEA: The top half of the
Photo Recap: August 2013
A crazy little thing happened in August – I started my own business! You may think only an insane person would take on something like that in addition to working full-time, blogging (a part-time job), raising a 3 year-old (another full-time job), and cooking all her family’s meals from scratch (arguably another part-time job), and
Photo Recap: July 2013
I’m back from the Haven Conference and so excited to share all the details from my trip! But first I need a day or two to catch up on my sleep, snuggle with Kate, cleanse my liver, and wrap my mind around all the fantastic information I learned and wonderful people that I met. Look
Life with a Daughter
How to Add a Shelf to an IKEA Expedit
I’m slowly progressing on Kate’s new playroom, and my big purchase for the space was an IKEA 16-cube Expedit shelving unit, seen below when I first set it up: I absolutely love the IKEA Expedit and highly recommend it to anyone interested in additional storage for their space. It’s relatively inexpensive, easy to assemble, study






