As the clock strikes midnight on January 1st, it seems like the entire world collectively vows to become new people overnight. Gyms fill up, planners fly off the shelves, and we all set goals that, let’s be honest, often don’t stick past Valentine’s Day. I’ve been there. I’ve resolved to lose 10 pounds, drink more […]
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Simplifying My Life as a Working Mother
*None of the products or the brands in this post are affiliates, sponsors, partners, etc. I’m mentioning them because I genuinely use and love them. If you know me – or have followed my blog for a while – you know that life as a working mother to two very active boys (ages 6 [almost […]
Organizing Art Supplies: Creating The Perfect Art Cart
*This post contains affiliate links, and I may receive a commission if you make a purchase. All products linked here are products that I have personally purchased, used, and recommend! Parenting two active boys who love arts and crafts is great. Every day I have excited little guys running toward me, showing me their newest […]
Oreo Trifle
Okay, I’m not going to sit here and pretend I’m an amazing chef. I’m not. I can cook a couple of things moderately well – and sometimes I’ll make something outstanding but almost never be able to repeat it. But I’m working on it! In the meantime, I’ve done my best to nail a few […]
Thanksgiving Planning
As I mentioned in last week’s post, this year my husband and I are hosting Thanksgiving for the first time ever, ahhh! When we completed our not-so-hostile takeover of the holiday it seemed like a good idea, but I obviously didn’t realize I’d be nearly seven (!!) months pregnant (although I did hope I would […]
The Holiday Divide
I’m going to be blunt: Holidays have always been a bit of a pain for my husband and I. Why? Because we both want to spend the holidays with each other and we also both want to see our families – BOTH of our families. We have never split up for the holidays, even when […]
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Cocktail Hour | Mocktail Spiked Cider
As you may or may not know, I’m not a huge drinker (I just love playing hostess!), and since I’m pregnant that means I haven’t had one sip of alcohol since the end of May (yep, celebrated my #dirty30 completely sober… while on vacation. Mostly I just napped a lot.). But that doesn’t mean that I […]
We Moved… Again!
If the blog title is throwing you for a loop, you aren’t imagining things. Yes – we did move recently. And yes, we did it again. (Even though Chuck and I both swore up and down that we would never move ever again because it’s the worst thing ever.) That’s actually part of why this blog […]
Cocktail Hour | Rio Edition
It’s Friday, which means one thing here at The Blogtini – Cocktail Hour! During the last Olympics my husband and I hosted a “Beer Olympics” during the Opening Ceremony that ended up just being a group of people sitting around drinking and heckling the TV. This time around we’ve decided to be a little bit […]
Cocktail Hour | Birthday Prosecco Cocktail
I can’t believe what I’m about to type – tomorrow, June 4, is my 29th birthday. TWENTY-NINE! There is honestly a part of me that still thinks I’m 22 (and I absolutely still feel 22… until I try to do something a 22 year old would do), so the fact that I am about to […]