Call it boredom or call it indecisiveness… but I redecorate every year or 2. Or at least I have been while my “style” has been evolving. I loved the farmhouse look a few years back… but I grew out of that super fast. Then when we moved to San Diego I adapted a more modern …
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Deciding to Love Myself
So I had baby #4 eight weeks ago. On top of that it was an unplanned c-section. My body has been distorted into something I don’t even recognize anymore. I have 40 lbs to lose still, my pre pregnancy clothes do not fit me yet, my c-section scar is hidden under a massive “shelf” of …
Birthday Party 2019
Every year I say “this is probably the last year I can combine parties”. And every year I surprise myself. I did it again! Zayden and Kinslie were born on the same exact day 2 years apart. July 26th. This year they are turning 8 and 6… and its terrifying. But this year I did …
Birth Story
I wish I could tell you that I had some super awesome birth story full of beautiful natural laboring and that I was so happy that I brought a child into this world the way God and nature intended. But I didn’t. My little sister did… she is much braver then I am. I had …
A Letter From the Lazy Mom Who Doesn’t Always Return Her Cart
Some parents are blessed with easy going, happy, and content toddlers. I was not. Not this time. My 2 year old is 45 freaking pounds of demanding everything in sight, refusing to sit down in the cart, too big to use the little seat belt, and screaming to get out and walk- and when I …
32 Weeks and Dying
I had very high expectations for this pregnancy. Like very high. I look back at my previous posts and laugh about the things I thought I would be able to accomplish. I also laugh at the fact that I thought I would buy a bunch of cute maternity clothes. The one thing I was definitely …
Baby Name Reveal
We finally decided to go ahead and announce baby Lloyd #4’s name! Ryatt Nathaniel Lloyd. We went back and forth on Nathaniel or Dawson as a middle name… but I was outnumbered. For the most part, people who knew the first name thought that Nathaniel flowed better. I went back and forth on if I …
Surprise!
Let me just start off by saying this pregnancy has NOT gone as planned. AT ALL. But I guess they never do right? I was totally convinced that with this being baby #4… I would have this down to a science. Nope. My energy was amazing the first few weeks and I was able to …
Baby Number 4?
Yes! Number 4! This is something Gregg and I have debated over the last couple of years… I mean, was 4 going to be too many? Could we handle it? Would we need a bigger house? We also played with the idea of fostering or adopting. We knew we had the love to give to …
Cleaning Tips
If you have a full house like I do, then you know that keeping your house looking clean is basically impossible. We all know that feeling… when you weren’t expecting company that day but all of a sudden you’re about to have other human beings in your home and they are conveniently only 20 minutes …