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Latest Trunk Club (what I kept and what went back)

September 14, 2020 |

Hi friends! I hope your week is going well so far. It’s been a nice low-key one over here. We hung out at the pool, took some family walks, hit up the desert museum, and grilled for dinner. We also watched the new Mulan this weekend after the girls went to bed, and unpopular opinion here…

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Friday Faves

September 11, 2020 |

Hi friends! Happy Friday. I hope you’ve had a wonderful week and I’m thinking about my friends who are affected by the fires right now. I hope you stay safe. <3 Thank you so much for all of the kind messages about Bella. I’ll have time to respond to all of the beautiful comments this…

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Goodbye, sweet Bella boo

September 7, 2020 |

You get a once-in-a-lifetime dog… and Bella is mine. I fiercely loved this little dog for her entire life. All 14 1/2 years. And I’m going to miss her with my entire heart until we can be together again one day. Bella was a Valentine’s gift from the Pilot when we’d only been dating for…

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Friday Faves

September 4, 2020 |

Hi friends! Happy Friday! I hope you’ve had a good week. We’ve been laying low, escaping to the pool as soon as distance learning wraps up each day, and savoring time with sweet Bella. The poor girl is hanging in there, but her eye looks much worse and we’ve been up with her every night…

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Family movie night + latest adventures

August 31, 2020 |

Sharing a themed Ratatouille family dinner and movie night + what we’ve been up to lately. Hi friends. I hope you had a lovely weekend. Thank you so much for your outpouring of love and sweet comments, DMs, and emails about Bella’s diagnosis. Even though she’s had a very long and happy life, surrounded by people…

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a Bella update

August 28, 2020 |

Hi friends. I hope you’ve had a wonderful week and that you’re enjoying the morning. I’m sorry that I don’t have the usual Friday Faves post this morning, but we received devastating news this week. I mentioned last week that we took Bella to an ophthalmologist because her eye has been extremely swollen and inflamed.…

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Crunchy almond butter chocolate bars

August 25, 2020 |

These crunchy almond butter chocolate bars are a quick and healthy dessert or treat idea. They’re gluten-free, only take 10 minutes of active prep, and can be easily tweaked for my vegan friends.  We could all go for a little sweet bite, right? To be honest, I just really needed something this weekend where I could…

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Hair routine + fave products for healthy hair

August 24, 2020 |

Per a couple of requests, I updated this older post with my current hair routine and tips. Hi friends! Happy Monday! I hope you’re enjoying the week so far. I’m looking forward to catching outdoor yoga class tonight – my first group fitness class since March!!- and taking it easy with the fam. For today,…

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Friday Faves

August 21, 2020 |

Hi friends! Happy Friday to ya. I hope you had a wonderful week. It’s been a good one over here. I’ve been cranking through some work stuff in between helping Liv navigate her Google classroom times and homework, drawing and working on letters with P, doing a couple of science experiments, and making time for…

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