Looking back on 2022 and my goals for 2023

TBH I’m always a little hesitant to write this type of post after I dubbed 2020 the “year of travel” but here we go…. Hi friends! Happy Monday and HAPPY NEW YEAR! *throws confetti into the air* I’m back and feeling refreshed after some time with the fam. We got together with friends, watched movies, enjoyed…

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Top posts and pages of 2022

Sharing the top posts and pages of 2022! Hi friends! Happy Monday! I hope you had a wonderful weekend and a Merry Christmas to those who were celebrating! Some pics from our holly jolly weekend: It was the perfect weekend and I’m already sad that today we’ll be packing away decorations. The holiday season always…

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Have yourself a Merry little Christmas

Hi friends! I hope that whether you’re celebrating Christmas, Hannukah, or a lovely Friday, that you have an amazing weekend. Please know that I’m grateful for you every.single.day and I’m sending you the biggest hug and lots of love. I pray that 2023 is a year filled with happiness, good health, and time surrounded with…

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Last-minute gifts and stocking stuffers

Sharing some last-minute gift ideas and stocking stuffers for everyone on your list! Hi hi! How are ya? I hope you had a wonderful weekend. Ours was low-key and perfect. Friday was a bit wild (girl scouts, dance, a bday party) but Saturday was gloriously low-key. We watched movies and baked Christmas cookies, and I…

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Annual Survey + Favorite Things Giveaway is here!

Read on for my biggest Favorite Things giveaway to date and how to enter these amazing prizes! It’s the most wonderful time of the year…. Favorite Things is here! Annual Survey + Favorite Things Giveaway is here! I’ve been doing this type of giveaway for years now as a way to share gratitude with some…

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Halloweekend recap

Hi friends! And Happy Halloween to those of you who are celebrating today! TBH, I feel like Halloween has come and gone already, and feeling like I really need to rally tonight lol. Between the Trunk or Treat, class parties, friend parties, we celebrated. The kids have tons of candy and fun memories. We good.…

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Christmas 2021 recap

Hi friends! How are you? I hope you’re having a wonderful day and that those who were celebrating are recovering from the festivities. I spent all day yesterday in my pajamas (took a break to lie horizontally in the sauna blanket) wondering what the heck just happened. 🙂 I’m back in the swing of things…

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Chocolate eggs, caviar, and the bird man returns

Hi friends! I hope you’re having a happy Monday and I hope that my friends who were celebrating Easter and Passover this weekend had a beautiful holiday. Our weekend was a whirlwind of family fun and amazing food. Saturday morning, P had a soccer game and I taught a Zoom barre class (thank you to…

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Christmas 2020 recap

Hi friends! Happy Monday and welcome to the blur between Christmas and New Years, where time doesn’t really matter. I personally love this week as a chance to regroup and clean after Christmas festivities – our house is a toy store explosion – and also plan for the upcoming year. While I’m not setting my…

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Thanksgiving 2020 recap

Hi friends! Happy Black Friday 🙂 I hope that my fellow American friends enjoyed a happy Thanksgiving. It was absolutely different this year, but still a wonderful one. I try to maintain a grateful heart as much as possible, and this year I’m feeling extra thankful for our family and our health. I’m so thankful…

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a different kinda Easter

Hi friends! How are you? I hope you’re having an ok morning and hanging in there. <3 I also hope that those who were celebrating Passover and Easter this weekend enjoyed the holiday. It was definitely a bit on the weird side this year, but I feel like we made the most of it. We…

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Merry Christmas

Happy Christmas Eve! To all of my friends celebrating this week, I hope you’re having a beautiful holiday season. I hope you’re surrounded with family, friends, lots of good food, tasty sweet treats, your favorite cocktail, and happy memories. I know the holidays aren’t always holly jolly for everyone, so if you’re going through a…

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