I know we all that friend that likes Halloween a little bit too much. Like when people visit their house, they think they left Halloween decorations up too long. I am that friend. I like what I call “Classy Spooky”. It looks like spooky decor but it seems more like Victorian Vintage. The word spooky is just a catch-all. It is not technically scary looking items, but spooky is easier to explain items that most feel belong in a Halloween section. It can be hard to explain the appeal to someone that does not like that kind of stuff but...
Most couples have dogs. Or pets in general. I read an article that said that most couples my age start with dogs as their “first born children”. Elsa is definitely our first born. Yes, we had two cats first, but they don’t count. Cats can be fairly self reliant so it is just not the same. This might not be so much about advice to introducing pets to babies, but rather what we didn’t do and how it all played out. When I was pregnant, we had plenty of people that seemed concerned about how our dog Elsa or our...
I will preface this now by saying this will be a fairly picture heavy post, but I am just so smitten with Iceland still 4 years after being married that I just had to share her with everybody else. If you are the type of person that either already lives in a beach time climate or tropical weather is not your jam (like me), then Iceland is really right up your alley and I would give it a try. I have done quite a bit of traveling (not as much as the rest of my family) but I can...
Here are some of my favorite beauty products that I think would either make great gifts to ask for or I would just buy them myself because that is how I roll. They are really great products and you can check out the reviews to verify. I am a stickler to buying skincare and makeup products and read reviews religiously before buying. May contain some affiliate links SUNDAY RILEY POWER COUPLE COMBO PACK If you have wanted to try anything Sunday Riley but cannot justify the price tag, give this pack a try. It is a great price and two...
this post may contain affiliate links October was a good month. My favorite holiday is in October and it finally started to get a bit chilly in Minnesota. For those that don’t live in MN, or the midwest in general, it does actually get really really hot here in the summer and we tend to just go straight from hot to winter. Since starting to work my job at home, I have really been able to enjoy those little things that I wouldn’t normally get to enjoy. Favorites Chobani Flip Yogurt I thought I would give these a...
NOTE: Please turn off adblocker to be able to see the pictures of the gift ideas. Affiliate links are used Are you having trouble trying to find a gift for your kids? If you are like me, the toys these days are way too intense for me to try and figure out. A few days ago I was going through some of the tubs downstairs and found some of my old toys from when I was a kid. I always like finding my own toys and seeing what Inga thinks of them. She loves my old Barbies, although I don’t...
post contains affiliate links – Please turn off ad blocker to see the items suggested I don’t know about you but I love Amazon. Like I really love Amazon…I have been a member for 13 years and a Prime member for as long as I can remember. I think I started out Prime like everybody else did with a Free Trial during the holidays. Ooooh boy that sucked me right in. I have been addicted to Amazon ever since. Other than actual food and clothing (I am a giant and can’t buy normal clothes), I buy everything with Prime....
Are you ready for a bulldog? That seems to be the question I always ask people when they come running up to my dog saying, “OMG I have wanted a bulldog forever” or “I am so getting one. They are so cute”. Yes yes, they are very cute and yes they are great dogs. But that comes with a warning….unless you are neurotic, paranoid, and pay attention to every little thing with your dog, don’t get a bulldog. I try to say that to anybody that comes up and asks me about my girl. I know, it is a...
may contain affiliate links I don’t know about you but most husbands or significant others that I see around my quaint MN do not like shiny brown shoes, expensive leather watches, bow ties, or scented candles (wtf?). Most guys think Christmas is at the wrong time because it comes after hunting season so your ideas for gifts definitely seem to dwindle because if they didn’t have it before, they bought it for hunting. Ugh…. I thought I would try to come up with a gift guide that can be shared amongst us wives and girlfriends that need that odd present...
Are you a tall mama? I am. I am definitely in the higher bracket of tall being 6’2″ but I know there are many lovely ladies taller than myself. When you are tall everything takes a little bit longer. Shopping takes longer. Trying things on takes longer. Getting dressed takes longer. I used to hate how tall I was. I could never find reasonably priced jeans that would actually be long enough and shirts are never long enough. I figured out one of those issues and I still have to dry my shirts on the coolest heat otherwise I will...
Only seriously blogging for about a week is not much but I have a sneaking suspicion that this is the point where a lot of people will quit when they realize how hard it is and that it will take time. I have tried blogging quite a few times in the past but I never wanted to take the plunge of actually getting a domain or signing up for anything. I had a bit of a rough start with Wix. I signed up with them and was really excited and bought a domain, and then realized later that they had...
UPDATE: They have made a price change so with this coupon it would be $29 for your first box, but I think you get another $15 off you sign up for the newsletter. Living in Minnesota, we don’t usually get to be part of those fun home delivery fads that I have seen lately like green smoothie deliveries or already made meals. The joys of wanting to live in the country I guess. I pretty much watch Youtube daily and I had noticed a lot of Youtubers were being sent HelloFresh to “try” and most likely promote. I thought that...
I really should write a post that literally just gives a link and then mic drop and walk away. But I won’t do that because I really do love Ebates. I discovered it about a year ago and yeah…I pretty much try to buy everything I can online now. I think they recently came out with some cash back for in store as well. There are thousands of stores that you can possibly get cash back for doing nothing. So let me explain what Ebates is for some of those that have never used it. Do you buy things online?...
Starting your fitness journey can sometimes be an overwhelming endeavor with all of the Pinterest posts of hot asses, cut abs, and glammed up models. Most can be confusing when they start involving macros, calorie counters, and Hiit. If you don’t know what some of those things are, that is ok. There are endless options for exercises and workout plans. You just need to pick what works for you. Some of the items that I have discovered that really worked out well for me have mostly been little things. No giant machines. No yoga mats. The first thing that...
Let’s be honest with ourselves. Most of us enjoy some reality TV every now and again. The unfortunate thing is that a majority of reality shows are no more real than the boobs, face and butt of reality whore Heidi Montag. Who is that you ask? Good she’s not relevant anymore. Anyways, I discovered some actually really interesting content on Youtube quite a few years back. Vlogs. A video blog. For the older folks, it is somebody that carries a camera around with them and records their lives then uploads it to Youtube. The best reality TV and with no...