Man, I cannot resist a fall craft. Especially a good kindergarten-level project that is impossible to mess up and calls for items you can find in your back yard. I found some painted leaf garlands floating around Pinterest and after a jaunt (as I often do) in the park on Sunday afternoon I was inspired […]
A couple weekends ago I did a wonderful thing and took a day off from life to frolic in San Francisco’s foodie heaven (well, one of them anyways). On Sunday morning I got on a boat; just me, my camera and the crisp bay air. (And maybe other things. Like a cardigan, a Tide pen, […]
It’s been a really long time since I promised you guys this post about our small nursery for two. This nursery took me a ridiculous long time to put together. Part of that is due to our deciding not to find out the gender of our second baby until birth. (You can read about that […]
Thanks to the invention of venti lattes, I’ve finally come around to pulling out my camera to snap some photos of some of my spring projects. To date, my favorite DIY project of all time is Libby and K.K.’s mud pie kitchen! . I can’t think of anything my girls would rather do than […]
I finally got inspired to write Liberty’s birth story after watching the new film “Birth Story” about Ina May Gaskin and the modern midwifery movement. Birth is the most vulnerable and unpredictable event a woman will ever experience. Every woman’s story is precious and sacred. Despite what you hear, birth and postpartum do not have […]
This is one of the oldest and most searched for posts on my blog; I hope you find it helpful! I still use this method all the time! I normally keep up with basic housekeeping on the weekends by using morning and evening routines. It’s simple stuff that keeps my life from spiraling down into […]
Note to readers: I have archived most posts prior to 2014, but kept this one up since the images are all over Pinterest. (Don’t you hate when you go to click on a picture and you can’t find the website?) I hope you enjoy this oldie but goodie! One of the biggest challenges for living […]
Christmas is over and is almost January! I’m on a mission to get ready for this baby. In fact, I was just nesting around in the nursery and ordering my home birth supplies when I got a little inspiration to write down my birth story for the blog. I’m honestly a little self-conscious to post […]