Life

I am so excited to share Gwen’s Nursery design with you! Charles gave me full creative control of Gwen’s Nursery. No need to run anything by him. Anything I wanted. …

My Instagram contacts wanted a post about affordable summer dresses… so here it is! All of these summer dresses are very affordable – two are under $30! They are all …

Today I am excited to share an interview with Victoria Fulton and Faith McClaren, the authors of the YA horror book Horror Hotel. It was a fun quick read – …

This is a photo we took in Iceland. It’s also the photo that the TikTok user @joyceandlove has stolen to use as her profile picture. The person behind the @joyceandlove …

Gwen turned 6 months old on January 8th. We made it through the newborn stage and the 4-month sleep regression (which went on for 8 weeks). Now she’s sleeping through …

Each year on the anniversary of the launch of this website, I like to take a look back. November 1, 2011, was my 28th birthday. It was also the night …

Today, on my 12th anniversary of moving to Chicago, I am recounting the experiences that made me a Chicagoan… When I moved here I was 24 and I had no …

I’m thrilled to introduce you to our daughter, Gwendolyn! Charles and I would like you to meet Gwendolyn! She arrived at 10:11 pm on July 8th and we love her …

It isn’t an easy time to be an American, but together we can build a stronger more equal America. I have been using my Instagram account to speak out and …

Checking in with everyone during these strange strange times. We celebrated Charles’s 40th birthday with a small group of friends on Saturday March 7th. We went out to one of …

With a baby on the way, we need a little more space. So we are moving! When I shared our mini nursery, I let you in on a secret… we …