my favorite thing about today #66.

My favorite thing  about today was…. Taking Fern to visit her grandpa (my dad)  at his work (Bob’s Red Mill). {Isn’t she so cute with her little visitor badge?} Today was my first day by myself without any help from family.  I’m healing pretty well from my delivery, just a little slow doing anything, but […]

first the bad news. then the good.

First the bad news…. Lovely and local Portland boutique Le Train Bleu is closing :(. Le Train Bleu was one of my favorite local shops and owner Bria always had such a wonderfully curated selection of clothes and accessories.  It will most definitely be missed. BUT…. The good news is…. Everything storewide is 30-80% off […]

fill in the blank friday.

Fill in the Blank Friday is brought to you today, by the lovely Erin of A Symphony of Grace.(Make sure to check out her blog!) Thanks so much Erin for coming up with these blanks and giving me a break while I’m busy with a newborn!!  Now let’s play! 1.   My favorite place i’ve ever traveled to […]

my awesome friend and a guest blog post.

I don’t know if you know Kacie from A Collection of Passions….But, she’s awesome. I have been exhausted and muddling through this whole breast feeling thing and she so sweetly offered to write a guest blog post for me.  Total life saver!  I’m so thankful for awesome friends like Kacie and so many other friends and family […]

super cute DIY.

I’ve blogged about her before, but…. Alison of The Alison Show is super awesome. She’s got a great sense of humor, awesome DIY’s and she’s just genuinely likable.  Like…someone you’d want to go get coffee with.  Anyway…I loved this last tutorial she posted on her blog and I thought you guys might like it too. […]

My Birth Story: The Birth of Fern Winter

Before I blog Fern’s birth story, I wanted to include a disclaimer:I had an all-natural birth and I thought it was awesome.  BUT…I know that a lot of people (for one reason or another) do not choose the route that I took and I want to say that I completely respect that and I don’t judge. […]