Our Montessori Floor Bed Experience

Our Montessori Floor Bed Experience // The Little Things We Do

I get e-mails and questions about Fern’s sleep set-up quite often, so I thought I’d finally share a full post about our Montessori floor bed experience…the what, the why, the when and the how. A floor bed is exactly what it sounds like…a bed on the floor. It sounds super weird to a lot of […]

From Christmas Grinch To Christmas Cheer

Christmas has never been my thing. I mean, of course I loved is as a child when all I cared about was presents, but as I became an adult, it lost its luster. The magic was gone and commercialism had taken its place. I was totally disenchanted. So for the years after we got married […]

Cooking Up a “Little Something”

Recently our little family has been cooking up a “little something”. Wanna know what it is? Yep! Those aren’t just pancakes that have been cooking! I am currently 12 weeks pregnant (or I will be on Wednesday) and we decided we wanted to let the cat out of the bag in a fun way – […]

Umcommon Goods: Great Gifts For Everyone On Your List

Typically I am a procrastinator when it comes to Christmas gifts. For a few years we DIY’d all of our presents, but that was just way too much work and it ended up being just as expensive as buying in the end. Plus you can probably guess who did most of the DIYing…let’s just say […]

This Kid

Lately I have been totally and completely blown away by what a little person Fern is becoming. This is her breaking out her cheesiest smile while taking a selfie to send to her Grandma. Here are a few funny things that she is doing and saying lately… >>> She insists on calling my mom “Ana” […]

“How Did You Get That Blogging Gig?”

The question, “How did you get that blogging gig?” is one that I have been asked more times than I can count. I get multiple e-mails every month from readers, friends, friends of friends, and even complete strangers wanting to know this answer. I have been a professional (i.e. paid) blogger for two-and-a-half years now as a […]