Dear Fern, As you go through life you will unfortunately be bombarded with messages about beauty. Our media portrays a standard of beauty that has been photoshopped beyond recognition and is completely unattainable. Websites and magazines and TV shows…they’ll all seek to convince you that you are inadequate.But I want you to know that…You are […]
life lessons for fern #3.
Dear Fern, This weekend you wore the cutest little rainbow romper. It was absolutely adorable on you, because rompers are precious on babies, but it made me remember a time when I bought a romper as a grown-up. It was about two years ago and rompers were a trend at the time. I promptly went […]
life lessons for fern: #2.
Dear Fern, This weekend you tried out your first swimsuit which made me think of a very important life lesson that I would like to bestow to you – this one actually has multiple parts. Life Lesson #2: The 3 Tenants of Swimsuit Shopping: 1. Buy a swimsuit for your body type. There will […]
life lessons for fern: #1.
Dear Fern, There are a lot of things that I am going to need to teach you over the years, so I figured I might as well start imparting my infinite knowledge to you early so you can soak it all up :). I’d like to call these little life lessons for you. Let’s start […]
life isn’t a plan.
I’ve been thinking about life lately. About how when you’re young, the world is your oyster and life is full of possibilities. You dream of becoming an astronaut or a ballerina or a panda bear or President of the United States and nothing about that seems unrealistic or unachievable. Then you get a little older […]
life lesson #4.
The grass isn’t always greener on the other side. People seem to have this idea that other people have it better than they do. Well…they don’t. Everyone has their hang-ups, shortcomings, and downfalls. I know I’ve mentioned this before on the blog, but Craig and I dated for six years before getting married. Around year […]