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Design Board: Woodland Nursery
The drywall is all hung and finishing has begun in the nursery. This means we are only a few steps away from painting the walls and moving in furniture — EEK! As you can imagine, I’ve had the design of our nursery prepared for several months, but it has changed a few times. At first,…
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Recap on Weeks 21-28 of Pregnancy
With increased fatigue and decreased memory, the last eight weeks are being recapped together. Today, I am officially in the third trimester! This is both exhilarating and scary to say — exhilarating because Dean will be here soon and scary because Dean will be here soon! I am definitely feeling the highs and lows of…
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What Does Self Care Truly Mean?
Today I want to talk about self-care. True self-care. Not the romanticized and trendy version the world is constantly pushing down our throats. Not the bath bombs and face masks and #treatyourself high-dollar purchases and ritual meditations the world seems so eager to focus on for peak lifestyles. No, I’m talking about real self-care. The…
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Recap on Weeks 17-20 of Pregnancy (Plus Our Gender Reveal!)
Time is FLYING! It feels as if I blinked and am now half way through my pregnancy. And all I can say is, “Wow.” Throughout the last four weeks, Grant and I celebrated Thanksgiving, enjoyed a quiet long weekend at home, made big progress on the nursery, and marveled at our 20-week ultrasound where we…
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How to Build an Awe-Inspiring Charcuterie Spread on a Budget
The holidays are right around the corner, and we know what that means: lots of gatherings! One of our favorite types of house parties are wine-related (even if I am not able to partake in tastings this holiday season.) Grant and I live in Southwest Michigan’s wine country, and I have worked in the wine…
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Recap on Weeks 13-16 of Pregnancy
I am officially done with my first month of the second trimester. 16 weeks pregnant — a place I had only dreamed about reaching in the past. And though this last month was nothing compared to my first trimester, it still brought some unexpected twists to my life. Since I did not share much about…
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Our Infertility Chronicles: Follow-Up to Our Last Post
In July, I shared that we would be stopping hormonal fertility treatment due to the development of ovarian cysts from the Clomid medications. (Missed this update? Find it HERE.) I had a difficult time finding closure with the decision to end this first step into fertility treatment. There were a lot of negative daily emotions…
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Repurposing Hardware and Giving a Bathroom Vanity a Facelift
The Pillar House currently has one working bathroom, and the vanity in it is far too small. Knowing a full bathroom remodel is a year or two down the road, I took to Marketplace to find a replacement. The most important aspect to me was a white top. I was lucky to find this cute…