You may have seen in my previous Playroom inspiration post that I’ve been wanting to update our basement to make it into a play space for Ivy. As of last week, we decided to pull the trigger and start the process by pulling up all the carpet and laying down some laminate hardwood floors. It…Read More
Parenting || Money-Saving Tips for Parents
Any parent knows that having kids is super expensive. I read that, on average, it costs parents upwards of $230K to raise a child from birth through age 18 (this was a stat from 2015 so I assume that number has gone up since then, too). That averages out to $13,000 a year! And that…Read More
Motherhood || Breastfeeding & Pumping Essentials
I was talking with one of my good friends, who’s due with her second in April, about how much better she was feeling after buying some new bras. It spun into questions around where she got them, did they have an underwire or not and could she continue to use them after baby boy came…Read More
Parenting || 3 Things to Consider When Researching Daycare Options
As a new parent, figuring out where I was going to send my daughter to daycare was one of the more stressful decisions I had to make. In the Minneapolis area there’s so much demand for infant care that sometimes new parents have their names on waiting lists starting the day they find out they’re…Read More
Growing Toddlers || Raising Kind Humans
Happy Valentine’s Day, friends! We don’t have daycare today so I’m home with Ivy and I couldn’t be more excited for it. We’ll be spending the day with a little party that’ll include a special heart-themed breakfast and making cookies… and of course a little dance party 🙂 We’ll then celebrate with Mr. H when…Read More
House & Home || A Place to Play
We are a couple of weeks past Christmas and the accumulation of toys that Ivy received is slightly out of hand. I will fully admit, however, that some of that is my own doing (what can I say, shopping for toys for a 2-year-old girl is way too fun!). Pair that with a November birthday…Read More