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I'm always on the hunt for new ways to show up as my bestie self and live a life of joy, confidence, and originality (yes, my relentlessness sometimes drives my family nutso).

It's an imperfect process, but these are some of my best ideas and most helpful tips - everything from quick hits to make your life more fun to ideas for showing up consistently in your life.



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Can we stop for a quick sec? I want to let you know right now how grateful I am that you are taking the time out of your day to read this, to give me the opportunity to make a living doing something I am passionate about, and for caring enough to teach your kids […]

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All right, gals, I’m about to give you the best Mom fashion gift ever: THE FANCY SWEATSHIRT. You know the intersection between “looking like you give you a damn” and “so comfy it’s like you’re sitting on your couch”? That’s where the Fancy Sweatshirt resides. You get all the accolades that normally come with wearing, […]

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Okay, that is a very dramatic headline, but I’m not messing around with my emotion toward the items below. These are not things I’d be like, “You know what you should try?” These are items I will passionately advocate for EVERY SINGLE TIME I SEE YOU until I finally wear you down enough that you […]

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One of my favorite parts of the holiday season is (finally!) having an excuse to get dressed up. Sure, I’ve been known to use morning drop off as my personal runway, but the holidays are a LEGIT dress up opportunity. One where no one’s going to ask you if you just came from a wedding […]

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HAPPY HOLIDAYS!!! Oh, I’m pretty sure I’m allowed to say it (FINALLY) because it’s almost December or what I like to call “The One Time of Year I Kill at Being a Mom.” Listen, I’m bad at lots of parts of parenting – I have no idea what we eat most of the time (waffles!), […]

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There are not a lot of things I’m consistent at in my life, but I do NOT mess around when it comes to my Annual Activity Advent Calendar. We have done one every year since my daughter was two and I lost my mind and SEWED the world’s most gorgeous, but time-consuming advent calendar. (I […]

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Can I tell you how a photo shoot with my gal Milou and Olin typically goes? It always starts out normally. Like I’ll say, “Okay, this post is going to be a round-up of the best boots and booties for Fall so let’s get a couple of shots of my favorite boots from my closet.” […]

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You guys know, I’m nuts about Halloween. All year long, I look forward to this one socially appropriate day where the world is my stage. I have certain criteria I want to hit (I like to be a character, preferably with an accent, and the more dramatic, the better). And, it used to be so […]

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I don’t know if you guys have this in your house, but my kids are really into the word Yes. Like I’ll ask them to set the table and they’re all, “YES! Can we, Mom?” Or I’ll ask if they’d rather have a peanut butter and jelly or ham sandwich in their lunch and they’re […]

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So, you’ve had a day and now you need a pick-me-up where all you have to do is snuggle in and be entertained. Have I got the list for you! I didn’t put a lot of the usual TV suspects on the list – Arrested Development, Veep, Fleabag – ones that everyone has at least […]

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For as long as I can remember, I’ve had all of these huge goals that I wanted to accomplish. I have had this feeling that I was destined for more than I was letting myself be and do on a daily basis. But, I haven’t been able to get around myself. Do you know what […]

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I’m going to say something that you already know, but seems important to reiterate occasionally: You only have now. Like this very moment. The past is over and the future hasn’t yet happened so you literally have this moment we’re in (thank you for spending it reading this post, btw). Yet, how often do we […]

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I think we’ve all learned a lot during Covid, and turns out, I’m a nail gal (truly, the insights just keep coming). I didn’t realize how deeply ingrained my bi-weekly nail appointments were until I was stuck at home with raggedy nails and no real way to fix them. Not that I didn’t try! I, […]

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Have you ever had that slightly desperate feeling while at dinner with friends (or in line at the grocery store or coffee shop or wherever) where you start to think you might not have the funds to cover what you’re doing? I can remember sitting with friends in a gorgeous locale and not being able […]

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woman wearing purple dress with white sneakers and swinging her gold kitchen cabinet outside

The thing I didn’t realize about designing a house is how much my style would evolve over the process. Part of it was due to hiring an interior designer, part was just learning more about the process, part was my husband nixing certain ideas. The one place I have stayed true though is my dedication […]

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