Everything that happens between trips lives here. What we’re feeding our toddler, the house projects we take on ourselves, life as a two-mom family, and the creator side of what we do. Pick a corner and get comfy. 🤍
Recipes
Toddler approved food that doesn’t take all night, like one-bowl banana pancakes and soft sourdough discard cookies.
Christmas Breakfast Donut Wreath: Fast & Easy
Our Christmas breakfast donut wreath is a foam wreath wrapped in plastic wrap, covered in powdered mini donuts and donut holes on toothpicks, with cranberries and rosemary tucked in. No baking. Lazy girl breakfast, and no shame in it okay.
Christmas Mimosas With Cranberry Rosemary Ice Cubes (Hostess With the Mimostest)
Our Christmas mimosa is a big cranberry rosemary ice cube in a coupe, topped with champagne. Apple juice, cranberry juice, cranberries and rosemary, frozen ahead. Three steps, and everybody thinks you’re a bartender.
Reindeer Food: Our Easy & Addicting Christmas Puppy Chow
Our reindeer food is Chex and crushed pretzels in melted chocolate and peanut butter, shaken in powdered sugar with M&Ms and mini Reese’s cups. No oven, about 15 minutes of work, and a peanut free swap.
Toddler Banana Pancakes: 5 Ingredients, One Bowl, Toddler Approved
Easy toddler banana pancakes with 5 ingredients and one bowl. No added sugar, mini size for tiny hands, and freezer friendly. Toddler approved!
Parenting
Real life with our little guy: his first pumpkin patch, the money stuff like starting a 529, and the tips we wish someone had texted us sooner. Give yourself grace.
Trick or Treat Smell My Feet: Our Easy Baby Footprint Halloween Keepsake
Our Trick or Treat Smell My Feet board is the easiest Halloween keepsake. A wood cutting board, a little paint, and your baby’s tiny feet. Here’s everything we used and exactly how we did it.
Our Guide to the Alligator Park Near Shreveport, LA
We spent a Saturday morning at Gators and Friends in Greenwood, Louisiana with our 14-month-old. Here’s everything I’d tell a mom friend: prices, hours, feed cups, the gator feeding, and our toddler tips.
Pumpkin Patch With a Baby: Tips From Our First Fall Outing
We took Finley to his first pumpkin patch at 2 months old. Here are the 4 things that made our day easier: layers, babywearing, clean hands in RSV season, and letting go of the perfect photo.
Toddler Banana Pancakes: 5 Ingredients, One Bowl, Toddler Approved
Easy toddler banana pancakes with 5 ingredients and one bowl. No added sugar, mini size for tiny hands, and freezer friendly. Toddler approved!
DIY Home Reno
Budget projects we did ourselves, from a $670 pea gravel patio to a peel-and-stick backsplash redo. Honestly, if we can do it, you can too.
DIY Pea Gravel Patio on a Budget: Our $670 European Patio in One Weekend
That European Patio on your Pinterest board needs to be something you accomplish. We tried it out, and if we can do it, you can!
Let’s Update Backsplash
We tried herringbone and it went horribly. Here’s how we redid our whole kitchen with 4 boxes of peel-and-stick tile for under $160 instead.
LGBTQ+
Two-mom family life and the places that welcomed us, like Saugatuck, plus a New Orleans bachelorette guide and the secret beach proposal we helped plan.
Saugatuck Itinerary: Spend the Perfect Summer Weekend in Saugatuck
Spend the perfect summer weekend in this Michigan city that is a hidden gem. Whether you are traveling as a family, couple, or just with your dog- this place will feel like straight out of a novel. The river front, the beach, the hiking, and the cute town will have you mesmerized.
How We Planned a Secret Beach Proposal at Miramar Beach (From the Wingman Who Started It All)
I’m the wingman who introduced them, so of course we helped plan their secret beach proposal at Miramar Beach. Here’s how we pulled it off.
New Orleans Bachelorette Party Guide: Where to Eat, Drink, and Play (From a Louisiana Local)
Everything we’d tell a friend about planning a New Orleans bachelorette party: where to stay, where to eat, our Amazon list, and a restaurant map.
A Fall Weekend in Saugatuck | How to Spend it | LGBTQ Friendly Travels
We fell in love with Saugatuck’s welcoming charm and vibrant LGBTQ+ scene the moment we arrived. From cozy cafés that welcome the dogs, to colorful art galleries, this town has everything for an unforgettable, inclusive getaway.
Creator Business
The behind the scenes of being a creator: how we pitch and work with brands, plus captions you can copy for your own posts.
50 Christmas Instagram Captions that Go Viral
50 Christmas Instagram captions you can copy and paste: Christmas tree captions, cozy captions, family and mom life captions, funny ones, and short ones.
50 Fall Instagram Captions for Pumpkin Patch Pics and Cozy Days
50 fall Instagram captions you can copy and paste: pumpkin patch captions, cozy fall captions, family and mom life captions, funny ones, and short ones.
How to Work with Brands as a Creator (with over 100 contacts to get you started)
Want to work with brands as a creator? Learn how we pitch brands, find collaboration contacts, write brand emails, and find brands that fit your audience