It has been my mission lately to create a healthy home. This motivation comes from finally accepting the season of life I am in as a caretaker. For some women it’s a no-brainer to want to leave the workforce to raise a family but that is an internal struggle I have been fighting for years now. I love my kids …
Thoughtful Mother’s Day Gifts: Show Mom You Really Care
Looking for that perfect item to get for Mother’s Day? This round-up of thoughtful Mother’s Day gifts is for the stylish, modern mom that is health conscious + loves the earth {and YOU} but isn’t “crunchy”. Here are my picks that support women run small businesses, lots of natural, eco-friendly + sustainable products, and little luxuries that show your mom …
The New Traditional, A Modern Take On Classic Style
Confused by the title? That’s OK…I’ll clarify. One of the big buzz words or terms in interior design lately has been “New Traditional”. Although I don’t consider it a new concept, I do love the fact that it’s bringing the blending of old + new items into the mainstream. This is a style that I think everyone can appreciate + …
Neutral + Natural Woven Handbags for Spring
As some of you may know by now, I’m not big on trends but one “trend” I can get on board with this Spring is woven handbags. Even though they may be the “it” thing to have, they are still a classic in my book. Practical, natural + relatively neutral, woven handbags is a style that can be used for …
Classic + Casual Spring Capsule Wardrobe
My love for spring clothes is right up there with fall clothing for me because I love transitional pieces that can be layered depending on the weather situation, which right now in the Northeast has been crazy! We’ve had two nor’easters with snow in the past week + just a week or so before that I was beginning to plan …
Outdoor Living: Affordable + Stylish Essentials
As I’m writing this post it has rained, lightning + thundered and is now snowing! What the what??! How can I get into thinking about outdoor living with crazy weather like this?! One day though this weather will figure out which direction to go + warmer weather will start to settle in. And we WILL be spending a lot of …
Easter Basket Ideas That Are Better Than Candy
Over the past few years there seems to have been a decline in candy being given in kids’ Easter baskets + I am perfectly OK with that. With two little boys who are already energetic we have already made it a point not to put much candy in their baskets. In fact, it usually is only a couple packs of …
New Kids {Pajamas} On The Block: Westyn Baby
Sometimes I think my kids have more sets of pajamas than they do regular clothing. We have sets from both big name retailers + small clothing boutiques. Naturally I have found the quality of the PJs sold in boutiques to be superior to those in most chain stores. So when I heard about a new line of PJs for kids …
Spring Cleaning: Best Green Cleaning Products + A Simplified Cleaning Checklist
The weather here in Southern NJ is supposed to start warming up this next week + I could not be more ready to get a jump start on Spring Cleaning! After being cooped up all winter {yes, I know it’s still February} these spring weather teaser days are more than welcomed because when the real warmer weather arrives we like …
Blogging Babes: #MoreThanEnough Campaign Feature, Claire Shay
For the final featured blogging babe in the #MoreThanEnough campaign I bring to you Claire Shay. She is an NYC based fashion blogger but still pays homage to her California roots. Claire’s style is unique + fresh + she aims to inspire others to incorporate high fashion styles into their everyday life + she does this seamlessly! Plus she has …