It's been almost seventy-five days since our normal lives were suspended and, to be honest, they're starting to run together a bit. I documented a day in our life for the Birmingham Mom's Blog last week and rather than rewriting it here, I thought I'd share all of the photos I took throughout the day. You can head over to the post to read all about how we spent our day, but here is a glimpse -- via photos -- of what a typical "shelter in place" day looks like for us. Polly's up and we're ready to start the day! I'm loving this mirror on our landing and can't wait until the rest of this space is decorated and pretty -- especially those stairs and carpet runner! Polly typically eats two breakfasts -- a quick yogurt squeezie and a glass of water when she first wakes up and a ...
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The Daily Dime | August 2018
After several weeks of bragging on how well I was sleeping, stupid acid reflux reared its ugly head. For the last week or so, I've been waking up in a panic and can't go back to sleep. The first several days I really tried to stay in bed and at least rest, but this week I decided to just get up and be productive. On Monday, I was wide awake at 3:18 a.m. and decided to get up and get started with my day sometime around 3:45. I made coffee, did laundry, cleaned the kitchen, and wrote a few blog posts! I'm still really loving my mini bathroom makeover, although I hope to paint the walls black and all of the woodwork a different white, at some point in the future. The girls joke that you can see yourself from every angle, except when you're on the toilet (thank ...
The Daily Dime | July 2018
When I was thinking about what day to share for my monthly Day in the Life post, I figured I would snap a few photos one of the days we were in Pensacola and it would do double duty -- day in the life and vacation recap. Since we had already been to the beach once this summer and I had taken a multitude of photos, I planned to rest and read a lot, leaving my camera alone for most of our trip. On Friday, I took zero photos, but I more than made up for it on Saturday and Sunday (accidentally). When I edited these earlier in the week there were 77?! I got it down to 45 before uploading them to WordPress, but I have no idea how many will wind up staying in the post, all said and done. Instead of getting a Daily Dime this month, you are getting a Daily Dose of Insanity. Forgive the ...
The Daily Dime | June 2018
I'm a big fan of Day in the Life posts, especially considering how quickly our pace of life seems to take. It is always so fun to pick a random month and year and see what exactly we were up to. I know that our days will continue to change in the coming month, but this season of big girls is so much fun! Since last week was recital week, I probably picked the worst possible day to document (ahem, and only snapped nine photos), but as busy and stressful as it was, Ella had such a great day. 5:30 a.m. | Make sure Ella was awake and getting ready for the day. This was early for an eleven year old on a summer day, but she managed to pull it together. Meanwhile, Sophie was completely dressed and ready (and already eating breakfast!) for her VBS pickup... at 8:05?! 6:15 a.m. | Leave ...
Weekend Update | May 2018
It's been a long time since I shared a full-on weekend update, but since I'm trying so hard to return to the "real life documenting" of old-school blogging and I'm super behind on sharing life with you, how about a peek into all the things I did over the past three days?! We've had a dance competition on our calendar since early October, but my small group was planning an overnight retreat for this past weekend and I was so bummed that I wasn't going to be able to make it. I was experiencing a major case of FOMO, but there was no way I could send Ella off to compete without me (not to mention that I didn't want to) and I couldn't figure out how to make both things work. By some miracle, when the schedule came out last week, our team was only scheduled to dance on Sunday afternoon! We ...
The Daily Dime | March 2018
Tuesdays are my absolute favorite day of the week. I get to work from home, which means fewer interruptions in the office and I can keep the laundry rolling. Bonus points for getting to hang out in the sunroom with Scoop all day! Most weeks, it looks the same: I try to get some blog work done before heading into the "office" and then I alternate between eating, reading, and working. These days have been especially kind to me during pregnancy because I can work weird hours and squeeze in a nap, when necessary! ...
The Daily Dime | January 2018
Yesterday was the perfect snow day, even though it didn't really snow. The girls were thrilled for an extra day at home together and we took advantage of our still lingering Christmas decorations. Our coffee table was covered in art supplies for most of the day. We had cinnamon rolls for breakfast, chocolate milkshakes for lunch, and homemade chicken and dumplings for dinner. Today will probably look much like yesterday did. We do have white stuff on the ground, but it's mostly ice. It will keep us home again today, so I can't complain. We're planning to finally take our Christmas decorations down, have a Harry Potter movie marathon, and maybe do some laundry. Maybe. ...
The Daily Dime | November 2017
Right before the holiday season begins, our church shares a series called At the Movies. Each Sunday, for four weeks, the pastor uses a popular movie to illustrate a redemptive message. Not only do the adults love it, but the kids' department follows the same formula. They always have movie characters in the lobby as we're checking in, so Sophie stopped by for a photo with Nemo. She artfully snubbed Iron Man and Anna (from Frozen) on the other side. Ella started coming into "big church" with us over the summer, so she is excited to enjoy grown up movies this year. Josh had a few errands to run after church, so we drove separately and I offered to take the girls to breakfast. Ella voted for Panera Bread and Sophie wanted iHop, so I was forced to be the tie-breaker. I headed for ...