1. A new baby coming means we are shifting rooms and closets around again! I usually have the baby stay in a bassinet in my room for the first 6 months, but we have yet to figure out what sleeping arrangements we will do after that. I spent a good two hours deep cleaning the boys room yesterday, and suddenly it feels like new to them;) Max couldn’t stop thanking me for making his bed so nice which made me laugh so hard. They spent the rest of the day in there building legos and playing games. Amazing what a deep clean will do for the mind! (For both me and the boys!) I will be posting an updated boys room tour next week showing the process of when we started on it till now!
2.Each year we re-assess our school situation for the kids, and what we think will be best for everyone in the family. With the baby arriving in September, we finally waved the white flag and just admitted we could no longer keep up with the hybrid model school. We loved their school and the hybrid model so much (you can read about our experience in this post), but it took a good deal of juggling on our end even with tutor help, that we made work for as long as we could. It just was too choppy of a home schedule with the range of ages + toddlers we have while trying to run a home business. Our kids will be trying out the local public school which is a stones throw away from our house, and although new environments and the unknown always make me nervous, we keep hearing wonderful things about it. My kids are really excited about it which since their neighbor friends already go to the same school, which makes me so relieved. Rocco and Azelie will be going to pre-k for the first time! Just two mornings a week for Zel and three mornings a week for Rocco. A good thing for them to try as they adjust to no longer being the babies of the family. It’s all so much to take in, and I am trying not to be too emotional about it. Change is always hard for me! Gabe reminds me often nothing is permanent and we can always pivot if we need too.
3. We’ve been working on getting the launch of our mobile presets ready, and are very close to the finish line! (You can sign up here to be notified when they first become available.) I originally hoped for May, but as the story goes, I will be thankful to share them with you anytime before September. For now, the photos above are a preview of some before and afters!
4. With the constant changing landscape of blogs and social media, (the very first design blog I ever followed is closing it’s doors!), it always has us thinking about where we want to invest our time, and where we would like to be in 5 years. Gabe and I have some dreams we are brewing and will share here of course if they come to fruition. One of them being designing an Airbnb we can use for our family as well. For now, we hope to continue to grow IHOD as more of a community than just another place that shares images and info! Please continue to send us ideas on what you would like us to share here as we are always open to your suggestions! Also, I’d love to hear some about some of the blogs you still faithfully read!
5. I finally hopped on the enneagram boat, and as a type 9, this particular podcast was incredibly eye opening for me. I think if anything, things like the enneagram can only help in giving us the tools that grow our own self awareness and awareness about others. It fascinates me to learn more about the human person and how we are all wired. I am nudging Gabe to take the test next;) My sister Madeline also told me about attachment types and The Place We Find Ourselves podcast next on my list to listen too!
Happy weekend to you all!
