We are all pretty jazzed about the upcoming holiday months in our new home. Gabe already has the designated spot for the Christmas tree. If you know my husband, this should not surprise you. In between approximately 12 nap times, I managed to get the house festive for fall. It makes my little ones so happy, so it’s worth the effort for me. I mainly used items we already had, but found some fun items to add to the mix as well. Here’s a little autumn home tour of our humble abode…
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Fall Decor around our home!
October 12, 2016
Jacket Season.
October 6, 2016
When the temps dip below 80 degrees in Atlanta, everyone immediately starts layering it up. We southern folk have slightly tipsy temperature gages. (wink)
Dresses are still easy and comfortable for me, especially when you can layer over them. I may have been a little eager to whip out the leather jacket and give her a spin on last weekend’s date, but she needed a good dusting off.
Dress (sold out but similar) // Cableknit sweater // Leather Jacket // Booties // Tote // Necklace c/o // Watch c/o // Gold link Bracelet
One of the things I am always very cautious to purchase is jackets. I want them to be a style I will use and re-use, since you wear jackets more in Atlanta than winter coats. This one in particular is going on three years! I have linked some similar ones below in case you are on the hunt.
Also, don’t be fooled by my usual dressy posts. We usually snap outfit posts on dates, or when I have set aside time to put together looks to share here. Most of the time it’s just jeans and a tee. I love the challenge to share accessible style with you, and it has challenged me to get dressed to face the day! Any style topics you want me to cover? Let me know!
Speaking of, happy almost TGIF.
Blush Crush
October 5, 2016
I’ve got a big crush on blush. Especially in the form of tufted chairs. It’s a total trend in the design world right now, but I don’t think my crush is going anywhere. Blush pink is a tone that works well as a neutralizer since it is such a soft mellow tone. Here are some styles that caught my eye as we hunt for the right one to put into our master bedroom:
One // Two // Three // Four
Five // Six // Seven // Eight
Day dreaming about this sofa. You know, just things I do in my spare time;)
Happy hump day!
Life in Real Time.
October 4, 2016
{Dress,Watch (Style: Night Out Collection)}
Life is happening ultra fast these days, and although I may not have the ability to stop time, I do have the ability to focus on living it thoroughly. I am trying to minimize distractions so as to have a more clear mind and ability to take in the present. It seems that life came at us in full force this summer, and thankfully we were able to capture some of it so these moments aren’t lost in my terrible post baby memory;)
Before and After Fireplace Makeover Reveal
September 30, 2016
(before)
Fireplace season has arrived, and since we plan on using the heck out of ours this year, so this was the next project we couldn’t wait to get started on. I enlisted the help of my whiz of a friend Emily Harris (who did our dining room walls), to help achieve more of the aged european look I was aiming for. This is what we came up with…
Make Room for Bebe
September 29, 2016
I thought I had the experienced mom thing down for a while there as I started to finally feel comfortable with multitasking and juggling little ones. Homework + bath time + dinner all at once? I got it! Packing lunches + doing Veronica’s hair + making coffee for Gabe? I can do all the things! Insert proud second. Well as I have come to realize…..it usually just takes one tough day to dethrone our pride and realize we are human after all and need help more than often to make our everyday lives run somewhat smoothly. I love to talk about help factors that have worked for our family in making motherhood a tad easier. Or maybe the things that give us that 15 extra minutes to take a phone call or get dinner going. So today I am talking about the new Jonathan Adler Crafted by Fisher-Price products. They have been so helpful in this help-a-mama-out department, and also have given my little ones the opportunity for more QT time with their new sister.
If you bring a mom a muffin. (Ways to help a new mother.)
September 28, 2016
I don’t think we talk about postpartum recovery very honestly amongst each other. It’s easier to talk baby names and birth stories than it is to address how difficult the first weeks and months after having a baby can be. I have had a different recovery process for each of my children, but I can tell you after having my 5th child Azelie, I was more tired and in need of help than I have ever been. More due to the fact I still have a 14 month old that is glued to his mother’s ankles, and a three year old trying to adjust in his own stubborn way to a new little one. But you know what? I have never been more humbled by the people that have showed up for me. Our “tribe” as you would call it that have shown up in ways I really needed. I wanted to write a few ways that have helped me tremendously navigate the first blurry weeks of postpartum in hopes to help more women who may also be in need. Here are a few things you can do for any new mother, whether it be their first or fifth, that can be incredibly comforting or helpful in the postpartum weeks.
The IHOD Print Shop:
