• Fashion,  Kids

    Olive You – A Letter To my Mini-Me

    Harper’s dress | shoes | my dress | boots | jewelry Dear Harper, I cannot believe we are days away from your third birthday. Time has flown by since the first moment I held you in my arms. You entered this world like a hurricane and continue to run circles around me, daily. I call you my little sour patch kid because I never know what I am gonna get when it comes to your sassy self. You could be the sweetest little angel and the most mischievous little one within seconds of each other. You make me laugh and test my patience more than anyone I have ever met.…

  • Health,  Recipes

    The Best “Mashed Potatoes” aka Cauliflower with help from Blendtec

    I’m gonna go ahead and call today, Soulfood Sunday. It’s the day after we grocery shop so I feel like the world is my oyster when it comes to deciding what we eat. Nothing makes me happier than a full fridge. I guess it’s because I reflect back on my college days when the contents of my fridge consisted of beer and takeout. Yikes! What a long way I’ve come! I have shared the recipe to my “mashed potatoes” aka mashed cauliflower on my insta stories numerous times. Each time I do, I get begged to put it on my blog so here it is. Finally in a space that…

  • Fashion,  Kids

    The Modern Mom’s Diaper Bag

    Happy TGIT everybody! Not only is it an amazing day for my favorite tv shows but it’s Derrek’s last work day of the week. Hellllooooo parental relief. Seriously y’all, I jump for joy every Thursday and you can’t wipe the smile off of my life. My life is hectic and it’s such breath of fresh air on Thursdays. Not only are all those things that I listed great but it is absolutely gorgeous out so we are going to be hitting up the park, for sure! I’ve been making sure to work out every morning and I replaced my breakfasts with smoothies for a little bit so I can cut…

  • Recipes

    What Cooking with Green Chef has Taught me

    As many of y’all know, I work from home. I spent most of my time home and we maybe eat out twice (if I am lucky) a week. This means that I am constantly in the kitchen making snacks and meals for everyone. This can get so tiring and also put me in a cooking rut and I feel like I am making the same things over and over and spending long periods of time in the kitchen. Enter Green Chef, the answer to my cooking prayers! Green Chef is the only USDA-certified organic meal kit delivery service available. I’ve found their menu options to be super healthy, diverse and…

  • Kids

    The Perfect Rainboots for my Littles

    Finding balance as a mom is hard. It doesn’t matter if you’re single, married, one kid or three, working or not, life with Little’s is crazy. Some days I feel like I have it figured out and others I don’t. The most important thing that I’ve learned along to way to give myself grace and be happy with what I have. I am thankful that I am their mama. I’ve waited my entire life to become a mom. Isn’t it kind of like going clubbing as the sober one? Yea! I’ve cleaned up puke, spilled drinks, and more messes than I can count. These little people are mine and they…