• Health

    Breastfeeding 101

    Before I had my son, Nolan, I knew a little bit about breastfeeding from my sisters. One of my sisters is a labor and delivery nurse, so after watching her feed three babies and give me endless tips, I felt confident I would breastfeed my children. Breastfeeding is difficult for any new mom; I can only imagine what women go through who do not have as much background knowledge or support as I did. “There are three reasons for breastfeeding: the milk is always the right temperature, it comes in attractive containers, and the cat can’t get it.”-Irene Chalmers After five babies and almost seven years of successfully breastfeeding, I…

  • Fashion

    Hustle Hard

    shirt | jeans | booties (similar) | lip | necklace Happy Monday y’all! I hope it has been good to you. The weekend passed by way to fast over here! I have been working my butt off trying to organize all of my Beautycounter orders from the release of the new Desert Sunrise collection which is flipping beautiful! I snagged one for myself this morning and have been going full force ever since. Thank goodness for my mom who is coming to stay with me for a few days so I can get work accomplished. Life without a babysitter when you work from home has to be the most stressful thing…

  • Fashion

    Mad for Plaid!

    vest* | top | jeans | boots | lip color | bangle** |necklace Happy Thanksgiving week y’all! I am counting down the days until I can stuff my face full of all the wonderful holiday food and thanking God for outfits like these that hide the little food pooch bound to follow after our meal! The weather here is dreadfully cold in the mornings and warms up to the high 60s sometimes low 70s by the afternoon. This leaves us with the “what on Earth am I supposed to wear today?” Question. I love layers during this time and it always helps hide any extra “fluff” you are toting around…