Ever since Justin and I purchased our home four and a half years ago, we knew we wanted to remodel the bathroom because it didn't fit our taste at all. But with the way life and home ownership works, you have to prioritize the projects that NEED to be done before the projects you WANT to be done. You also have to manage your time and go with projects that will fit in that time as well as give yourself breaks because it's easy to get burnt out when you're doing the projects yourself. The first big project we tackled was our kitchen ... Read more...
Transitioning to a Toddler Bed
So when did you know it was time to transition your toddler into a toddler bed? Funny story for us, well actually more of a scary story. Mason pretty much told us it was time to transition him into a toddler bed after one scary act. The other day he was fighting his afternoon nap and all of a sudden, there he was opening up his bedroom door looking at us like, "hey! I'm not going to nap today." So we put him back in his crib, only to have him do the same thing minutes later. We were hoping the third time would be the charm, but wanted ... Read more...
Sleep Better for a Better You with a Purple Mattress
One thing people don't think about when wanting to reach their health and fitness goals is sleep. I honestly have always traded in more sleep for less sleep and more productivity. Night time after everyone else has gone to bed are some of my best working hours. But when I hit a plateau in my health and fitness journey I started to do some research as to why that might be. I was seemingly doing everything right, eating healthy, doing intermittent fasting, having a consistent workout plan, but at a certain point I wasn't making any ... Read more...
Vintage Christmas: Shopping for Vintage Christmas Ornaments
When Justin and I got our first place together I decided we needed to have vintage Christmas ornaments on our tree. I never had a Christmas tree growing up so I was beyond excited to have one in our home. What drew me to vintage Christmas ornaments initially was a home consignment shop I was obsessed with going into. Right around the holidays they had a Christmas shop inside and there were tons of vintage Christmas ornaments. I quickly became hooked! That first Christmas in San Francisco, I purchased a number of ornaments to get our ... Read more...
Easy Home Decor Updates for Fall + a Lili Alessandra Giveaway
I am constantly wanting to update and improve our home. It's been a work in progress ever since we purchased it almost 5 years ago. Our starter home is small and it needed and still needs a lot of improvements. Since we don't have a budget to completely remodel the house we've been making small updates room by room as we have time and money. When I get the itch to redecorate in between home improvement projects I look for easy home decor updates I can do to satisfy my urge for change. Since fall is coming up quickly, I thought I'd ... Read more...
