Juliet's Girls Bedroom Design
Juliet had been begging for a bigger bed for months (she’s had twins since she was 18 months old)...but she had a habit of sneaking out of her room a few nights a week! So this girl killed a challenge chart by going to bed without a fight and staying in it for two months to earn this upgrade! Daddy took her to City Furniture on one of their daddy/daughter dates and she picked this one out! She was so excited and grateful for her “new room” and hasn’t missed a day of staying in and even making her bed since. She’s had each of us over for a “sleepover” in her room too.
Perfect Poolside Cocktail Hour: Partnership with Home Centric/Bealls Outlet
You guys KNOW that Bealls Outlet is one of my fave places to find reasonable home decor. So when they reached out to collab on a spring project I jumped at the chance! They are actually sister brands with Home Centric if you hear me call it that in this post!
Amazon Finds
I don’t know about you, but I am alllllll about the Amazon finds. I’m not sure if it’s because the shipping is super fast or that there is just a variety of products to choose from, but I always check Amazon first before I look anywhere else.
So I’ll share my purchases from time-to-time in case you are in need of any random must-have products! Here’s a look at what I’ve picked up in the last month or so.
Hallway Update
We have a small hallway that goes from our garage to our kitchen with doors to a utility closet and the laundry room. It ends up being a place where purses and backpacks line the floor. I had a small shelf with hooks but it was always overloaded and junked up. I decided this space needed some updating!
To be honest… I had can of black paint in the garage from when I painted my laundry room with Dalmatian spots and figured, hey, one less trip to Home Depot, I’ll just use this up!
Home Edit Inspired Pantry Organization
I recently came across The Home Edit on Instagram and I know, have I been living under a rock? Let’s just say HELLO INSPIRATION. I instantly felt the need to organize something. The worst area of our house was definitely our pantry. I couldn’t even walk in the little room. When I look at the before pic I’m more overwhelmed than I was when I was doing it. So much stufffffff.
Back-to-School Weekly Meal Planner
Can you believe it? After five and a half months, the kids are back to school! Fingers crossed all stay healthy and the schools stay open. One of the things on my to-do list last week was updating the kids’ lunchbox situations. I’ve had reusable containers for awhile but I kept seeing these bento boxes and kinda had to have them.
Playroom Design Update - Big Kids Playroom
Ahh the playroom. It was one of the things I was most excited about when we renovated this house over five years ago. A room, for all the toys to live, where you could just shut the door and forget about the mess haha. During COVID quarantine this room got a little out of control, mostly because there wasn’t enough room to put stuff away… or was it the fact that we had too much STUFF?
Master Bedroom Refresh
There’s nothing like a quarantine to make you look around and want to redo every single space in your house, am I right? I have been wanting to get a new rug in our bedroom room for awhile. I never intended to use the dark grey shag rug in there but it worked for the time being when we got a new living room rug that went better with our sectional.
Holiday Decor: Partnership with Bealls Outlet
Needless to say, I was pretty excited when Bealls Outlet reached out and wanted to collaborate on a holiday decor project! Most everything you’re going to see was purchased at Bealls Outlet… it’s honestly the first place I go to look for holiday decor so this partnership was perfection.
Christmas Gift Guide: Nicki's Fave Things
So my husband’s love language is NOT gifts. The holidays stress him out because he says, “I want to get what you like, just tell me what you want and I’ll get it!” I mean that KIND OF defeats the purpose of gift giving, but hey, I also like the idea of getting what I’d pick out for myself haha. Around this time of year I start collecting ideas of things I’d like, then he can pick out anything on the list!
Make the Switch to Safer Products
Cancer. Disease. Auto-Immune Disorders.
I often wonder why it seems that these issues seem to be running rampant through our friend circles, through our own families. It’s real, and it’s scary. No wonder my anxiety gets the best of me sometimes. It seems we all know someone going through something health-related that is terrible. Why?!
DIY Hanging Daybed
I went back and forth on what I wanted on our covered porch area once the pool was completed. I thought about a bar and barstools, I thought about just a dining table and finally decided on a place to relax in the shade. After some Pinteresting I found an easy-to-follow plan to build a hanging daybed.
Happy 2nd Diaversary
Today is a day we celebrate. We recognize what Amelia has gone through and how she has handled it like an absolute CHAMPION. 🏆 Can we just give Amelia some props for dealing with diabetes for 730 days?!
Beautycounter Faves
Two weeks in and these are my fave Beautycounter products so far. 🥰 Dew skin tinted moisturizer 👌🏻 concealer pen 👌🏻 Lotus cleansing balm 👌🏻 charcoal mask 👌🏻 ahhh so many good ones guys!
Introducing Beautycounter
The fact of the matter is, I’ve been missing something. Sharing a product line I loved was a part of my life for four years. I loved being creative in the ways I shared it through photography, special events and connecting with others. Having that business wasn’t just about making money… that was honestly icing on the cake, it was about much more. I can’t tell you how many people came to me who needed help, they wanted to feel better about their skin using products that were good for them, and it was fulfilling to be a part of that journey. It was also rewarding to see people join our community and experience the same things I was enjoying so much.
New Pool and Outdoor Living Project
I am so excited! Our pool is finished! We have been dreaming of this since we moved into this house four years ago. We are on a large piece of property so the project felt a little overwhelming… it was basically like we had a blank slate! About six months ago Steve finally said, “Let’s just do it, the kids are at a great age to enjoy it, there’s no better time.” So we got a couple quotes and selected our contractor, Matt Miller from Indian River Pools.
Family Recipe Dinner
I’m so excited! 😍 My Grandma Judy is an amazing cook, look at all the recipes in that box, and she wanted me to have them! I started scouring that box right away and picked out a few recipes to make and invited my family over for a Grandma Judy dinner!
Diabetes is Hard
Had a rough diabetes night last night. Blood sugar wasn’t terrible, but her emotions were all over the place. 😭 Amelia was crying over little things all day and when I laid down next to her in bed and asked what was really wrong the floodgates opened. “Why isn’t there a cure?! I hate diabetes, it’s not fair, I want to die.” I don’t think there’s anything that hurts a parent worse than hearing that. 💔