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HOLIDAY GIFT IDEAS FOR EXTROVERTS

December 6, 2018

photo by Gloria Goode

Extroverts are odd creatures to me. You are telling me you get energy and recharged batteries from being around a bunch of people? Yeah. Right. That’s so not me, however I have a lot of people in my life who are these enigmatic extroverts. And they deserve attention this holiday season, too… I guess.

I kid. I actually really admire extroverts. While I like being around others and socializing to a certain extent, I am not one to boldly introduce myself to a new person (except for that time I hit on my now-husband five-and-a-half years ago…). I don’t want to organize or attend a bunch of social events every night of the week, and I avoid talking on the phone like the plague. I’m just fine to spend most nights with my cup of Relax tea, a book or Bravo, and little old me. (And John and Piper, of course, but they are equally as no-new-friends mode as I am.)

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HOLIDAY GIFT IDEAS FOR INTROVERTS

November 29, 2018

 

photo by Gloria Goode

It’s almost that time of year. Stores are adorned with red and green and metallic galore (wait, they’ve had that since August), Christmas music is playing constantly in my office, and pine- and candy-cane-scented candles burn morning ‘til evening, because there’s nothing sadder than holiday scents after Christmas. If you’re like me, you’ve got to burn those babies out before December 25.

We’re also nearing the time of year when I always forget to shop until three days before Christmas. This year, I’m doing things a little differently. (Yeah, sure you could argue I’m doing things differently because now I’m married to an engineer whose middle name could be Planner and we’ve been brainstorming Christmas gifts for our collective list of recipients for more than a month… I guess that would be a valid point. Okay, fine I’ll give him the credit. Thank you, John.)

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Last-Minute Valentine’s Day Gifts

February 11, 2016

If you’ve been procrastinating shopping for a Valentine’s Day gift for your beloved, don’t even worry. I’ve got you covered. I compiled a list of seven sure-to-impress gifts for both the ladies and the fellas out there. Even if you aren’t spending February 14 with a significant other and just happen to really like a holiday celebrating love (I’m right there with you on that), these could be some perfect presents for other people you’d like to shower with your affection. There are no rules here.

I tried to gather items at all price points from places you can run out to in the next few days–Target, Anthropologie, Nordstrom Rack–except for one Amazon item during a minor brain fart. Eh, that one you can just wrap up the receipt for and tell her (or him) it’s in the mail. She(he)’ll be stoked either way. Trust me.

Enjoy the day of love, drink mimosas and coffee, and have lots of chocolate this weekend. And let me know in the comments what you plan to get (or have already gotten for) your honey!

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Holiday Gift Ideas For Women

December 11, 2015

Holiday shopping is difficult, especially, so says my boyfriend, for women. I disagree with that, but just in case you’ve hit a road block shopping for a lady in your life, be it a sister, mom, girlfriend, or best friend, here are a few options to get you out of the rut.

The creatives out there will eat up Elizabeth Gilbert’s (remember that crazy lady who wrote Eat, Pray, Love?) new book Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear, the fashion-forward will adore cat-eye sunnies and blanket scarves, and the home bodies can cozy up with a charming throw pillow with heavenly candle scents wafting through the air. The best part is everything’s less than 40 bucks. Now, get to shopping!

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1. A sweet throw pillow that greets AND compliments you daily. (Target, $20)

2. Blanket scarves, because they’re almost as glorious as blanket sweaters. (Amazon, $16)

3. “Yes” and “No” mugs, to concisely depict how you feel any given day. (Fab, $24)

4. Things that smell nice are nice. (Neiman Marcus, $32)

5. Cat-eye sunglasses. I don’t even need to say anything else (except to get these). (Brylove, $11)

6. Rose gold, geometric-detailed, stemless wine glasses, because who knew such chic wine glasses even existed? (Nordstrom, $36, set of 4)

7. A book on my to-read-ASAP list, should be on everyone’s. (Amazon, $14)

8. Simple jewelry is the best jewelry. (Revolve, $29)

9. Wool hats make everything a little more sophisticated. (Nordstrom, $38)

10. An intricately beaded clutch for New Years or really any day you’d like to slay the handbag game. (Avenue, $21)

11. Water colored planners make busy schedules so much more beautiful. (Paper Source, $37)

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Me, trying to figure out what to do with my hands Me, trying to figure out what to do with my hands without a bump. 👐🏼 Wallace, trying to figure out what we’re doing out of the house. 🤨

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Wallace is hitting all his milestones, has learned the alphabet, and is picking up Latin. Just kidding. But he CAN poop 3 times in an hour and a half 😎, and he eats like a champ, is so strong that we prefer to tag team diaper changes for now, and makes the sweetest, cutest noises all day long. (And night.) Like even his cry is cute. 😩

One of my friends called this time the “wet weeks”: urine, breast milk, spit up, night sweats, tears, blood, more tears. It’s a lot, and it’s temporary. So even in the hard moments, we are reminding ourselves that the hardest things are often the best things. 

And this really has been the best thing.

So, so thankful for a hands-on husband who’s been so involved in everything... there’s something indescribable about watching your partner care for your child and step into a big, new role like this so gracefully. And we are thankful for ALL of the support, near and far (... mostly far), from our family and friends and coworkers. What a week... here’s to continuing to figure it all out together as a family. 😌
At 5 a.m. my water broke and at 3:44 p.m. our worl At 5 a.m. my water broke and at 3:44 p.m. our worlds and hearts were changed forever. Everything in between was a gritty, fast-moving tidal wave of emotion, pain, instinct, and a kind of love I never could’ve imagined.

Welcome, Wallace Ronal Skelton. 🤎 You kept us waiting until you decided, very quickly, you’d like to be here. I’m still in disbelief that you are ours. 

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Well, this baby friend doesn’t exactly have our Well, this baby friend doesn’t exactly have our sense of punctuality which realllly threw me for a loop after thinking & saying for months that I was certain he/she would get here early. I’ve drank 3 boxes of raspberry leaf tea in 3 weeks, walked dozens of miles, eaten way too many dates, done hundreds of squats and bench step-ups... and now I’m surrendering. You come whenever you feel like it, little one. I’m comfy enough and can still sleep through the night (minus a bathroom break or two) so we will just keep on waiting and letting you teach us our first lesson of parenthood: PATIENCE. I knew I could always use some more of it. 😉 #40weekspregnant #pregnancy
scenes from our blissful, muddy, much-needed morni scenes from our blissful, muddy, much-needed morning hike. ☀️🍂 in a year that’s felt like 5, getting outside whenever we can has been my favorite way to reset. so thankful to live in such gorgeous surroundings!
our first and probably only christmas just us thre our first and probably only christmas just us three! quiet and simple and a little sad but mostly filled with hope and gratitude. hope yours is special in all the best ways. 🤍
the most freeing parenting advice i’ve heard so the most freeing parenting advice i’ve heard so far? (and i’ve gotten a lot this year!) our children NEED to see us to mess up. they need to see us walk through mistakes, fix our messes, apologize, learn, and readjust.

as someone who very much realizes i’m nowhere *near* perfect but is also terrified something i’ll do might mess my kid up for life... hearing this advice has stuck with me so profoundly. i think about it every day, especially as we get closer and closer to becoming parents.

we don’t need to get it right. in fact, we’re serving them better when we get it wrong AND course correct openly. when we can admit our faults and say we’ll do better next time.

i had a friend tell me a few months ago she apologizes to her baby all the time. she’ll say, “i’m sorry that i really don’t know what you need right now, but i’m learning... i’m sorry that you’re upset, let’s figure this out together.”

and i thought that was a beautiful way to own and lean into the truth that parenting isn’t having the answers all figured out—at all. it’s guessing and learning as you go and being able to be humble enough to apologize to your infant when you don’t get it right (and then your toddler, and then your kid, and then your teenager).

these next 18+ years are going to be an adventure, i can already tell. lots of mess-ups. lots of sorry’s. lots of goodness. 🤍

oh, and... can we all agree that the worst parenting advice is “sleep when the baby sleeps”?! as the lightest sleeper ever, i don’t need that pressure in my life. 😅 

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the body of the grinch but the heart of cindy lou the body of the grinch but the heart of cindy lou who. ♥️

(wrong holiday, i know—but let’s not pretend 90% of us don’t already have christmas stuff up already okay?)

however you’re celebrating & whoever you’re celebrating with today, i hope it’s special. happy thanksgiving, friend! 🦃🍂💛 #thanksgiving #35weekspregnant
simple joys today: 🍂a pecan praline almond mil simple joys today:

🍂a pecan praline almond milk misto in the @starbucks holiday cup.
🍂early monday morning grocery run with my husband for simple thanksgiving ingredients for our 2-person party (well, 3 technically i guess 😜) on thursday.
🍂cool mornings.
🍂fall colors.
🍂the charlie brown christmas album on repeat. (i honestly think this is my favorite album of all time. 😂 we even got it on vinyl this year. i listen to it from end of october through january every single year.)
🍂random fall-y at-home manicures.
🍂2 short weeks in a row.
🍂phone calls with family.
🍂baby hiccups, kicks, and rolls & starting to distinguish between knees, hands, and a booty sticking out of my stomach. 😂
🍂sleeping in.
🍂finishing up home projects. (y’all, WE FINISHED THE FLOORS. praise.)
🍂a clean home.
🍂daily walks & clean air.
🍂soaking in the joy of our last childless vacation/staycation.

so much to be grateful for. and this year it’s really the little things that are the big things. what are your simple joys you’re hanging on to right now?
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