If you have been following this blog for awhile, you might remember that at the beginning of this year I made a promise to myself that I would stop thinking so much and live in the moment. 2017, was a tough year for me for many reasons that sadly brought many losses. This year (2018) […]
Author: Amanda
A Mother’s Love ❤️
Relationships are hard. Period. No matter what relationship we speak about it turns out so much harder than it should be. But why? Most relationships are developed because two people have love for each other. Passionate-romantic love, platonic love, love of common interest; no matter the relationship the root of it all is love. However, […]
“Hey babe, Let’s make a super cool (and cheap) penny floor…” | Our master bathroom overhaul.
And that is what we did. This post is a step by step tutorial on how you can create your unique penny floor, but before you go and make your penny floor let me share with you the positives, the negatives and the big mistake we made. Background: It had only been a few months […]
Big City Dreams > Big Stage Defeat (The twisty road to NYC/B1G Tournament)
In honor of March Madness ending and the beginning of April, I thought it would be fun to look back at where it all started; The conference tournaments. As some of you might know and some of you are about to learn, I am a huge sports fan. Like yelling at the TV, pouting, throwing […]
And then she knew, you can become homesick for people too
It is no secret that I attest a lot of who I am today to the experiences I went through when Shaine and I were newly married. Those few short months after we got married I had to grow up and grow up fast. I went from a clueless high school senior to a wife, […]
Whole30 Recap/Precap
“I’m trying out this new diet called Whole30. I basically can’t eat anything delicious, but am losing a ton of weight. You should try it.” – Unnamed friend “Yeah, put me down as a hard-NO.” – Me (circa Fall of 2017) Fast forward to the end of 2017 when I was feeling shitty, uber shitty every […]
Dear Diary: Do you remember me?
Dear Diary, Hello, it’s me – – can you hear me? 🎶 (insert Adele’s beautiful voice here). But FOR REAL, how are you guys?? It has been almost an entire month since I’ve checked in. Part of me feels so guilty that I haven’t sat down to write in a while. I have thought about […]
New you OR same you?
Happy middle of January everyone!!! How is everyone doing this very early part of 2018? Have you stuck to the goals you have made? Or have you already moved them to the noooo column of your life?? In one of my most recent post, I talked about how this year I was not going to […]
DIY – Chalkboard command center
Happy 2018 friends! How was everyone’s new year? Ours was very nice, relaxing for the first time. We watched a lot of movies, took a lot of naps and then did some DIY. Being that we did some DIY I was inspired to share one of my most favorite projects *I* have ever done. Most […]
New Year, New You??… I think not.
The time has come when we start seeing the #newyearnewyou and all the other bullshit that comes with it. I can’t lie, I’ve said that same thing, but this year, I vow to be different. I want to set goals instead of resolutions. The resolutions I set, are never maintained and then am left with […]