this holiday season will go down in history as the one I perfected my hot cocoa recipe. let it be known, I believe FULLY in powdered hot cocoa mixes. I say it’s all about…
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our little + growing family is calling this christmas a victory! for the first time ever, we finished our gift shopping + wrapping well before christmas eve. we crossed every item off of our…
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I have the fondest memories of baking holiday cookies with my grandma as a young kid. they were sugar cookies masterfully cut into snowmen, reindeer, santa hats + bells. then covered in powdered sugar…
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I love having our home covered in twinkly lights + stockings hung from our fireplace with care. the smell of cookies baking in the oven + cups of hot cocoa overflowing with marshmallows. a…
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the cost-savings of not going out for lunch each day is substantial. but I don’t want to settle for a bland meal that will be completely unsatisfying either. BUT going out for lunch is…
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besides grilled cheese + veggie burgers, try to think of a sandwich that doesn’t have meat? it’s hard, right? when the husband + I made the decision to stop eating meat, I thought I’d…
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I am the master of procrastination when it comes to buying gifts. I repeatedly convince myself a better idea will strike me if I just wait. until it’s the week of (or day before)…
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I like hummus, but I love hummus that I make at home! it’s simple + easy, with only 5 ingredients. there are two I stock up on: cans of chickpeas (aka: garbanzo beans) +…
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the husband + I’s most cherished holiday tradition is our gingerbread house competition! we started it while we were dating + have yet to skip a year. it’s the prep work of strategically planning…
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people have a crazy love-hate relationship with the holidays! it’s the hustle + bustle, the constant entertaining, parties for everything, sweet treats that giggle at your so-called “will power”, the reality of missing a…
![sometimes you want what you can’t have .. 🤷🏻♀️ - says the pregnant lady looking longingly at a whiskey moscow mule bar 👀
may I recommend an adult beverage for you? maybe for an upcoming super bowl party 🏟 orrrrrr just because, tuesday! 😝 it’s the ideal summer-turned-winter-appropriate cocktail 🥃🍈 [see setup + recipe details on llbychels] #ontheblog #midwestbloggers #iowablogger #whiskeymoscowmule #moscowmule #cocktailrecipe #superbowl #party #cocktailbar #whiskey #jameson](http://scontent-iad3-1.cdninstagram.com/vp/08e62fbf050a3551c92904c9fb18d43f/5CBD78D9/t51.2885-15/e35/c126.0.532.532/49586022_387189281853595_8499498861357612166_n.jpg?_nc_ht=scontent-iad3-1.cdninstagram.com "sometimes you want what you can’t have .. 🤷🏻♀️ - says the pregnant lady looking longingly at a whiskey moscow mule bar 👀
may I recommend an adult beverage for you? maybe for an upcoming super bowl party 🏟 orrrrrr just because, tuesday! 😝 it’s the ideal summer-turned-winter-appropriate cocktail 🥃🍈 [see setup + recipe details on llbychels] #ontheblog #midwestbloggers #iowablogger #whiskeymoscowmule #moscowmule #cocktailrecipe #superbowl #party #cocktailbar #whiskey #jameson")
![the husband + I are not ready to move our toddler out of his crib just yet. (there is something so terrifying about him wandering his room while we’re asleep 😬). but we did recently make some “big boy” upgrades - like swapping out the rocking chair for a reading nook 📚
it is now the coziest corner in our entire home and he stinkin’ LOVES it, which makes me so happy!!! 👆🏻🥰 [see details on llbychels] BONUS: the rocking chair was pushed across the hall to the new baby’s nursery! major victory, because #chairsareEXPENSIVE 🤷🏻♀️ http://liketk.it/2zkxv #liketkit @liketoknow.it #ontheblog #midwestbloggers #iowablogger #momlife #toddler #homedecor #pbkids #lovemypbk #readingnook #doodlepants #home #nursery #LTKhome #LTKkids #LTKbaby](http://scontent-iad3-1.cdninstagram.com/vp/1b6532765f4595bd39a5de511c03c551/5CC4CE05/t51.2885-15/sh0.08/e35/c108.0.864.864a/s640x640/50100476_1205817929593880_9093894984664537322_n.jpg?_nc_ht=scontent-iad3-1.cdninstagram.com "the husband + I are not ready to move our toddler out of his crib just yet. (there is something so terrifying about him wandering his room while we’re asleep 😬). but we did recently make some “big boy” upgrades - like swapping out the rocking chair for a reading nook 📚
it is now the coziest corner in our entire home and he stinkin’ LOVES it, which makes me so happy!!! 👆🏻🥰 [see details on llbychels] BONUS: the rocking chair was pushed across the hall to the new baby’s nursery! major victory, because #chairsareEXPENSIVE 🤷🏻♀️ http://liketk.it/2zkxv #liketkit @liketoknow.it #ontheblog #midwestbloggers #iowablogger #momlife #toddler #homedecor #pbkids #lovemypbk #readingnook #doodlepants #home #nursery #LTKhome #LTKkids #LTKbaby")
