Welcome to June! We’re halfway through 2017 (crazy, right?!) – school’s out, summer’s in. What better time to pause and reflect where this year has taken you so far. For me, these past 6 months have been about finding my flow in both work and personal life. Pregnancy has been a doozy, and while I’m
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Living Abroad: Celebrating a Year in London
It’s here you guys! We did it. We’ve officially lived in London for a year. It’s hard to believe, it still hasn’t fully sunk in, I swear I only just got here. But it’s true – Facebook even reminded me on the day we took our one-way flight across the pond. We’ve lived in London
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Thoughts on Becoming a Mom
Happy Belated Mother’s Day to all the mothers, grandmothers, mothers-in-law, surrogate mothers, adoptive mothers, and soon-to-be mothers. It surprises me that I now fall into that last category. Soon-to-be mom. Or mum as they say here in our neck of the woods. The thought is still very surreal to me. Someone is going to be
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Letter From the Editor | May
I’ve got a question for you: How do you determine your worth? I know that’s a big question to be asking on a Monday morning. But as we cruise into a new month and I continue down this new, yet familiar, path of blogging I have to stop and wonder. This time last year I was
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5 Lessons Learned During My First Trimester {VIDEO}
I’m cruising through the last few days of my 1st trimester – YASSS! So in celebration I thought I’d share some lessons learned during my first trimester about myself and being preggers. I was going to write out the post, but wasn’t excited about sitting in front of my computer screen all day so I
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Life Update: A Tiny (yet HUGE) Surprise
Well shit y’all – it’s been awhile. I don’t know what’s up, but life seems to continually step in when I start getting into a blogging groove. Part of me thinks it’s because the universe is trying to tell me this isn’t the thing I’m meant to be doing. And another part of me, the
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InstaTravel Diaries: Chicago to Florida to London again
Hi friends! It’s been a bit as DCT and I have been recovering from our 2 week jaunt back to the States. It was a whirlwind of a trip and while I had a great time seeing friends and family, I’m really glad to be home settling back into a routine and no longer living
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The Year in Limbo | 2016 Recap & Reflections
Yikes you guys! I can’t believe this is the end of 2016. It has been one hell of a year, in both good and not so great ways. #ripallthebeautifulliveslostthisyear Looking back at the end of 2015 I was SO ready for 2016. I had a sneaky feeling it was going to be a big year,
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How to Have More Joy & Less Stress During the Holidays
It’s the most wonderful time of the year! If that’s true, then why do the holidays make us feel like we’re experiencing some sort of month long panic attack? From hurried and aggravated shoppers, to dull corporate office party after dull corporate office party. The holidays don’t always feel that wonderful – so what gives?