AUBREY KINCH

It's come the time to share some home updates with you and this will be one for the books.... oye. Last we spoke, we had signed a contract on a house with a new development and would start building when our current home was closed on. Well, it came down to the day before closing on our home and things didn't feel right. We've prayed fervently during this process and as things were progressing, God was laying it on our hearts, the home we signed a contract on wasn't the one for us. We decided to back out and Pulte (the developer) was gracious enough to refund our earnest monies so there was no harm done.

We had already moved out of our other home and continued to close on it so we were now living with my in-laws with no plan in sight. We were at a stand still and didn't quite know where to go from there. We prayed more and explored options and we've come to the decision to take things slow and buy land to build our home custom. 

We didn't realize that option was something we could afford but after running numbers and having some connections, we're going to come out spending less and will be able to get all the upgrades and beautiful features we want. Clearly, God was looking out for us knowing we want this next home to be our dream home!

That being said, we're shopping land currently and we're stoked we will have a huge chunk versus a postage stamp we were getting in the development and we're also meeting with our architect to begin designing our home. We have some great thoughts of what we'd like it to look like so we are just so excited to be able to make it 100% us and our style.

When does that put us moving in? We were going to be getting into our other home around August/September and we're going to be around November/December now. Until then, we're still housed with Andrew's parents which has been working out lovely so we have no complaints!

There isn't much to continue updating on until we buy land and begin the building process but until then, you're welcomed to follow along my pinning journey to designing our new home!

Yesterday's service really hit home with me. We're in a series called Detox at our church and yesterday was based around comparison. I was awed over and over how much I related to all that was being said mainly because I'm in this "blog world". To be honest, blog world really is about what others have and giving people advice to spend the money and get the same splurge purse (so the other earns commission!) or to always have the fresh flowers in our homes or a starbucks in hand. We left yesterday, challenged to be thankful for what God has blessed us with and to be grateful for what matters and I fully intend to live up to that challenge. I just wanted to share the sermon with you if you have a moment and wanted to watch because I know I'm in that trap as a blogger and I'm sure I'm not the only one.

When I first started blogging, I "met" Jess who at the time had Lovely Little Things going. Over the past 4 years, she's become an amazing fitness gal who's followed her dreams and set her mind and heart on something and today, I'm so excited to share she's launched her e-book! When she told me about this journey she was embarking on, I knew I had to jump on board not only to support her but to also gain some more control of my life and become healthy. She's poured her heart into this labor of love and it includes so many wonderful tips to coach you along to your fitness goals. You can see what all is included in this book and you can purchase it, here!

Today until April 25th, she's offering $10 off with code "GLISTENGIRLS" and we're beginning her 28 day challenge on May 4th so we can all do it together. I'm pumped to be starting this journey with someone I consider a sweet friend of mine and I definitely encourage you all to get involved too! I don't want to be obnoxious and cliche but I do plan to post my journey because over the last 2 months of getting back into the gym and a healthier lifestyle, I'm excited to see my body jump to the next level with her guidance.

Dealing with migraines isn't something easy and it's been a challenge even more so having a baby because I constantly have to be "on". I've been prescribed medication over the years to help dissipate the pain but it's always the hard stuff that finally works and then I'm left on a high that isn't safe when I'm in mom mode. Since having Emery, I've been really into finding alternative solutions to help the pain so I can maintain life and normality while struggling and I'm excited to have found something that's helped.

When I was trying to get pregnant, I met with my doctor and asked about options that were safe and he mentioned Dysport (or Botox) to help relieve the muscles that were tense throughout my head and face causing the migraines. I was totally turned off by this thinking why in the world would I do that to cosmetically change my look when I didn't have a lot of wrinkles just to get pain relief. Well, when it comes to your sanity and functioning, you give things a try! I had Dysport injected at LaVida MedSpa into some areas on my forehead and face about a month ago now and I'm shocked by the comfort I've gotten from it with minimal migraines.

The way Dysport works is to make the muscles relax where it's injected meaning wrinkles diminish and in this case, the tension I've been getting in my head with my muscles are softened. I haven't been needing to take Vicodin or even Excedrin since getting Dysport done, just a touch of peppermint essential oil on my temples when I get a slight headache and between that combo, I'm golden.

It's really exciting to me I'm not super dependent on hard medications at this time in my life and it's a bonus the small wrinkles I was getting have been replaced with great skin. Nothing unnatural to my appearance came of this choice and at the same time, I'm feeling great!

If you're in Arizona (Chandler, Tempe or Gilbert, ideally) I can't recommend Muschi at LaVida MedSpa enough. Give her a call about your needs whether it's some extra love with lip injections, a facial peel, wrinkles diminished... you name it, she can accomplish a multitude of things!

I can't help but share Emery on instagram basically all the time and I get questions more often than not about where her clothes are from and mostly her headbands. I wanted to share a few of my headband shops I always go to and pulled some clothes that are in constant rotation in her closet that I've admittedly purchased multiple times as she's grown out of the smaller sizes. What can I say? I guess J. Crew and Gap are my favorite. Also included are a couple items for daily routine that are a must, like Sophie because she really is laced with baby crack.