Managing Mamahood Hair

Is it me or did all your hair freaking fall out when you had your babies? My goodness! I didn't see a change in the slightest when I was pregnant with Emery but in the last 6 months, I'm practically bald in spots and it's not cute. These babies just throw us all wacky but we wouldn't ever change it for the world... am I right?


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The Perfect Shade(s)


I got sucked in, you guys! I have always been one to try tons of polishes and my collection really only houses 100 different shades of pinky/nudes, vampy burgundy's and a touch of bright red. In all those shades though, I don't have one that's my "it" color. I'm constantly browsing the Target aisles for that exact shade I want and haven't ever found it.... until now.

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Before VS After | Master Bedroom


Eeek, this one is huge to me! I felt like the master was really confined even for the large space it gave and I think that's because the carpet was dark, the blinds were black out ones and the fan was heavy for the room. Not my favorite but again, with simply updating the carpet, paint and putting in a different fan, we have a completely different space now! 

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Playroom Reveal


I've always had the idea in my mind that a playroom is wasted space. I don't know if it was because I felt like I could utilize it better or simply because kids grow out of things so quickly it wouldn't be worth it but about 2 months into living in our current home, I desperately needed a space designated to Drake and Emery.

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Friday No. 3


Remember how last week was a busy and trying one? This week too! Emery's sickness from her head cold slowly turned into a stomach bug and she spent 48 hours puking her poor brains out. If she and I weren't covered in it, we were either snuggled in the bath with lavender oil or snuggled on the couch watching Curious George. The poor girl hasn't been able to catch a break but she's finally on the mend and kept all her food down for the last 24 hours. Praise God!

In light of that, it was quiet this week on the blog but I did manage to tag team with Andrew and get the house deep cleaned, my fiddle leaf fig repotted (pray for me it takes!) and rearranged the final items for the playroom. I'm shooting it this weekend and will share it next week on the blog- yay!

loving // This newly launched sweater from Evy's Tree (shown above). It's the perfect shade of dusty pink and the fit is awesome for comfort. I got a L and it's perfection.

trying // To add more live plants throughout the house. The irony of me saying this after mentioning above my FLF is on it's last leg... oye.

praying // For Andrew. Some days are good while others are rough and this past week has been more down than joyous. He's so strong and relying on God- it's a constant reminder to me to do the same.

excited // About Drake going to UCYC this year! We officially registered him with our church and he is pumped! I remember my experiences at summer camp and hope he has the same learning to love the Lord even more.


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Hope you all have a great weekend!
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Sheet Music

Sheet Music from CCV on Vimeo.

This is a weird and awkward subject for a lot of people and I know this but when it's brought up in church and in a hilarious and transparent way, it's bound to stick! I just wanted to share the message from our church this past Sunday with Kevin Leman and hope you die laughing throughout it like Andrew and I were.

Hugs!
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Beauty Favorites for Acne Prone Skin

Never have I been the girl who has great skin and it was effortless maintaining a glow and blemish free face. I'm the total opposite. I struggled badly throughout middle school and high school with acne and even used Acutane to combat the worst of it. Around the time I turned 20 and got married, life seemed to settle down and I think at that point my skin became more manageable and with only the occasional breakout but a few years later, I was back to the unruly routine of trying product after product, seeing my dermatologist for adult acne and even mixed in trips to my facialist more often.



When I became pregnant with Emery, I switched from Philosophy (still wear their perfume!) and Mario Badescu to Enza Essentials as my regimen and it cleared things up better than it's been before. I was so pumped and continue to use the same line 2 years later, but it's been altered slightly (a spot treatment added) as I began breaking out again.


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Before VS After | Emery's Room

I've always found enjoyment looking at people's homes with before/after of rooms and how things have changed and turned out, typically for the better... is that only me? ;) The home we bought definitely wasn't terrible because it had great bones to begin with so with a few changes like carpet and paint, we've given it a updated look, much more our style.


That being said, I'm excited to share room by room the before pictures with a quick after shot of how they look now... first up, Emery's room!

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