Top 10 Posts of 2019 {+ Instagram Top 9}

Happy last day of 2019, everyone! It’s been a whirlwind of a year, which was definitely reflected in my Instagram Top 9 (above)—we’ve got a pregnancy announcement, a newborn who arrived a month early, a new car (#minivanlife), a chicken palace that’s finally complete, and lots of ups and downs, though it’s been a very …

Top 10 Books of 2019

Top 10 Reads of 2019 {+ A Summary of My Reading Year}

With a new baby in the house, I’m so far behind on everything (including all I’d like to be blogging right now) that it’s not even funny, but I did want to squeeze in this end-of-year review while it would still be relevant. 2019 ended up being a better reading year than I thought it …

My Imagined Family Christmas Card Vs. Reality

Here’s what I imagined our family Christmas card would look like this year (and by family Christmas card, I mean my annual “blog card,” since I’ve only ever mailed out one Christmas card in my life): I imagined I’d be ready to go into labor any minute, or *maybe* that I would be in the …

With Gratitude That Anything Got Done At All {November Recap + December Goals}

Even though I’d been having *some* preterm labor at the beginning of November, I didn’t dream that I would be on full-time bed rest by the end, with the hope that the baby could at least stay put until December at the very least. With that change in plans, many of my goals went on …