I come from a place where we hire. We hire someone to fix things, we hire someone to maintain things and we hire people so we don’t have to think or differentiate between the two. When Adam and I bought our first house it was new construction, so we felt at ease that major things would be in good shape. […]

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I cannot remember a time in my life where I could make decisions or choices thinking only of myself. I went from my parents’ home, and influence, almost directly to Adam’s. I never spent an adult moment completely independent. We (both Single Gal and I) have talked so much about the grass being greener on the other side of the […]

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I always try to be a person of character. That was a strong message my mom always taught me. I may not say or do all the right things but if I try to be honest with myself and do what is right, I can never go wrong. That sometimes means stretching yourself and doing whats uncomfortable just because its […]

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With the recent update of window treatments, I felt at ease for a solid six seconds that things were under control in our house. I felt like the list of projects was at a manageable size and I could finally take a few minutes and just enjoy my surroundings. Then it got nice outside. I guess that’s probably the problem […]

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Last summer, our first summer as “The Trio,” we spent lots of time going to parks and playing outside. By the end of the summer I was really sick of going to parks and playing outside. That may sound absolutely ridiculous because what new stay at home mom wouldn’t bask in beautiful summer days doing those activities?!?! Last summer Gabby […]

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Chicago has experienced unseasonably warm weather. Its been going on for a couple of weeks now and I have fought all temptation to fall for it. I have embraced playing outside, I’ve been in much better spirits as a result and I’m wearing milder temperature clothes. But I wasn’t emotionally invested in this weather at first. Somehow when I wasn’t […]

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I remember people telling me that going from no children to one child was the largest life changing jump of all. And although that is true, I feel that that is misleading. It led me to believe that going from one child to two children was a piece of cake. Not the case. Looking back on Drew being an only […]

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I’ve dedicated a lot of time and energy to being disappointed when my toddler acts like a toddler. I’m not talking about the normal silliness that comes with being 18 months and onward. I’m talking about the behavioral challenges that come with a little boy who is rambunctious, precocious, and doesn’t handle change well at all! I think it was […]

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