Yep, that's right: we're gonna have 2 BOYS in this house soon. It took a few days to get my head wrapped around the idea of having two sons in my life. I really had a feeling that this one was going to be a girl, so I was a little disappointed when we found out it wasn’t. But as the days go on, I get more and more amped about the idea of having another guy in my life. I'm looking forward to all of READ MORE

Well I think I'm starting to get a little energy back in these bones. For a good 2 hours this weekend I was inspired to clean, really good and it felt awesome. Cleaning wasn't the only bug in my bones, after spending so much time in my room over the past few months I was starting to hate it. I have a cronic problem of never being able to pull a look together in any of the bedrooms I've lived in, READ MORE

Welcome to my latest project: planning this new kid’s future nursery! Heck yes. Here's how the story goes: When Finn was in my stomach we were in the midst of selling a loft-style condo in Saint Paul with no rooms (except for the bathroom), which in turn allowed for NO nursery and therefore NO nursery planning. Back then, the only thing that Finn needed was his crib. We didn't have any room or space READ MORE

So I've been waiting to do this post since the day we put an offer on our house. We moved in to our first house in March of this year. It's our "dream house", and we plan on living here for as long as humanly possible, but with all good things there was a down side. I hated my backyard, well I should say I hated the landscaping or lack thereof in my backyard. The house has only been owned by a handful READ MORE