I’ve had the Montessori baby room tour linked in the sidebar of the blog for…forever. But we haven’t even been living in that house for the last year and a half! And lots of things have changed with Anneliese’s room. Plus, she’s a toddler now, not a tiny baby. This weekend, my husband and his… Continue Reading
Category Archives: Home & Garden
10 Tips for a Fab Photo Book
It’s easy to take hundreds, no, THOUSANDS, of digital photos. You’ve probably got at least an 8 GB memory card in your “real” camera, so you don’t have to worry about filling it up, and your phone’s built-in camera probably rivals most stand-alone point & shoot cameras available these days – and it’s almost always… Continue Reading
Shower Curtain = Bath Backdrop
I found this shower curtain on clearance from O.R.E. Originals and knew I had to buy it for Anneliese. She LOVES letters. I wasn’t quite sure what to do with it at first, but I thought maybe we would use it for a messy outdoor activity, like shaving cream painting or something. Anneliese only takes… Continue Reading
Debating a Daily Routine
I’m not a schedule person, but I would love to figure out a daily routine that works well with an infant and toddler. So far, we’ve been playing it by ear, which I think is necessary with a newborn. But as Joseph starts to have more periods of “happy awake time” (wide awake and not… Continue Reading
Cross-Country Travel With a Baby & a Toddler?
Later this summer, my older sister is getting married in South Carolina, and since my husband will be deployed again, that means I get to travel across the country (from California) with a 5-month-old and a 2-year-old by. my. self. Oh my goodness. By. My. Self. Hold me? So far here’s what I’m planning: I… Continue Reading
Re-organizing Anneliese’s Room
I took these pictures last week of Anneliese’s room (well not the whole room; just the dresser and closet) “as is”… I didn’t clean things up or make them more organized or neat first. Her dresser used to be super-organized. But then it got less organized. You know how it goes. Originally I was going… Continue Reading
Craft Area in the Laundry Room
The houses here on base NAS Lemoore have so much storage space. I love it! I decided to turn the empty half of the laundry room into a craft area a while back, instead of just using it to store rubbermaid bins of holiday decorations or something. I planned out the shelving and desk, and… Continue Reading
Matryoshka Curtains and Custom Laundry Basket Liner
Aaaaages and ages ago, Urban Outfitters used to make “tapestries” which were really like awesome hemmed pieces of huge fabric. They still make “tapestries” but now instead of being like regular printed fabric (with a smaller pattern), they mostly have one giant panel printed on them. I wish they still made them the old way.… Continue Reading
Table and Curtains and Chairs, Oh My!
In an effort to brighten up the kitchen and dining room, I decided to bring in yellow and white, and trade our dark dining furniture for something lighter. We sold our dark wooden table (which was wonderful, but very big in our space here) and got this light-colored one from Ikea (and the place mats… Continue Reading
What’s Your Ideal Diaper Bag?
I always say about diaper bags and baby carriers that it’s the MOM’s accessory, not the baby’s. So I avoid “baby prints” and pastels, which have never been my thing. Why would I want to carry a diaper bag that says “It’s a boy!” with blue teddy bears and balloons on it? My current big… Continue Reading
Dwelling on the Diaper Bag — Potty-Training Toddler Edition
Through the last 20 months or so, my diaper bag / “to go gear” for Anneliese has gone through many incarnations. There was the newborn phase I wrote about before, the next phase which included all of the same things plus “entertainment”… a few toys or books, then later things like bibs and snacks were… Continue Reading
Dwelling on the Diaper Bag – NEWBORN BABY Edition
“Dwelling on the Diaper Bag – NEWBORN BABY Edition” Today, April 3, Joseph had his first outing: to the pediatrician for his first check-up and newborn screening. Tomorrow we’re going out again so he can get his birth certificate from the county (he has to attend as “proof of live birth”) and so the chiropractor… Continue Reading
Hi! I'm Emily. I'm a Navy wife and stay at home mom of two beautiful children. I cook simple, delicious, grain-free recipes, do crafts, decorate my home on a budget, and keep a happy household. I tandem breastfeed, babywear, cloth diaper, practice elimination communication, homebirth, and co-sleep, but I'm not a hippie.
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