I never thought I wanted to be a stay-at-home mom. I love working, I loved my job and I grew up with both my parents working and thought that was just how things should be. Well that was PRIOR to having children... When Landyn was 9 months old she stopped drinking her bottles and refused to eat solids and anything we could get in her usually came right back up. At the time, I was a Territory Sales Manager for a textile company and was up to 2.5 hours away from our home and her daycare at any ...
Our Daily Routine… and the Things that Help Us Get Through the Day
Kitchen Bar Top Before and After
Our kitchen is in the middle of our home and behind the sink is an add on room that has mostly been functional for us when we have family over or parties since we have a large farmhouse table in that space and its not as accessible as the rest of the other rooms in our open concept house. We have an island but only has enough room for 2 barstools facing each other. I've always looked longingly at kitchens that had huge islands with enough room 4-5 barstools. Well, we found a way to make that ...
Must Have Baby Basics: What Worked for Us
As part of National Breastfeeding Awareness Month, Walmart is supporting this national event in August with so many great deals on baby feeding items! While this is a sponsored post, all thoughts and opinions are 100% my own and I had owned these baby items, that can all be found at Walmart, prior to this partnership. I was truly, truly amazed how many premium brands and high quality baby items could be found at Walmart, many of which include free next-day delivery! I had no idea! I definitely ...
Landyn’s Lemonade: When Life Hands You Lemons, Make a Lemonade Stand!
I've been working on several projects at one time, trying to make the most of the free time that I find between watching my 2 under 3. If you follow my instagram stories you'll know that I'm 1. Working on painting a headboard and nightstands for Landyn's room - she's almost 3 and it's time to get out of that crib. 2. I'm staining a bar top behind our sink that we just had installed and sourcing bar stools 3. I just found a Serena and Lily look a like rattan self for $20 last week (compared to ...
Painted Nursery Dresser Tutorial
If you've been following along on my Instagram journey, you probably know by now that I absolutely love a good vintage dresser turned changing table. Long lowboys make for perfect changing tables that will grow with your little ones well beyond the changing table stage and they have TONS of storage for all of the diapers, clothes, blankets, etc. While not all vintage dressers need a coat of paint to make a statement, I personally am always up for a total transformation using just a can of ...
Landyn’s Lattes: A Playhouse Decorated for the Holidays!
This year I haven't felt the itch to decorate for the holidays, like, at all. We went to a tree farm the day after Thanksgiving to cut down our tree and I enjoyed continuing that tradition but besides that, I did not even want to get out the ornaments or anything else Christmas related. I resisted the urge to be a total scrooge. The tree AND the ornaments are up but that is pretty much the extent of our decorating inside the walls of the Treml house. With our baby boy due beginning of January, ...