THE EVERYDAY EXCHANGE

Being active has always been a priority for me. It keeps me sane and it makes me feel good. Coming from an athletic background I've been doing some form of working out since I was in my early teens. That didn't change when I got pregnant. Thankfully in my first pregnancy I was able to continue regular workouts almost up until my due date. This second time around I was able to keep it up for about 6-7 months before I had to throw in the towel and switch over to low impact wa

photo credit: Annie Smith This year, Mother's Day has me reminiscing about that very first year as a new mom. Sam isn't even two and a half yet but it feels like it was a lifetime ago (time does fly, people). I have had the privilege of watching friends become new moms (and second and third time moms) and wanted to share my own personal new mom essentials or what I like to call my "new mom survival strategy." Moms on Call - Praise the Lord for the precious nurses who wrote

Mother's Day has quickly become one of my favorite holidays now that I am a mom. It's a good day to be thankful and remember how blessed I am to have my little family and a truly wonderful mom & mother-in-law. I also love any reason to be pampered ;) I've listed some great gift ideas for the moms in your life as well as some thoughtful non-traditional gift ideas below! one | two | three | four | five | six | seven 1. Gold Initial Necklace: This is the one piece of jewelry

The older I get, the more I realize how important it is to have a nightly bedtime beauty routine. Gone are the days of coming home and crashing full-faced makeup into the pillow and waking up looking like I meant to have that tousled hair and smoky eye at 10am. I forget what sleeping until 10am feels like. Is it heaven? Do angels sing to you? Do you wake up with tears in your eyes because your slumber was so beautiful? The most effective products I use at night are Aveda