currently: march 2022

Spring, where are you? After a brief bout of temps in the 50s, March went like a lion with snow and temps in the 20s. It feels like spring will never get here 😭 Weather aside, this month was a tough one all around.…

04/07/2022

currently: february 2022

We’re in the depths of winter over here, folks, and it looks like maybe maybe spring could be around the corner here in Minnesota 🀞🏼 Subzero temps have been the norm for so much of the past two months, and I’ve tried to make…

03/04/2022

what gets me through a minnesota winter.

I say it every year: winter is hard – it’s been especially brutal this year – and I want to live somewhere where subzero temps aren’t a thing. Perhaps that’ll happen eventually (I’m looking at you, Pacific Northwest), but in the meantime, we’re here…

02/23/2022

currently: january 2022

Is it just me or is January just the most meh month? The holidays are done, but the cold and winter are still around for a few more months. Subzero temps here for so much of the month made it really tough to get…

02/01/2022

books i read in 2021.

I fell a little short of my 2021 goal to read 50 books, but considering I had a baby last year, I can’t complain about 30. Given the state of the world, I mostly read fiction – stories that allowed me to escape from…

01/29/2022

our 4-6 month baby essentials.

For being so tiny, it’s wild just how much stuff a baby uses. And how quickly they transition from one thing to the next. What Jackson needs and uses now is so different from what he needed as a newborn, so here’s a look…

01/25/2022

5 goals for 2022.

I’m not much of a resolution person, but I am a fan of setting goals at the start of the year (and at one point, I chose intentions for my year, too). There’s something about starting fresh in January, with something to work toward…

01/19/2022

top 10 of 2021.

It’s been a few years since I’ve done an end-of-the-year recap, and looking back, the years have kinda blended together so I wish I had. Some big things – ok, one big thing! – happened in 2021 and it definitely deserves to be remembered.…

12/31/2021