Dear Friend without a Baby, Hey. Remember me? I’m your friend from childhood, or high school, or college, or maybe even work. We used to do all sorts of things together. Maybe we used to stay up late and have sleepovers. Maybe we passed secret origami-style-folded notes in school about the cutest guys. Maybe we…
2018 Blog Goals + Reader Survey and Giveaway
I wasn’t going to do a New Year’s Resolution blog post…however…I suck with accountability, and I thought that while this particular post may not be of much interest to my readers, I feel like I owe it to myself as I begin year number two of blogging. I’m an ENFP personality, which basically means I…
All Mom Wants for Christmas is MORE STUFF! (**Holiday Giveaway!**)
Okay…that title is a total and complete lie. Most moms I know do not want more stuff. I definitely do NOT want more stuff accumulating in my house…even though our new rental is about 900 sq. feet bigger than our last house. I’m really trying to simplify…which is hard at times considering I may just…
The Greatest Gift
This is a sponsored post by Qeepsake.com. All opinions expressed are my own. Before my wedding, my aunt threw me the most wonderful English tea party bridal shower. The theme: Something old, something new. Each guest brought me something from our registry, as well as an heirloom that they wanted to give to me. I…
It’s Okay to Change Your Mind…
For as long as I can remember, I’ve always wanted to be a stay-at-home-mom. I dreamed of long days spent snuggling with my little babies and nursing them whenever they were hungry; building block towers with my toddlers and zooming airplanes full of healthy vegetables into their adorable little mouths; crafting decorations out of pinecones…
Guilt vs. Gratitude
We were so lucky to have Bryce home with us for three solid weeks right after Max was born. But for the last two weeks, Bryce has been in full blown camp-mode…working long days–like 14 hour days–to get ready for the camp season which started today. Every night that he has come home late, he has…
My Third Trimester Lifesavers!!!
About a month ago, I confidently wore my Toms wedges to my baby showers. And I started getting a little cocky as people kept telling me they couldn’t believe I could wear “heels” at 33 weeks pregnant. “Oh…my feet are just fine! No swelling here! They’re actually comfortable!” Turns out…that was the last day that I…
The 25 Best Marriage Advice Tips to Share with New Couples
It’s weddin’ season! Here at the Joyner household, we’ve started getting adorable wedding invites and save-the-dates for this upcoming year’s weddings. All these invites and save-the-dates on my fridge make me so thankful that that crazy planning season is over for us…but also nostalgic and reminiscent of all the fun times Bryce and I had to…
7 Things to NEVER Say to a Pregnant Woman
If you are pregnant, or have ever been pregnant…chances are someone has said something to you along the way that made you cock your head to the side, and in your head (or out loud for that matter…) say, “REALLY? Did you REALLY just say that to me just now?” It wasn’t until I became…
8 Things I Wish I Knew While Planning My Wedding
It was about this time last year that I was full swing into planning my wedding. The big day was only three months away, and I was only one month engaged. It all felt like a whirlwind, and I couldn’t seem to keep my head on straight. Everything was happening so fast, and as much as…