Planning for a baby is a big deal! As minimal as you would like to go, babies require a lot of gear. A lot of that gear is absolutely essential and there were absolutely no regrets about purchasing them for us. However, there was definitely one category that I felt like I could have had a lot LESS! What is that category you ask? Clothing. I understand how a newborns closet ends up packed to the brim! It's so easy to get caught up in the ... Read the Post...
Thankful List | January 31
A few years ago, I read the book One Thousand Gifts by Ann Voskamp. In the book, she talks about how she took the time to write down things that she considered gifts in her life. When I started reading, I thought they were kind of silly, honestly. She writes in a very flowery way (which I came to appreciate by the end) and I thought it was really odd how she was writing down things like the creak in the floor was a gift. About midway ... Read the Post...
Hospital Bag Essentials!
This post contains affiliate links which means that at no additional cost to you, if you click through and make a purchase, I may receive (and really appreciate!) a small commission. When we were expecting Rosy, I looked everywhere and read all of the lists that I could find about what I should actually take to the hospital. After all of that, I had 2 big bags full of stuff but I still didn't have what I really needed! What I'll be ... Read the Post...
Our Cypress Table
I've thought about starting a blog for a long time, but life was just full of lots of exciting (and time-consuming!) things, so I just didn't. I finally decided there would never be the "right" time, and each day was just going to hold 24 hours no matter what, so here we are! So, why The Cypress Table? My husband (that's him in the picture holding my hand if you couldn't tell!) and I bought our first home, an adorable ranch style 1970s ... Read the Post...