#SafetyWithinReach

In 2018 Hurricane Florence rocked our state and destroyed most of our little town and neighborhood on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. Because of that tons of contractors, and help flooded in from out of town started pouring in to help restore and repair our community. Not everyone that came to lend a hand had helping …

Ain’t No Box Like The Lift Box

There are so many fitness related products, vitamins, supplements, companies, and stores geared towards fitness, how do you actually have the time to find, and know what the best is? It can be so overwhelming, and what works for one person doesn't always work for me, and vise versa.  Meet, The Lift Box. America's …

Just Go For It

I was always taught the importance of working hard for the things I wanted in my life. I started working when I was 14, and have had many jobs over the years. When I was 19 I worked three jobs just so I could live on my own after college. When Russell and I got …

Never Say Never

Up until a week ago I SWORE, I would never drive a van. But here we are a week later, and I've fallen in love... with, a minivan. Russell's been trying to convince me for years to get a van, and I would laugh back. I thought my truck was it for me, it got …

Bedroom On A Budget

I've had anxiety as long as I can remember, in high-school I used to see a therapist a few times a week for it, and one thing I always remembered from her was that our bedroom should be a place we can unwind, and let go of our anxieties at the end of the day. …

I did it

Since 2014 I have been over 200 pounds. From running 10 miles a day, to back-to-back pregnancies, and motherhood. One chapter of life to another. For the past four years I have struggled with self image. At two months postpartum with Ruby I was compared to the size of a whale by one of my …

Mason Jar Snow Globe

I've never done a tutorial, so if this sucks - I'm sorry In advance🤪. If not thanks for following along! If you follow me on insta you already know once the calendar gets to November it's all Christmas in my house for the next two months. I always enjoy crafting and a good DIY. I've …

It doesn’t last forever

It's near that 87th week of pregnancy when all your thoughts are consumed with wondering if your beautiful new baby is going to make their appearance soon, or if you'll be pregnant for yet another week. When you can't sleep, or breathe, or walk. You're so uncomfortable you could cry, but you can't lay down …

Postpartum…this s**t is hard

I've been through weight loss, and gain, back -to- back pregnancies, and have been postpartum 3 times. Before kids, I was in the best shape of my life, by the end of my pregnancy with Shade I was so out of shape I could hardly walk around the block. My pregnancies with the girls were …

5 Minute Salsa

I LOVE salsa, and I'm not talking about the kind in a jar you can buy in the chip aisle at the grocery store. I mean fresh, chunky, spicy, salsa goodness. Moes' is one of my favorite places to eat, just because I'm in love with all of theirs! A few weekends ago we were …