Allena Gurley

I will readily admit that I am a little bit obsessed with taking pictures of my kids and documenting every little thing they do. Being a second child myself, I was NOT going to...

I wrote about wanting to try going 'no poo' a while back. And to be honest, it took me a few weeks to work up the courage to actually do it. When I realized...

I love celebrating birthdays. I don't go all pin-tastically crazy or anything like that, but I love making that someone feel really special on their day. Especially my kiddos. To me, nothing says I love...

Supposedly there are women whose bodies look exactly the same (or better) after having a baby. Let's call them the unicorns of motherhood - I'm sure they are beautiful to behold, but I doubt...

There is nothing that brings out my inner {okay, not so inner} geek than talking about books and libraries. I am the definition of a book worm. I have read for 8+ hours straight...

When I was home with Trent on maternity leave, I trained my hair to only 'need' to be washed every other day. I didn't feel like I had the time to wash it every...

Drew, as a second baby, has a lot of 'hand me downs'. Her wardrobe came from my sister, her stroller was her brother's...very little is 'new' this time around. I figured I would treat...

When I was breastfeeding Trent, I had 1 style of nursing bra. It was okay but nothing special. Before I had Drew, I went to Special Addition, a local shop that focuses exclusively on...

Lisa recently blogged about her struggles with postpartum depression, and Ashlee shared this summer her experiences with postpartum anxiety. I too struggled with postpartum anxiety after the birth of our son, Trent. To sum it...

As a breastfeeding mom, it's always interesting needing to nurse in public.  Babies need to eat when they need to eat and don't really care about mom's modesty.  The perfect solution is a {locally...