Mother Love

Good Monday morning!

I like Mondays actually. I’m a stay-at-home mom, and Mondays are really one of my favorite days since it’s usually reserved for catching up with housework, laundry, cooking, and naps (for the little one…i’m not a good napper). I’m a creature of  routine and structure, so home-days are good for me…vital for me, actually. When things at home start falling behind and piling up, my soul starts to feel cluttered and like it’s falling behind too, so I’m constantly trying to maintain a balance of home-time and time with friends for outings and play dates and runs into town for groceries or shopping. We have a few fun things planned for this week, so today it’s all about time at home with a few good naps (hopefully) and folding the pile of laundry and cleaning up the crumbs from the weekend.

Here are a few interesting + inspiring tidbits::
– this video is so mesmerizing
– we ate up some proper bagels this weekend, so yum
– a helpful decorating guide
– laughter!
– too cute and don’t we all feel like that sometimes
– snagged this on sale and it’s my new favorite piece
– i could eat this

Have a great Monday + week, dears!

What about you: what does your Monday’s usually look like? 

I’d love to hear your thoughts!

A few weeks ago, we took a vacation to the beach with my family and it was the best time.

We took seven days to spend together in a nice beach-front condo, and we enjoyed every single minute of it. I grew up vacationing on Hilton Head Island off the coast of South Carolina almost every year so it’s a place full of memory for me. I always get a feeling of almost-like-coming-home when we start driving across that big bridge from the mainland onto the island, and the salty, swampy smell in the air that greets you when you step outside will forever make me feel nostalgic and…just happy. Almost like a step back into childhood days.

We did all the usual vacation things like sleeping in (when the babe would let us), leisure breakfasts, biking, spending hours on the beach, naps in the afternoons, shopping, and golfing. The weather was perfect for the first part of the week, but did get a little cold at the end…but thankfully we still came back sun-kissed and with some color on our skin. Ayla loved the beach, and we would set her in a tide pool with some toys and an umbrella over her while she played and played until it was time for lunch or a nap. It was such a fun time, and normally I’m ready to get back to a routine and my home after a few days on vacation…but this time I could have stayed for another week!

Two other highlights from the trip:: a little family party to celebrate Ayla’s birthday and a night away to Savannah for Ben and I. It was the first time we’ve left Ayla overnight, and decided it was a good time to take advantage of the grandparents and leave her with them while we had an evening, night, and morning out that made me feel like a teenager again.

Until next time, HHI.

What about you: what’s your favorite vacation spot? And what do you like to do while there?

I’d love to hear your thoughts!