Even though July is usually all about sunshine and summer heat, this year I kicked off a new (favorite) annual tradition: Christmas in July! There is something so magical about taking a quick, festive pause in the middle of summer to celebrate a little holiday cheer. Last week, my mom, my sister, and I set aside an en…

If there is one lesson this summer has taught me, it’s that life rarely follows the same schedule we map out in our planners. Back in June, I sat down with my girls, an Olipop in hand and season 1 of H20 on screen, and created a grand summer bucket list full of big hopes and dreams. But then... life got wildly chaotic…

Sweet Reader, if you have noticed a quiet space here on the blog over the last week, thank you so much for your grace and your patience. To be completely vulnerable, summer took a sudden, whirlwind turn behind the scenes. For a minute there, we were facing a massive, unexpected change that had my mind in utter chaos a…

We are officially three days into July, and if I’m being completely honest, my summer break has taken a turn I never saw coming. When June ended, I had this beautiful, romanticized picture in my mind of what July would look like. I was craving a slow, simplistic rhythm. I wanted lazy mornings, quiet afternoons with my…

Welcome to July, sweet friends! I can’t quite wrap my head around the fact that we are officially stepping into the second half of 2026. June flew by in a chaotic blur of closing out the school year, resetting our home, and embracing the very first weeks of summer break. But as we stand on the edge of July,the true he…

Here is an honest check-in for you: Two days in, life hit. We hit a sudden financial tight spot, I lost access to my car for the week, my hormones crashed, and I found myself staring at a box of taquitos just trying to figure out how to stretch things until payday. I wanted to pretend I was sparkling right out of the …

Can you believe we are already winding down the month of June? This month has been such a beautiful journey of slowing down, returning to the rituals that ground us, and finding magic in the ordinary, everyday moments of summer. As we look ahead to the sun-drenched days of July and August, I wanted to do something spe…

There is a specific kind of magic that belongs entirely to a summer thunderstorm. When the bright, sun-drenched days suddenly give way to heavy grey clouds, the world seems to whisper a gentle invitation: slow down. While summer is usually synonymous with pool days, outdoor adventures, and packing our schedules to the…