Take the Leap of Faith One year ago I took a leap of faith and took my love for photography to the next level. I started Double J Photography with the goal to offer affordable photography to special needs families. The past year has been amazing. I wrote about it here. Jackson's a Fan of Christmas Vacation John collects the Christmas Vacation Hallmark ornaments! Jackson has discovered the one on our tree that says, “she wrapped up her damn cat” and continues to push the button and Continue Reading
This Holiday Season I’m Giving Myself Permission To…
Send Fewer Cards Sending Christmas cards is one of my most favorite things to do. I also love receiving them. However, in the past few years the number of cards landing in my mailbox have dwindled. Fewer people are sending cards (which makes me really sad), but I also wonder how many people really care whether or not they get one from our family. The truth is I put a lot of pressure on myself to send cards to everyone and that's stress I just don't want to have this year. So I'm not doing it! I Continue Reading
Friday Favorites { November 10, 2017}
It's Friday! Today's list of Favorite Things has a lot to do with cozy, fall/winter nights and my favorite time of the year! Although I adore Fall, I'm getting really antsy and want to start decorating for Christmas this weekend. This is sort of unlike me. I normally don't put out Christmas decorations until the weekend after Thanksgiving but this year I'm already feeling festive! So we'll see...maybe I'll just drag all the boxes out of the attic. Hope you guys have a great weekend! Our Continue Reading
Friday Favorites { November 3, 2017 }
It's FINALLY Friday! This has felt like a super long week! Jackson ended up with the Croup on Halloween! So he's been home from school most of the week and it sounds like he's hacking up a lung! I'm hoping a little extra rest this weekend is all he needs to be 100% better by Monday! Today I'm linking up for Friday Favorites to share a few of my favorite things from this week! Coconut Mint Drop I went to Bath and Body Works the other day hoping to score some 1/2 price candles. I walked Continue Reading
Nine Things I Learned In October
Happy Halloween! I hope your day is filled with more treats than tricks! And I hope you get a lot of Reese's Peanut Butter Pumpkins in your goody bag! It's hard to believe October is already over! Tonight we will brave the cold (and possible rain) to do some Trick-or-Treating! As we say goodbye to October, here's a few things I learned... When Your Kid Wants You to Dress Up, You Dress Up! Jackson has known since early summer what he wanted to be for Halloween. He wanted to be Batman and he Continue Reading