Tag: reflections

A Year in Review | Taking to Time Reflect with Artifact Uprising

The holidays are a time of celebration and reflection. The stockings are hung, most of the gifts are wrapped, and cards have been mailed. I’m usually not this on top of it, so I’m feeling pretty good about myself this year. Now that I have a few weeks to wait until the big day, it […]

Finding Rest for the Unrestful Mind

  The “what ifs” of raising a child can drive any mom to a near breaking point. What if he falls when he’s learning to ride a bike? What if she doesn’t know her ABCs when she goes to kindergarten? What if other moms judge me for the way I handle a public tantrum? What […]

Capsuling Your Baby’s Story in the Modern Baby Book

I was born just over 12 months after my sister. My mom was pregnant for most of my sister’s infancy and was wrangling a 1-year-old most of mine. Having twins must have been easier than have two a year apart. With that said, nether one of us had a book of any sort documenting our […]

IKEA SEKTION Kitchen Installation – 7 Lessons Learned

If you have assembled IKEA furniture before, then you are well acquainted with the ‘Swedish emojis’ used in lieu of any written instructions and the SEKTION line follows suit.  Oh, and this guy is your friend too! This post is a not a step-by-step ‘how to’ post for all things IKEA SEKTION cabinets but a […]

For the Love of Open Shelves

Open shelves are not a new concept. They’ve been around in kitchen design for years, but I think it’s safe to say that Joanna Gaines popularized this design feature again and launched it to a whole new level.   Fixer Upper When designing our kitchen, I knew I wanted to include open shelves somewhere in my […]