I'm no makeup expert, but I do work outside my home and don't like scaring people with my under eye circles. Ha! However, most days, I choose sleep over waking up extra early to get ready. So, over the last several months I've found myself reaching for the same core items each day I have 5 minutes or less to look alive. I'm calling them "Makeup Essentials for the Busy Mama." … [Read more...]
August Favorites – Blogs I Love
In the theme of The Graceful Journey's birthday month, I wanted to share some of my favorite places and spaces online. If you like encouragement, joy, and real life people check out the Blogs I Love below. Be sure to follow these ladies on social media too; I've found that filtering what I spend my time on when it comes to social media has really changed my overall outlook from day to day. … [Read more...]
July Favorites – Newborn Essentials
Since we just had our first little one a few months ago, I thought I would share with you 10 of our absolute favorite baby things. Many of these were things we registered for or people told us to try. Some are things we just stumbled upon. All of them are wonderful in our new parent opinions! So, without further ado here are my July Favorites - Newborn Essentials! #1) Tommee Tippee Pacifiers We did not use a paci right away, but when Logan was a few weeks old we found that it helped him return to sleep at night. We tried these pacifiers and never looked back. They are the … [Read more...]
Favorite Things – December
December's favorite things are a bit boring compared to last month... Hint...BABY! If you missed it, be sure to check it out here. My favorite things this month are all things I love to use while baking - and what busier baking time is there than Christmas?! I have so many great memories of my grandma and mom and I baking and of course tasting treats. Giving away baked goods and exchanging them at church is also a fond memory. I love looking for new treats to make as well as making the good old family recipes! … [Read more...]