Today's post shares something that's been on my heart lately. I hope that it will help anyone who feels a little lost after a life change. Something I've discussed with my therapist this month has really opened my eyes to one of the sources of my anxiety and postpartum emotions. I realized that I have been holding on to the notion that I needed to "get back to my old self." I keep talking about ... Read more
Postpartum Thoughts: 6 Months
I've had a lot of postpartum thoughts on my mind lately, but I've been hesitant to share them. I don't want to come across as complaining, because in fact I am grateful for my family, my work situation and my life in general. I was hesitant to share this motherhood post because so many moms are shamed when they speak about how they feel or what struggles they are having. You can have prayed for ... Read more
Easy & Affordable Ways to Update Your Home
Graham and I have been slowly making updates around the house in our limited time over the last three months. We would love to be able to tackle the kitchen renovation, but it's not the right time for that yet. Instead we've been doing small upgrades wherever we can. Often these simple and cost-effective tasks completely transform a space. If you, too, are waiting on a major home renovation but ... Read more
Flora Family Photo Session
** This post contains affiliate links. I am compensated for purchases made through these links at no additional cost to you. Thanks for supporting Floradise! Graham and I have a tradition of taking photos around the time of our wedding anniversary to document our life together. It's been so fun to capture the changes to our family: Over the past four years we've gone from just the two of us ... Read more
Life Update: Our New Home
The past few months have been huge for us. In addition to welcoming Addi to our family, we also closed on our house last week! Our apartment lease runs through July, so we can take our time to move. That's nice because it's been difficult finding the time to pack. Slowly but surely we will get it done, though. We wanted a home that we could update to make our own. We need to do ... Read more