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Blogging Series: Determining Your Worth & Why You Should {Almost} Never Accept Product as Payment

    Hey babes-

I’m fired up about this topic so we are diving straight into another round of common blogging questions I get. Which is, how to determine your rate and when you should accept product as payment for a collaboration.

I could go off on so many rants about this topic, but I’m going to start with a simple statement that you can use when replying to brandswho try to strong arm you into…

Hey friends-

Blogging. This is probably my #1 blog post request that I just haven’t really delved into yet. It’s not because I’m not willing to provide insight or help other guys and gals wanting to get into the space- I’m happy to, it’s just that there are so many different tips and lessons I’ve picked up along the way that it’s hard to focus it on paper (well, on screen).

With that said, I’m…

How to Be a Morning Person + My Current Morning Routine

  Hi guys-

Yesterday morning I posted an insta story slide with a caption saying “day two of new morning routine” and I received a lot of replies asking exactly what that entailed, so I figured I would just write a post about it!

First, let’s back track…. I have not always been a morning person. So if you’re thinking ‘ehhh I’m just not a morning person- I could never get up that early’ you’re…

Family Time with the U.Fund Dreams Tour

hey friends!!

Hope everyone is having a great weekend and enjoying this beautiful fall weather we are having. I’m trying to soak as much of it in as I can before the snow inevitably comes and we have to figure out ways to entertain Andre indoors for months on end.

Mauricio has been traveling a lot lately so we took the afternoon to have some family time at the Boston Children’s Museum with the…

4 Money Saving Tips on how to Set Your Children up for a Brighter Future

This post reflects a compensated editorial partnership with Fidelity and MEFA. All opinions about the importance of putting money into 529s are, of course, my own. To learn more about the MEFA’s U.Fund College Investing Plan, please view the MEFA website.

    Hey friends!!

  We’re starting to get settled back into Boston and getting adjusted to this horrid rainy weather we are having. Such a…

Embracing the Season of Life that You’re in

    You probably clicked on this thinking ‘hmmm I wonder what this is going to be about?’

Truth-be-told, this is a post that’s been on my mind for quite some time now, but I just wasn’t really sure how to start it or how to really get my thoughts across without rambling.

With that said, I’m just going to write. Otherwise, this post will never get published.

  For those of you who may be new…

Honest Review of My Favorite Arbonne Products

Hey friends!!

First, I wanted to thank you all for being so supportive of me joining Arbonne. I’ve been enjoying Arbonne products for years now, but was always way too afraid to join the business side of it (largely from fear of judgement) but I’m so happy I did. I’ve been having so much fun with it, as I’m sure y’all have noticed with how much I rave about the products, and feel like I have more…

My 17 Favorite Things Andre Does at 17 Months

        He holds my hand.It’s honestly the sweetest thing and I don’t think it’ll ever get old to me. Whenever he wants to get out of the stroller and walk on his own – he reaches his hand out for me to hold his hand while we walk side-by-side and it melts me every time. Last weekend we went for a long walk as a family and Andre wanted me to walk by the stroller holding his hand almost the…

    Hi friends-

Hope everyone had a nice weekend. Mauricio and I spent the weekend in Chicago attending on of his DePaul Soccer Teammates’ weddings (Mauricio was in the wedding). Mauricio lived in Chicago for 4 years in College, moved to Charlotte for a year, then moved BACK to Chicago for another 2 years before we got married and moved to Boston together. Needless to say, we have a special…

Andre’s 16 Month Update

    I know I say this every month…. but I can’t believe how quickly the months are flying by now. I feel like I just wrote Andre’s 15 month update. BUT… at the same time, I think back at those newborn days and it feels like a whole different life, a whole different mom. I say that because looking back, I was so un-certain of myself as a mom back then. I’m sure that’s normal, but I wish more…

Tidying Tips with Vana Homes

It’s no secret that my husband and I aren’t the most organized of people. Pair that with a toddler that that can turn the apartment upside down in 30 seconds flat, and you’ve got a situation on your hands. A very messy situation.

To be honest, I’ve never really been the most tidy person. I grew up with a mother who thought that if one single thing was out of place then you needed to go clean your…

  ps: I always get questions about these pearl earrings so leaving the link here.

  Hey guys!

As promised, here are the answers to all of the questions you guys sent in the other day! A ton of them were the same or very similar questions, so I tried to condense it as best as I could.

Hope this helps clear anything up and sets your mind at ease if you are wanting to get it done yourself. I…

5 Money Saving Starbucks Hacks

  Get a Latte for the Price of a Coffee

You can go about this a number of ways. But basically, saying the word “latte” at Starbucks is going to cost you $2 more than what a nearly identical drink would.

  For Iced: Order however many shots of espresso and whatever syrups you want over ice then go to the condiment station and add your milk. * disclaimer: this is under the impression that you are…

1. You are You  && They are Them. 

This may sound crazy, but I always thought that Mauricio and I were a lot alike. If you had asked me 3 years ago if we were more of an “opposites attract” or a “birds of a feather” type of couple, I would have said the latter.

Now — I realize that that couldn’t be farther from the truth, and it took getting married and living together to realize that…. which…

How to Spend a Summer Weekend in Boston (Non-Cliche Ideas) is finally up on the blog!!

  Cafe by Salon

Grab an early cup of Joe at Cafe by Salon or Tatte in Beacon Hilland stroll around the cobblestone streets before it gets packed. Word to the wise- Acorn Street has been so overly photographed over the years that they no longer allow professional photography on the street without a permit. You can definitely still take an Iphone photo if you want, but just go into it knowing that…

Lessons About Credit you Learn in your 20s

Thank you CreditRepair.com for sponsoring this post. CreditRepair.com’s team understands that a credit score is not just a number; it’s a lifestyle.

  1. NoCredit is Bad Credit. Ouch. I learned this one hard after I graduated College. I was fortunate enough to have parents who paid for my College tuition and on top of that I worked all 4-years. Meaning,  I never needed a credit card. My…

Andre’s 15 Month Update: Human Tornado, Humping Things & Potty Training

Oh boy. It’s been a hot minute since I’ve done one of these. Which is crazy because let’s be honest- Andre is the real star of this show.

So our little rascal turned 15 months on Tuesday…. and how did we celebrate? By sending him to daycare (totally not intentional). POOR GUY!!! LOL. Just how he wanted to celebrate I’m sure.

But in all honesty, I feel like at this age we should be celebrating…