120+ Black Content Creators with Under 10K Followers

February 23, 2021

Life
120+ Black Content Creators with Under 10K Followers

A FEW THOUGHTS I’ve been working in the digital marketing space for 10+ years and have led influencer campaigns for many brands. When looking to partner with influencers, often times, the first thing brands/clients look at is the content creator’s follower count. While that is an important consideration for finding partners, I wanted to share more about why brands should not ONLY look at the follower count. Brands often will only look at that number, and rule who will or will not be a good brand partner. But INFLUENCE is so much more than that follower number. Brands can and should look at other data […]

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bedside refresh with wayfair

At Home
bedside refresh with wayfair

This post is sponsored by Wayfair, a brand I’ve partnered with and shopped from for years. Thanks for reading!  I’ve shared peeks at our bedroom a couple times, mostly on Instagram and most recently in this long blog post talking about our upstairs renovation. When we started our upstairs renovation in November 2019, the plan was for this area to be our guest bedroom, but we quickly loved it so much that we made it our room instead. Here’s what it this space looked like as a guest bedroom! This upstairs is very multifunctional; we have a dormer window office nook, a small living area, […]

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Winnie’s First Birthday!

February 18, 2021

Motherhood
Winnie’s First Birthday!

WINNIE CLAIRE IS ONE! I  wanted to share a few photos from her birthday party (just us four + my sister who was visiting). It was a really special day celebrating! I’ve shared a lot of times how I  was sort of anxious/dreading her birthday because well, her first year of life was not what I  wanted or expected. And, her first birthday made me sad to think about because I knew that a big party like we had for Lucy’s first birthday wasn’t going to happen during a pandemic. One thing I’ve noticed is that often these worries and sadness and just feelings of […]

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Shop Lucky Collective Pillow + Floor Cushion Guide

February 16, 2021

At Home
Shop Lucky Collective Pillow + Floor Cushion Guide

ABOUT MY SHOP I started curating and selling textiles after a very inspiring trip to Marrakesh, Morocco in Fall 2019. During the trip, I spent countless hours wandering the souk, searching for treasures, and soaking in the beauty around every corner. Wandering around Marrakesh was this strange pull of the senses; there was so much color and beauty and liveliness but it was all situated amidst simplicity. Things weren’t curated to look perfect, but instead were imperfectly perfect in their own way. It was magical. I was especially drawn to the vibrant colors, intricate patterns, and stunning textures of the textiles I found, and I […]

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reflections before my daughter’s first birthday

February 3, 2021

Motherhood Reflections, Reflections
reflections before my daughter’s first birthday

I’m planning a first birthday party for my daughter and the only party attendees live in our house. I’m watching my daughter, whose blue eyes sparkle and personality changes every day, grow right in front of me, yet most people only see her through a screen. I’m rocking my daughter to sleep in the middle of the night because she is teething and it feels like just yesterday we rocked her for every single nap. And now she sleeps on her own, all by herself, except times like now where she just needs mama. I’m grieving what I wanted, expected, planned, assumed, hoped her first […]

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Elvie vs. Willow Breast Pumps

Favorite Products, Motherhood
Elvie vs. Willow Breast Pumps

Hi friends! Today, I  wanted to share a review / comparison of two hands-free, wireless breast pump options, Willow and Elvie. I’ve used both brands during my breastfeeding/pumping journey so think I have a fairly unique perspective trying both! I used the Willow in 2018 when Lucy was a baby; at the time is was their only version but since they have a V2 and V3 now with even more features! I  used the Elvie more recently in 2020 when Winnie was younger. Candidly, I never pumped all that regularly and HATED pumping. More than anything, I hated being stuck in a chair next to […]

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