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Our Spring Home 2023

Posted on by Lauren Lane

Spring is my very favorite season of all. When nature comes back to life, plants start to bloom and begin to burst with color. You get those absolutely perfect patio cocktail weather days that just feel like a fresh breath to your soul.

I love the smells of the grill going in the evenings, the kids playing outside and the windows open. It’s just my ultimate happy season.

As soon as March 1st rolls around every year, even though it’s still usually very cold, I’m ready to pack up my winter decor. Bring on the colors, pastels, and cheeriness.

I’m sharing a little peek at our spring home switched up for spring and summer.

Sawyer modeling/napping/hoping that the reason I’m in the living room is to give her a belly rub.

I truly love switching out my shelves for the season.

Always have to have seasonal color with throw pillows, IMO.

The blue striped ones are new this year from Target. And they have a removable cover – all the better to throw them in the wash when my kids invariably wipe their dirty hands on them.

Don’t sleep on the dried flowers at Trader Joe’s! I picked up some dried lavender to put in the vase by my bed, and some pussy willow stems for my outdoor spring containers.

And our kitchen table this spring…

And now I’m going to go daydream about my first cold glass of rose on the patio this spring, post-baby. 😊. Happy spring, friends!

My Third Blogaversary!

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Harrison was one year old at the time. I was working in a job that, while I was very good at it, gave me zero energy to get up in the morning to go do. I remember feeling like Harrison was growing so fast. I had memorialized as much of his first year as I possibly could on Instagram. I took up writing my little boys letters each month of their first year of life. A monthly letter to him the first year of his life. In fact, my very first real blog post was a letter to Harrison.

My very first Blog profile picture!

But I was struggling with how to keep up with remembering all of the things about family life and Harrison growing up without those monthly milestones of a first year.

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Friday Favorites {07.01.22}

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Oh my goodness, this week was busy! Harrison went to a soccer camp, and work seemed to be super busy, but we made it! I hope you had a good week, too! We’ve had a lot of wonderful things going on the past few weeks, and I’m going to share some of my favorites today!

Harrison spent a week at my parents’ cabin with his cousin, Everly. You guys, they had THE BEST time. I have to admit, I was a little nervous going into it. It was his first time away from us for so long, and he’s four years old and his cousin is five, and man, they can be a HANDFUL sometimes. But it sounds like Mimi and Papa more than survived. They thrived! And the kids have so many awesome memories running around the cabin and playing in the forest.

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What’s Up Wednesday {06.29.22}

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Happy What’s Up Wednesday! A little bit of everything in one post. I LOVE this post every month, and they’re my favorite to read of other blog friends! So let’s get into it!

As always, I’m linking up with Shay and Sheaffer to share with you what’s going on in our life!

1: WHAT WE’RE EATING THIS WEEK: We made HBH’s Chicken Gyros again, because we’re absolutely obsessed with the taziki sauce! We’re also having another Half Baked Harvest recipe this week: Lemon Butter Chicken Piccata, and some easy pasta with TJ’s sauce from the jar to round out the week. 🙂

2: WHAT I’M REMINISCING ABOUT:

We’re getting ready for our trip to my parents’ cabin in South Dakota. Here are a few pictures from last year at the cabin…

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Friday Favorites: Lauren’s Favorite Media

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I thought we’d do something a little bit different today for Friday Favorites. I’m sharing all of my favorites MEDIA related as the first in a segment of ”getting to know more about Lauren.” 🙂

Favorite Movie: My favorite movie of all time is Good Will Hunting, and it has been for years! I can quote pretty much the entire movie by heart. I love the characters, the dialogue, the whole thing.

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Amazon & Target Lately

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I’m sharing some of the fun things I’ve ordered from Amazon and Target lately!

Magnetic letters || Waffleknit Shorts Jammies || Stroller fan || Portable high chair || Pouch lids || Waffleknit Long Jammies

Harrison’s been working on his letters at school, and we bought magnetic letters to work on them at home! Loved this option because they don’t have that choking hazard small loose magnets on the back like the ones we used to have when we were kids.

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The Habits I Do to Positively Impact a Self-Quarantine Day

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It’s pretty easy to have a ‘blah’ day lately being stuck in quarantine. Not having the freedom to run simple errands or go play at a playground are amazingly impactful on mental health. Not to mention that so many of us, Nathan and I included, are trying to balance working from home and caring for a very active toddler.

The truth is that there are whole days that I’m just in a real funk about it, and I don’t think I’m alone in that feeling. A new piece of news comes out: lockdowns are extended, the peak of this virus hasn’t happened yet in our state like they thought it would, we may be living a life something similar to this for a year until there is a vaccine. It’s so easy to just get weighed down. And if I’m honest, there are days where I find myself there. Just bummed.

I do find, though, that even those days when the news is not good when hope seems hard to find, that engaging in certain habits does dramatically improve my day and outlook. Here’s what I’m doing to stay sane, and I’d love to hear how you all are doing to keep yourself out of the funk during this weird time!

Sticking to a Schedule/Routine

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Let’s Look At…What’s in Your Purse

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Today was supposed to be a link up in the “Let’s Look” series, but due to COVID-19, my two favorite blogs are forgoing the link up this month. But seeing as I had already drafted a post about the topic, and I think we could all use maybe a little something lighter to read, I’m going to post it anyways!

Today we’re looking at what’s in our purse. I strongly considered doing a clean out of my bag before doing this post, but then decided, that was the easy way out to make it look like I’m perfectly organized all the time. So, here we go…

Things that I always have in my purse…wallet, keys, chapstick, and a card wallet full of a bunch of loyalty cards and coupons – half of which are expired.

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Friday Favorites: Best Amazon Buys Lately

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The number of Amazon boxes that show up at this house could be considered embarrassing. The ease of two day shipping and literally what seems like anything available, makes it a no-brainer for a working mama. This…

This is me. I am a Prime addict. And Nathan makes fun of me for it – but as long as they keep making my life easier, you bet we are here for it. I Prime what seems like everything these days. Wipes? Two days. Cool toy I see another mama has at the pool? Two days. Granola bars? Two days. Amazon has made so many things in life just so easy. Here’s a few of the things that have been making life better around here lately.

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What’s Up Wednesday {07.31.19}

What’s Up Wednesday {07.31.19}

Posted on by Lauren Lane

You all. It’s my first What’s Up Wednesday! I’m linking up with Shay and Sheaffer to share with you what’s going on in the Lane’s life.

I’m so excited! This is part of the reason I wanted to start this blog – to have a way to capture and hold on to memories of Harrison growing up, and a way to look back years from now and remember what our lives were like when we had a one year old. Ok – so here we go:

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