by Olivia | Apr 27, 2020 | HAPPINESS
I’m always interested in what other people are reading, as I’m always on the hunt for more TBR fodder. So I thought I’d start sharing what I’ve been reading each month in case you’re looking for something to occupy your leisure, too...
by Olivia | Feb 19, 2018 | HAPPINESS
Deep breath. Press the keys. Our six-week-old daughter was hungry for milk and my six-week-old postpartum body was hungry for healing. I nursed the first and placed her swaddled, sleeping self in the swing so I could serve the second. At the recommendation of many...
by Olivia | Sep 18, 2015 | HAPPINESS
If you look closely enough at my face, particularly my eye region, then you may notice a scar in the midst of my left eyebrow where the eyebrow no longer grows. That little scar has been with my since the first grade, was hidden throughout high school thanks to...
by Olivia | Aug 28, 2015 | HAPPINESS
It happened again this week. That pit in the stomach, that flush of the face, that feeling of shame and discontentment, right in the midst of a particularly beautiful day in my own life. And it had been a lovely day. The warm summer sun stretched into the cool breeze...
by Olivia | Aug 13, 2015 | HAPPINESS
Ok, ok, you can stop begging … I know you’re dying for a mom to tell you all about her son’s first birthday party … Three months later. Well weep no longer, I’m here with enough details to put People magazine’s coverage of Jennifer...
by Olivia | Jun 30, 2015 | HAPPINESS
It’s funny how our sense of style changes over the years. Not only in the way we dress ourselves, but in the way we dress our homes, too. When we first moved in to our small apartment, I was so thrilled to finally be able to decorate our own space. And I was...