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Currently – June 2019

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What a month this has been! I know we still have a week to go, but here’s a little recap of the month so far.

This month held my husband’s 34th birthday. We went to a fun Junior Police Academy kids event with Gryffin. On our way home from that event we blew out a tire and had to replace a full set of wheels (ouch…but thankful it wasn’t worse!). My husband started a new work schedule (this is only temporary). And we had to replace the alternator on our second car. Needless to say, this has been one expensive month!

Here’s what else we’ve been up to.

Currently Watching

For Mikey’s birthday we went and saw “Dark Phoenix” at the movie theater. The original plan was to actually watch “Avengers: Endgame”, however, we accidentally purchased tickets online for the wrong date (oops!). Sooo, this was our plan B.

I have to say, this movie, which I knew nothing about aside from the fact it was an X-Men movie, was actually really good! I was pleasantly surprised and left feeling glad that I watched it.

This weekend we plan on watching “I Can Only Imagine” on Amazon Prime. It’s been on our watch list for a while, but after seeing a clip of it again recently we are determined to watch it this weekend. I can tell it’s a powerful story.

Currently Reading

The Book of Hygge.  Ummmm….I kinda dropped off the reading wagon again. I have gotten really bad at starting and not finishing books.

With that being said, we’ve been spending a lot of time outside taking care of our yard and playing – soooo…that’s a good excuse, right??

Currently Making/Baking

Ultimate Reese’s Cheesecake Brownies. I made these for Mikey’s birthday and they were soooo good! I am kicking myself, yet again, for not getting a picture!

For the link to the recipe and pictures you can click here.

Taste wise, this gets a 10! They were so delicious. Our only mistake was that we didn’t bake it long enough and we forgot to check the middle before putting it in the fridge to cool (oops! rookie mistake). To be fair, we made this the night before around 11:00 p.m., we were exhausted, and we automatically assumed 40 minutes would give it plenty of bake time.

Anyway, this was really easy to make. I highly recommend!

Current Obsession

Canva!! I am seriously a nerd and I like to make logos in my free time. I’m pretty sure I could do this all day long! I really enjoy making the title images for my blog too.

I had a friend tell me she was having a hard time creating a logo and label for the soaps that she and her mom make and I quickly offered to help.

This is what I came up with for them!

Since then they actually ended up changing their business name, so I created a different logo for them that they liked and are using.

Anyway, just throwing this out there – if you ever need a logo created or business cards designed, let me know! I would love to help!

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So there you have it!

Let me know what you’re currently up to in the comments below!

I hope you all have a wonderful weekend!

Much Love,

Cami

Currently – May 2019

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Happy Friday!

Since it’s been so long since I’ve made an actual post on my blog, I think now is a great time to update what I’ve been up to lately.

Currently Watching

Sesame Street, Daniel Tiger, Super Monsters.  Ha, mom life!  Actually, I still mostly watch a lot of YouTube when I have a small bit of free time or I’m cleaning.  I posted the links to my favorite channels a year ago, but I’m going to share them again.

Here are my top 3 favorites (not in any type of order).

2 – Brianna K

I found Bri through searching YouTube videos for working mom routines.  She was one of the very few people that had a channel and worked full-time outside the home.  She seriously gave me hope that being a mom and working full time was possible without completely losing it.  She’s a mom-preneure now, but I still love her and her channel.

P.S.  I have seriously contemplated starting my own channel just to get more support out there for us full-time working moms!

3 – Blair Lamb/Blair Blogs

I honestly can’t remember how I found Blair – Pinterest maybe?  I started reading her blog years ago and was following along when she started a YouTube channel.  She does a lot of weekly/weekend vlogs, including “clean with me” videos.  She’s down to earth and someone I feel like I could be friends with.

**Spoiler alert!  She just found out they’re going to have a baaaby!

1 – Kathryn Morgan

I found Kathryn’s channel through Facebook a few years ago.  There was a ballet barre routine she had filmed and after watching it I was hooked.  This also began my journey back to ballet.  Through watching her channel and doing her barre routines and exercises I gained the strength and confidence to join an adult ballet and lyrical class a couple summers ago.

After having a baby I haven’t done much dancing, but I continue to follow her videos (mostly repeats since she doesn’t post as much these days).  I absolutely love her and would honestly to love to meet her in person (that could be said for all three of these ladies I listed ;)

Currently Reading

She Reads Truth.  This is seriously one of the best online devotional sites.  I have a hard time being consistent with my quiet time, but this site has helped me the most.  The devotional series are always so good!

The Book of Hygge.  Before choosing this book I had been thinking a lot of being mindful and present in the moment and I wanted to find a book that might help me focus a little more on this.  After looking up different books I kept coming back to this one, mostly because it made me curious.  I’m a little over half way through and it’s been a good read so far.

Currently Making/Baking

Ummmm….a whole lot of nada!  Honestly, my husband is a rock-star does most of the cooking these days.  I’ll try and come up with something next month!

Current Obsession

This sound machine and projector has been a life saver!  We found this little gem at Target (you click here to view the official description).

Gryffin is going through an awful “I’m scared” stage that has wreaked havoc on bedtime.  This little machine has helped immensely with bedtime.  While he is still scared and I still have to lay with him until he falls asleep, he is not nearly as terrified of his room now.

There are 2 projector settings, one is fish (rotates between 2 kinds of fish and an octopus) and the other is barn yard animals (rotates between dog, pig, and sheep).  I thought he would be all about the barn animals, but nope, he loves the fish.   There are six different sound settings – I personally like listening to the waves.

Seriously, it’s been one of the best purchases we’ve made recently.

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Let me know what you’re currently up to in the comments below!

I hope you all have a wonderful weekend!

Much Love,

Cami

P.S. Stay tuned for more content coming up!  Soon you will see what’s on our summer bucket list!  I will also be starting a working mom routine series and more to come after that!  Thanks for following along. :)

Currently – March 2018

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Happy Easter!  This post was supposed to go up yesterday (yep, same story every time!), but I still wanted to get this up so here it goes!  This past month has been a fun one!  If you’ve read my previous posts you know that our baby turned 1!   I spent this month planning his party and just soaking him in as much as I could on the weekends.  Since that was the big event of the month, and year so far, I honestly don’t have too much extra to share, so I’ll jump right in!

Currently Watching

YouTube!  In order to make cleaning the kitchen and doing dishes more bearable I turn on YouTube and rotate through the channels I follow.  Here are my top 3 favorites

1 – Kathryn Morgan

I found Kathryn’s channel somehow through Facebook a couple years ago.  There was a ballet barre routine she had filmed and after watching it I was hooked.  This also began my journey back to dance.  Through watching her channel and doing her barre routines and exercises I gained the strength and confidence to join an adult ballet and lyrical class a couple summers ago.  After having a baby I haven’t done much dancing, but I continue to follow her videos and absolutely love her.  I would honestly to love to meet her in person.

2 – Brianna K

I found Bri through searching YouTube videos for working mom routines.  She was one of the very, very few that had a channel and worked full-time outside the home. I’m not going to lie, there aren’t a lot of channels out there of moms who do this and I have seriously contemplated starting my own just to get more support out there.  I feel like after having a baby and working full time outside the home I have a lot of advice to offer.

*Side note – she now works from home and travels, but I highly recommend her channel!

3 – Blair Lamb/Blair Blogs

I honestly can’t remember how I found Blair – Pinterest maybe?  I first started reading her blog and was following along there when she started to post YouTube videos.  She does a lot of everyday and weekend Vlogs.  She’s down to earth and someone I feel like I could be friends with.  It’s nice because a lot of her videos consist of cleaning, dishes, cooking, etc. so it’s like I have someone doing the same thing right there with me.

Currently Reading

Simply Clean by Becky Rapinchuk.  It definitely has me rethinking the way I spend my time cleaning.  Her routine consists of cleaning for 10 minutes every day.  I was pretty skeptical when I read the title, but after listening to the audio book, I realize her way actually might work for me.  You obviously can go deeper and spend more time in each area, and her book goes into that as well.  In the end I think I will definitely be implementing her techniques – at least to some extent.

I also finished reading “The 5 Love Languages” by Gary Chapman.  I went into a little more detail on this in my February Recap.

Currently Making/Baking

Confetti cupcakes!  Between lack of time and patience we ended up special ordering a smash cake for Gryffin’s birthday.  However, I did end up making cupcakes for everyone else and they were delicious!

Current Obsession

Oriental Trading Company!  I don’t actually think I can say it’s an obesession, but we had been planning Gryffin’s 1st birthday party and they had the exact party supplies and decorations we were looking for at amazing prices!  We originally were looking on Amazon but I am so glad I remembered Oriental Trading Co. because they beat Amazon’s prices.  I got the box in the mail and the quality of the products exceeded my expectations.

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I hope you all had a wonderful and happy Easter!

Much Love,

Cami

Currently – February 2018

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I almost missed this month’s Currently post, but I made it!  I’m going to keep this one short, but here’s what we’ve been up to this month.

Currently Watching

The Olympics!  I realize it’s over now, but it was nice to watch after putting our little Gryffin down to bed.  My favorite is always the the ice skating.  It’s amazing how effortless it looks!  My hubby’s favorite is the snowboarding.

Currently Reading

“The 5 Love Languages” by Gary Chapman.  I just started this book but it’s a great read! (or in my case listen since I have the audio book).  I thought this was the perfect pick for this month since it was not only Valentine’s day this past month but also our 10 year wedding anniversary!

I was reading the Purpose Driven Life, but I’m having to put this book on hold and will pick it up at a later time.  I’m just not able to focus on this book like I would like to.

Currently Making/Baking

Steak Fajitas! (recipe here) This has been one of our go-to meals for the past couple months.  My husband has been the one to make it lately but we love it.  We eat it with a side of mexican rice and guacamole with Tostito’s lime chips.  So yummy!

Current Obsession

Whenever Bars!  One of my coworkers gave one for me to try and I have been hooked every since.  I was able to find them at Walmart for about $5.  I have mentioned before, but my baby is dairy intolerant and since I’m still nursing I have to cut dairy out of my diet as well.  It’s nice to switch things up from the Kind Bars every now and then.  Plus it tastes like you’re eating a cookie. :)

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I hope you all have had a great February!!

Currently – January 2018

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Happy January!  I hope you all are having a wonderful year so far.  We got to ring in the new year with friends and spent the night playing games and eating food!  Since then it’s been a slightly rough month since we have come down the a flu bug.  Thankfully we’re all starting to feel better but it really did a number on us!

Anyway, here’s what we’ve been up to this month.

Currently Watching

Live P.D. – I don’t exactly know how we found this show but it’s pretty cool.  It’s like the show COPS…but live.  Some episodes are pretty eventful and others not so much.

The Office – As we have time.

Currently Reading

The Purpose Driven Life – I was looking for a devotional to start the new year off with and this fell into that category.  So far I’m definitely not disappointed!

I’m also waiting for the audio book of Of Mess and Moxie, by Jen Hatmaker to become available through our library’s online program.  I like to listen to podcasts and audio books on my commute to and from work.

Currently Making/Baking

Apple Crescent Dumplings (recipe here).  I made these for Thanksgiving and have the ingredients to make them again.  They are pretty darn yummy!

Current Obsession

Kind Breakfast Bars.  I found out early on that Gryffin was senstive to dairy and since I’m still nursing dairy is out for me too.  These make a great dairy-free, on the go breakfast!  I have one every single morning with my one little cup of coffee. :)

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I hope you all had a wonderful weekend and are having a great January!