It has been quite some time since I posted anything. As for most, it’s been a crazy few months. For us, on top of the all the things going on in the world, we have had some major life events (both good and bad) in our own little world. Here is what we have been up to lately.
Our Latest Store Hire:
Back when I announced I was pregnant, I said I was taking some time off of working with design clients and focusing solely on my online store. Then a little thing called COVID-19 hit and forced everyone to stay home. For a lot of people, I think that sparked the desire to update their spaces, because the shop has been very busy with orders!
With a newborn and a five year old, time is my most precious asset right now, so I have hired a seamstress to take over the pillow orders. It has made a huge difference! Less stress, faster production, and better quality! I have lots of big ideas for the shop and this will allow me to work on the business, rather than just working on orders.
Our Newest Addition:
In early May, we welcomed Chloe Ann Wright to the Family. She is absolutely prefect (including giving me 8 hours of sleep at night!) and I can’t believe she is 11 weeks old already!
Chloe also has the best big sister ever. It seems like she grew up over night and it blows my mind that she turned 5 year old this month!
Our Latest Home Project:
With Chloe on the way, we didn’t plan any vacations this year. Then COVID hit and we knew we would be stuck at home all summer. So we decided to focus our next home project on our pool cabana to create a little “staycation” retreat in our backyard. It is 60+ year old building next to our pool that was in need of a lot of work. This is what it looked like when we moved in last year:
At the beginning of July, Ryan had a scare at work when one of his employees tested positive for COVID. It was a very anxious couple of days awaiting Ryan’s test results, especially with a 7 week old baby at home! Thankfully he tested negative as well as everyone else in his company. Out of precaution, he worked from home for a couple weeks, which was great because he had a lot of extra time to work on the cabana! The project has moved pretty quickly, and I hope to have everything wrapped up in the next week or two. If you ask Ryan, it is already complete because the TV is hung. I however, have to make it pretty now! This will include a fun tile on the bar, fans, rugs, furniture, pillows, and stuff on the walls.
Our Saddest Goodbye:
The day before Cameron’s 5th birthday, we had to say goodbye to our best friend, our first baby, Marley. I can’t even type this without bawling. He gave us 15 great years and it was a very peaceful goodbye at home that included a lot of bacon. It has been 3 weeks now and it still hurts so much. If you check out my Instagram, you can read my post about him. Make sure you check out the salmon post too!
A few months ago, Cameron made “family bracelets” for all 5 of us. He wore his when we said goodbye.
What’s Up Next:
The goal is to get back to working on my plans for the store. I also want to post more often, including what I have been cooking lately. Our garden has done really well this year and I have lots of recipes to share using the fruits of our labor!
My main goal though, is to soak up the rest of the summer before school starts (whatever school even looks like this year!) So you can find me with Ryan and my girls, relaxing by the pool, in the new cabana! I will share more soon…
