The weeks have flown by and I’m deep into my third trimester at this point. It’s finally hitting me that baby will be here NEXT MONTH! It’s overwhelming, exciting and surreal all at the same time. Here’s the lowdown on the third trimester of my first pregnancy…
Category: Lifestyle
25 Things I’m Prioritizing in my 25th Year
I’m officially 25! I can’t believe that I’ve made it to this insane milestone…it seems like just yesterday that I was swooning over teenage crushes, trying to figure out my career goals and daydreaming about what it would be like to be a grown up someday. But now I’ve got a firm foothold in my …
Birth Story: Lilah Mei-Li Chiu
Hi friends! It’s finally time to share Lilah’s birth story with the world…before she was born I loved reading birth stories and now I finally have my own to share! In the weeks leading up to Lilah’s birth I’d been (understandably) freaked out by the prospect of labor. People kept telling me to resist the …
Motherhood: A Life Update
Hi friends! It feels like it’s been forever since I posted an update here, but today I’m in the mood to talk about motherhood. These days I barely have time to check off all my to-do items in a given day, let alone time to write. But baby is napping, and I’ve learned that when …
Productivity For Moms: How I Approach My Goals
Productivity is important to me. Like everyone else, there’s so much I HAVE to do in a day and so much I WANT to do in a day. Nearly a year ago I set some big goals for myself. But since having my 10-month-old I constantly find myself wondering: how can I stay productive as a …
10 Things No One Tells You About Cabin Life
Ah, cabin life…Instagram makes #CabinLife look like utter bliss.
Financial Independence 101: How to Figure Out your Monthly Bare Minimum
I’m not a huge numbers person–math was never my thing in school and I don’t enjoy crunching numbers and cranking formulas all day long. But I do enjoy budgeting and finding ways to cut costs. It’s always been like a game to me; figure out how to live on the least amount possible while still …