Today I'm tired - but not because the usual 16 pound reason. Little Piper Grey sleeps 10-11 hours a night now - which is glorious. So evenings are when we clean, catch up on garbage TV (like the train wreck that is Bachelor in Paradise), attempt a workout, or catch up on the tragedies happening in the world.
Author: Adrianne Buckley
Hello, friend! I’m Adrianne Buckley, housewife and homemaker-in-the-making learning to roll with the punches while likely cleaning up spilled punch. I hope you can laugh with me, laugh at me, commiserate and leave knowing you’re not alone on the hot mess express. Cheers!
Buy one, get one. Baby.
That's just what we did. We paid for one, and my poor (now literally and figuratively) husband ended up with two babies. Let's back up, shall we. The tiniest Buckley, Piper Grey, arrived promptly on her March 2 due date at noon. She's a punctual little gal - much like her father - not a [...]
I’ve Fallen and I Can’t Get Up
While clumsily sliding into my orthopedic Vans to accommodate my swollen feet and Bachelor Ben Higgins -worthy, transitory cankles, I worried this morning that I wasn't going to be able to get back up in my closet - seriously considering if I was going to have to spend the entire Friday on the floor with dust-collecting Dry Clean [...]
Let there be shelves
Thanks to Pinterest, no wedding extravaganza, engagement photo-shoot (did these even exist before Pinterest?), winter wardrobe, home-decor effort, or nursery will (or can never) be sub-par ever again. PS - WordPress really wants me to correct sub-par to Subaru. Not happening, WordPress. What goes in a nursery? Pinterest B.C. - Crib, glider, changing table, baby dresser, diapers. [...]
Be Nice to Me, My Wife is Pregnant
We've entered into the homestretch of this pregnancy triathlon - and with 77 days left on the burner, I'm ready to award my husband with the Medal of Honor for the incessant foot rubs (can't even call them feet - they're summer sausages) and the erratic, constant food runs (Japanese, no...Olive Garden, no...chocolate milk). Not even Caitlyn [...]
The Crack Pot
That's how my Samsung Galaxy phone auto-corrected my 'crock-pot' text to my mom - so that's what we're calling it. Good job, Galaxy. It's day three of Hurricane Joaquin and his dismal rain-dump here in South Carolina. I complain occasionally about living 12 miles from downtown Columbia - and having to drive 'into town' to [...]
Slow Love Blinks
My husband and I run a small zoo in our house with two wayward rescue cats and an exceptionally large, capricious pup. So naturally, our daily routines are littered with animal-antics that make for an entertaining backdrop. Our black cat, Kippy, is by far, the oddest fella in the bunch. Switching gears. Tye and I met six [...]
Bump Ahead
Well... we're pregnant (well, I'm pregnant, Tye helped ). 18 weeks to be exact. Baby Buck will make his or her grand appearance early March - and later this month, we'll actually know what "the Baby" is. You know what that means. Time to shop (well, shop more - for smaller things). And we'll be able [...]
Steer Clear of Approval Junkies
“True humility is not thinking less of yourself; it is thinking of yourself less.” Humility is a virtue we admire in others and desire most in our family members, closest friends, and confidants. Unlike pompous people, the humble are a breath of fresh air. Unlike approval junkies, the humble are low maintenance and approachable. Though [...]
First Comes Love, then Comes…
Yard-work. You thought 'baby,' right? Wrong. In order to keep a human alive, one must be able to keep basic nature alive. So we're 557 days into marriage, and the life lessons are "killing it" - or rather, killing our grass. All of it. Our front yard is the size of an 10' x 8' rug (way [...]
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