joy in motherhood, homemaking, faith & simple living
There’s very little I personally remember about Maxwell’s birth. Sometimes it makes me sad to not have those memories, but I know they live forever embedded in Zack’s heart, and that is good enough for me. After a very long labor I was wheeled away for a c-section, and shortly after that I remember the… [Read More]
Next week Maxwell and I will be our our very first airplane as a Mama + Baby duo, and honestly I’m a little excited! He’s such a calm, happy, cuddly baby that I don’t have any doubts [OK, at least not too many] about our in-air travels. We’re flying to Colorado where we’ll meet up… [Read More]
Friday was a hard day. Zack + I had plans to go to Starbucks for a morning coffee date. I was really looking forward to staring at his handsome face and sippin’ on some hazelnut froth, but of course the night before I stayed up extra, EXTRA late finishing up some Gussy work. Friday morning… [Read More]
This giveaway is now closed. Congratulations to the winner, Teri! We’ve sent you an email, please check your inbox for details on claiming your beautiful new ring :) ^ Aquamarine ring from Delezhen Today I’m excited to bring to you a giveaway from our fabulous featured sponsor, Delezhen. Masha creates the most gorgeous jewelry. I… [Read More]
One thing I was sure to note from this past weekend: The laziest of days with family are the best of days. This entire holiday weekend was such a blessing to our family. Zack had a couple of extra days off of work and it’s amazed me, both of us!, at how grand this has… [Read More]
yeowwww! — let’s celebrate my birthday together, shall we??! In celebration of blowing out 28 sparkly birthday candles on July 5th we’re having a “BUY 1, GET 1 50%” off sale on all items inside the Gussy shop. That means you can snag a Gussy ruffle for you + a friend, finally get the inside… [Read More]
Bright Eyed and Bushy Tailed Children’s Fox tee from The Printed Palette | Mr. Fox medium zip pouch from Gussy Sews | Foxes // Mixed Notecards from River & Bridge + + + Yeowwwww, Happy Wednesday! Also known as Happy day before the Forth of July, also known as two days before my birthday!… [Read More]
It’s no small task being Maxwell’s main provider during the day along with running a handmade shop online. It’s taken me a handful of weeks to really figure out the best way to do this — and many of you have asked me, “How do I juggle working with being a stay-at-home-mom?” My best answer?… [Read More]
Our friends over at Brickyard Buffalo have collaborated with us to offer a Gussy Sews item at a uber low price. This week only we’re selling an exclusive print, the Abstract Aztec medium zip, for only $14.99 — that’s over 30% off, yeow! We’re so excited to be sharing this deal with you. What makes… [Read More]
Side note: as I wrote this post I have crazy, freshly-highlighted curls blowing around from the fan near our front door. It’s still pretty warm in our apartment. Zack walked past me and mentioned quickly, “you look like one of ‘those’ bloggers as you sit in your mustard chair with your glasses on and laptop… [Read More]
