I’m honored to be styling with Old Navy the next couple of months.
I grew up in Cache Valley, UT + still remember when Old Navy opened.
It was the first big deal store I can really remember
+ once I found out about Santa (6th grade)  it was our go to on Black Friday
for Christmas Eve jammies.
A good 20 years later with 3 boys + a husband of my own – – – here I am.
Honored, truly! Continue reading “Shopping at Old Navy as a Boy Mom”

This weekend was easy. Not easy like squeezy, easy like no plans. SIMPLE.
It rained a bunch, that ruined our Lagoon plans.
But having no where to go sure felt nice. || OUTFIT LINKS ||
JONAH: TIE | BUTTON UP | SKINNY JEANS | SHOES
JACK: SWEATER (on sale for $6) | JEANS | LOAFERS
JON: BLAZER | SLACKS | SHOES
GINGER: DRESS | SHOES old SIMILIAR | LIPSTICK
RIGG: BLAZER | BUTTON SHIRT |  PANTS | SHOES | BACKPACK

It’s fascinating to watch which trees bloom in our neighborhood first.
I bought a bunch of pre-cut fruit at Smith’s when the boys dropped me off to run in for milk.
No idea how happy it made me until I didn’t have to cut a lick of it for Sunday dinner. We were on time for Church, but we forgot it was Fast Sunday. Whoops.
We had the most bomb Roast we’ve had in a looong time.
Not too dry + the carrots to potatoes ratio was spot on. BOOYA!
We started this no eating in the car thing + it’s seriously
cut back on our eating out issue basically in half? INSTANTLY!
Didn’t realize we aren’t as addicted to fast food as I thought?
MORE the connivence of being on the go with a car to prove it. #momlife

Heyyo neighbors, we’re the Parrish’s.
Do you mind if we stop by our lot maaaaybe once or twice a day?
Or dance in the street?

Continue reading “Welcome to the Neighborhood”

Rigg got strep a couple of weeks back + we’ve slowly passed it through the family. Jack is just finishing up. It gets passed around + around + around. Mo works at Instacare + she warned me about this. The sharing of the dang STRAWS will be the death of us. I buy WaterWipes in bulk + keep a pack in each main location so I don’t have to lug them around all day every day. One in the van, one in the diaper bag, one in the bedroom, one in the kitchen, etc. I’m all about that Mom Hack. In fact, WaterWipes contain 99.9% water & a drop of fruit extract and are the World’s Purest Baby Wipes, which I feel is a metaphor for how I try to share my life with you guys on here – – -pure, stripped back + sometimes helping to clean up the messes of motherhood.

I’ll hand it to him, when screen time isn’t an option, Jonah comes up with the most random balllllin (Jon’s words) ideas. He was jazzed to race his laundry basket down the block with Siri on the timer. ‘Twas all fun + games until the wheels buckled on us. Wooooof.

Brace yourself, the next half of the blogpost is brought to you by lack of sleep, a humbled heart + a mother who is just trying her best to be a good human. Even with our boys growing up + not really being a “new” mom anymore, I am constantly learning things that I hadn’t learned with each boy.  Life is full of moments that make me feel like I am a being born as a parent again, which really relates to the message behind WaterWipes. “When a baby is born, a parent is born. You guys can check out their awesome video here. 

I keep things pretty surface level around here. But if there’s something I’ve learned over the years, it’s power in vulnerability. This isn’t really a secret, but it’s something that has really helped me work through some sticky stuff in life + I’m happy to report that I’m really feeling like I’m getting somewhere. I feel more comfortable in my own skin than I ever have in my whole life.  I’ve been working with the world’s most incredible life coach to develop tips for myself to not be swallowed by my feelings. Or lack thereof. Without getting too deep into the why’s, I want to focus on Jonah. Gosh I love that kid. I can’t type without crying. We schedule meetings + conversations while J is in school, but he caught the tail end on the way home from last week  + I’m still a bit torn on a couple of things:
1. Do you talk about hard things in front of your kids? With your kids? Or is personal life personal?
2. Do you think you should?
Gahh maybe don’t answer either of those – – – mostly just food for thought.

“I’ll be your friend if yours aren’t nice.” JONAH age 6

He woke up yesterday + that was the first thing he said to me. I loved him for it, I love him for it, + I want to remember it forever. He’s asked me once a day if “I’ve done something nice for a friend yet?”  Which is interesting because I don’t necessarily ask my kids this per say? But I did have a heart-to-heart with him after he overheard the conversation I just mentioned after school.  He recognized that my feelings were hurt + I guess came to the conclusions that the quickest way to make your feelings feel better, is to go help brighten someone else’s day? Like duh. 
BUT IS HE OLD ENOUGH TO PUT THE PIECES TOGETHER?
Probably. But I refuse to take credit here. His heart is in a place where I strive to live my life. His lens sees the simple meanings. His lens is always pure.
Motherhood sure is beautiful. But how the heck am I supposed to get it right when I have my own crap to work through? Maaany hats, I tell you what.

That’s enough unloading for today. But the one other thing that I’m certain about at this point in my life is this: Jack’s rat tail. That thing makes us smile all day long
Thanks for being here, thanks for listening. Welllll, reading. Hope you always know how much I appreciate you!

xx, Ginger

This post is sponsored by WaterWipes. All opinions expressed above are my own +not those of the company.