Pregnancy Update: Week 16 with Baby Schmieder

Happy Sunday! Sundays mark our weekly tracking so I usually wake up and say Happy Week [Fill in the Blank] to Dan. And today marks Week 16! Baby is the size of an avocado. Since I announced last week and I am just so blown away and grateful for everyone’s kindness and interest, I thought I’d start doing weekly updates…

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Get the Look: Our Holiday Bedroom Decor

I posted this photo of our bedroom decorated for the holiday on Instagram Friday night and I just can’t believe the response from ya’ll! So many questions about where we got things (even though you can find it all in the liketoknow.it app here), I thought I’d share direct sources here! Keep reading…

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2017 Gift Guide: Winter Essentials

And we’re back with another (favorite) gift guide of mine. The winter essentials anyone living in or visiting a cold climate could need! See? Here’s me in Quebec City modeling quite a few of them! I basically look like this from January through February. I get emails and insta messages all the time from people moving to or visiting Chicago…

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Our Entryway Before and After

Here it is – our entryway! I absolutely love this space with it’s original 1887 staircase (that our guests sometimes question will collapse as they near the top… we don’t think it will!). I love the long banister and the curve at the top of the stairs. And the vestibule right when you walk in keeps so much of the…

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