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Since we moved into this house in 2019, I’ve had big dreams for her big girl bedroom. Pink was an obvious choice while she’s still so young, but I went with a much warmer pink than I did in her nursery, and I DID let her choose from the paint swatched I brought home. (*It’s
Organic? Non-toxic? Plastic free? Affordable? YES PLEASE! I stopped using conventional lotions years ago and switched to almost only coconut oil to moisturize my body. In my pregnancy with Lillian I grew pretty big and gained a lot of weight during a Winter pregnancy. So coconut oil was definitely on my list of Top 5
As our sweet little Lillian grew from babyhood to toddler life we did the standard transition tasks, like baby gates, dropping the mattress down, and my husband adorably anchoring all the furniture to the wall. We did have to remove the gorgeous starburst mirror from over her changing table until she recently because she kept
Lillian Caroline Baby girl is officially not a baby anymore! Two years old equals toddlerhood and I can say her age in years instead of months. Last year for her first birthday I went all out! Venue, invites, custom cake, decorations, photographer… the works. But this year, I kept it super simple and sweet, with
Happy Holidays from the Henesy Family in our matching pajamas! I really wanted to do the matching family pajamas pics last year, but I went with a dressed up, modern studio session for our first official Henesy family holiday card. So I already knew this year what the plan was! Yep, we did the fam
Living in a 1400 square foot house, built in 1942 means I have to make very conscious space planning and decor decisions. With the addition of my daughter to the Henesy house, my life, my world and my work space naturally changed drastically. Didn’t take a baby swing and Pack ‘n Play into account when I
DIY Blackberry Dye Last summer I started experimenting with all natural and organic dyes that come from Mother Nature. Baby onesies are perfect garments to dye and experiment with! Baby will only wear for a few months, will mostly like be stained by other foods, and why not add colors into baby’s basic white onesie
It’s officially November and officially the Holiday season! I love getting the house all cozy and cute as the cold weather creeps in, and every year I make more Christmas crafts to add to my Holidecor. This year I tried out and tied up a Scandinavian inspired rope wreath. It is super quick, pretty easy
Easy Macrame Hanging Planters Months ago, while I was very pregnant and putting the finishing touches on Lillian’s nursery, I decided I was going to try my hand at macrame hanging planters. After searching around on Google and Pinterest, I still couldn’t find the kind of simple tutorial I was in need of. I found
A year or so ago, I remember coffee scrubs being all the rage on Instagram. I was also working from home for the first time and making my own coffee in the French press every day. Day after day I threw out the used grounds. Being the modern hippie that I am, I wanted to
One hot August night, in the midst of the humid Chicago summer, I met Gregory. On the evening of his birthday, not too far from Wrigley Field, our paths crossed and our love was sparked! I asked to see his ID as proof that it was indeed his birthday, but really as an excuse to
Lilac Morning Memorial Day morning I woke up way too early and was entranced by the amazing Wisconsin weather. The early sun was shining, energies were swirling and I wanted to celebrate how much I loved living in my life…. I decided to grab my camera and head out to shoot the giant lilac bush
