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I think I first met Emily through swing dancing. She's also a girl Boy Scout (so much more so than me!) and she's married to my best friend's (Note: I miss you Anne Marie!) younger brother. As for Emily's blog, Keepers of the Orb ? It is fantastic. Like, really fantastic. She started drawing comics to chronicle her first pregnancy. It is hilarious and cute and filled with very accurate, non-glamorous glimpses into life as a mother. I am excited to an embarrassing degree to have one of her comics on my blog. If you're a mom, or a mom-to-be, her blog is a must read! This comic is currently resonating with me right now! • • • • • • • • • • Hi everyone! I’m Emily from Keepers of the Orb , an illustrated blog about my adventures in parenting. I’m a mom of two girls, Lucy and Amelia, who provide me with no end of comic material. I’m so excited to be doing a guest post for Tiffany, whose blog is so full of sweet and stylish morsels (like Joseph!). When I was a k...

At the risk of sounding like a broken record, Stephanie and I met via the Cara Box Exchange . It was so much fun to get to know her and connect with her. Aaaaand, she went to Clemson (which is just about 30 miles down the road from me). Y'all, sweet Stephanie is having a little baby soon. So right after you read this, head over to her blog to see all the cute photos of her belly and baby clothes and all the fun stuff that comes with being a mom-to-be. :) • • • • • • • • • • Hello! My name is Stephanie, and I blog over at Finding My Yellow . I blog about being an Army wife, a soon-to-be mom, my two boxers, and the crafts that distract me from all that life brings. I hope to see you over there sometime! I hope that Tiffany is enjoying her trip! Thanks for letting me take over for the day. I don't know about yours, but my grandparents always provide me a good chuckle. Here are just a few of examples of things they have said over the years. When my grandma...

Tracie is another friend met via Cara Box . (Seriously, I miss that exchange!) If you love GIFs and funny photos, you will certainly love Tracie's blog , it's very fun and lighthearted. Also, she recently got married (congrats!) and she was a stunner in that dress, so go check those photos out as well. ;) Fun fact about Tracie, she was the only person (other than Mike and I) to know any detail about Joseph's name before he was born. Because she made him the cutest blanket with a J on it! • • • • • • • • • • Hey guys! I’m excited to be over here while Tiffany is away. I’m Tracie from Tracie Everyday and I can’t wait to hear about Tiffany’s trip, where baby J gets to meet his [great] grandma for the first time! When Tiffany told me she wanted a little snippet focusing on grandparents I knew exactly which tidbit I wanted to share. But in order to do that, I have to let you guys in on a little secret… I was a bed wetter. Legit until I was like 6. I was fine during ...

Lacey is a friend. Like, in real life friend. I've known her for a few years and I've loved her blog, So Every Day, for as long as I've known it has existed. I love her voice and her honesty. Aaaaand, she and her family just got back from a fabulous road trip to all places Laura Ingalls Wilder. So, you should probably hightail it over to her blog and read all about it. Because seriously. The little house books were my childhood addiction! • • • • • • • • • • It's outdated. Printed first in 1931. The Searchlight Recipe Book. The category tabs are frayed and browned from age and finger-turning.  It was my grandmother's cookbook. And her diary too. Scrawling pencil lines scratched across the copyright page and beside the fish section. A memory of Thanksgiving past right beside the recipe for horehound candy. It's a gift. And a memory. A treasure. Because I don't possess scads of those with my grandmother. I don't know lots about h...

I'm up in Michigan visiting my grandmother. While I'm away from my little blog, I thought I'd have some of my favorite bloggers share some of their memories about their grandparents. First up is my sweet friend Megan. She's not a blogger, but she's a fabulous Instagrammer ( @megharks32 ) and the mother of the cutest little girl around. We "met" when we were paired together for a Cara Box exchange . I'm so happy to have her share on my blog today! • • • • • • • • • • I just want to say, thank you for thinking of me, and asking me to do this! I have very fond memories of both sets of grandparents. Some of my fondest memories are from spending time with my mother's parents on a small farm in Sumter, SC. It was way out in the middle of nowhere, a small brick house surrounded by tall pine trees with a circle driveway that would go all around the house. At the time when I was 7 years old, this place seemed huge and very different from the suburb...

 Everyone loves to splurge once in a while, especially on an item you’ve been waiting for or really “can’t live without”. But as a young woman living in a big city, saving instead of spending money is much more often on my mind. This spring, I decided that I would pick one splurge-worthy item, and save money wherever I could in order to make this purchase. I’ve had the same purse for years, and now that I’m getting older and hoping to come across as a bit more professional, I think it’s time for a grown-up bag, from a real designer instead of a semi-pricey knock-off that may only last a season. Here are my top five tips on how I will save money this season in order to splurge on my long awaited, and much-needed, “adult” purse.  [ source ] 1. Canine Cash  I’ve always been a dog-lover, but as a busy student, I don't have the time to devote to a full-time pet. In order to get my puppy fix, I decided to start dog walking and pet sitting for my friends and even pr...

Hey! It's a SMP guest post! "I wore a cute outfit to work today. My co-workers were commenting on it and saying how cute it was, so I got Karen to take pics of me with her phone. I thought you’d like that. :)" ~Stargirl Skirt: XXI Top: Charlotte Russe (Thifted) Shoes: Mossimo Tights: Assets Belt: Apt. 9 (I think. It’s from Kohl’s anyway)