M. DIGEST - THE DESIGN BLOG

It took 4 years (and a pandemic) but my husband, D, finally let me have creative control over his office. Scroll to see his DIY home office transformation. We’ve been in our house since 2016 and I’ve been transforming it since day one. It was a sea of red, yellow and orange but there was […]

Sunday is an intentionally slow day for me–I try to balance productivity with rest. So, I spend about 45 minutes getting ready for the upcoming week so Monday through Friday aren’t anymore hectic than they already are. Here’s my 45 minute Sunday routine to get ready for the week. Pack the baby’s clothes Getting a […]

Decorating Harper’s nursery was one of my favorite, and equally challenging, parts of the pregnancy journey. While I loved putting everything together, I was bummed about not being able to shop in-stores for her stuff. COVID-19 robbed me of that opportunity but online reviews saved me! If an item didn’t have reviews, I didn’t buy […]

Denial: noun, the action of declaring something to be untrue. When I lost my vision again in July 2013, I instantly knew that going to the neurologist meant a diagnosis. What’s that famous saying? Ignorance is bliss. Well, I was in complete bliss about my health from July 2012 to July 2013 but, a big […]

Shock: noun, a sudden upsetting or surprising event or experience. I’m going to get a little personal with y’all in this blog post series as I share the shock of being diagnosed with MS. Before I jump in, let me tell y’all what Multiple Sclerosis is. Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an unpredictable disease of the […]

Start trying for a baby. See a positive pregnancy test. Excitement. Nervousness. Celebration. Unsolicited advice. All of this accurately sums up my experience of transitioning to becoming a new mom. But, there was one piece of unsolicited pregnancy advice I needed but didn’t get. The joy D and I felt when we saw the positive […]

Covid has made me get creative at home so I tried my hand at setting up a quick and easy hot chocolate bar and it came out better than I thought. Check out how I did it and what I used, along with some links if you’re interested in setting one up too. Before I […]