tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-59544820514610341522024-03-16T02:17:35.053-07:00i believe in unicorns.marcusanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07643244719307443436noreply@blogger.comBlogger934125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5954482051461034152.post-962108435565110992018-12-31T16:10:00.000-07:002018-12-31T16:26:37.560-07:00Birth Story: Simon Atlas <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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After my OB basically guaranteeing that I'd go into labor before Christmas (based on my dilation+effacement+baby size), you can imagine how ready I was when it was almost a week post Christmas and I was still very much pregnant (I know, I shouldn't have believed her, but I did!). After my 38 week ultrasound (only the 3rd I'd ever had) they adjusted my due date from Jan. 3rd to Dec 31st. Not only was that exciting because that was 4 less days that I might not be pregnant but it would also be nice for the taxes ;).<br />
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I had an OB appointment on the 30th with Wendy a Nurse Practitioner I had never met (but really liked). She checked me and was going to strip my membranes, but there was nothing to strip. She said he was so low, I was 100% effaced, dilated to a 4 and was watching me have somewhat regular contractions right there on the table, so she thought I should go to the hospital right away.<br />
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I smiled and nodded and got myself dressed. I didn't feel like I was anywhere near having the baby, so I had no intention of checking myself into the hospital just yet. I knew the longer you're at the hospital, the quicker (and potentially more) interventions they would try and introduce and I was aiming to go for as long as possible without interventions. I was pretty sure I wasn't going to go natural this time around, but I wanted to know how bad it got so that if I ever did want to try natural I would have some idea of what I was signing up for.<br />
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As we walked out to the car, Marcus started saying how we needed to run home and get the bag and get Poppy squared away, and then I told him that I wasn't going to the hospital. He wasn't so excited about that idea. I reminded him that I had written out a birth plan and he had agreed to support me on it and that one of the points was that I was going to labor out of the hospital for as long as I could. On the car ride home, I had to actually call and cancel the prenatal massage I had scheduled, in hopes that it would put me into labor, because I already WAS in labor!<br />
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We went back to my mom's house where my two sisters were and told them that it looked like I was in real labor and would probably have the baby pretty soon! It was exciting, but also I felt very calm. "Too calm," as Marcus would put it.<br />
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He was going crazy all day. He couldn't understand why I wasn't freaking out and why I wasn't listening to the NP's advice and going to the hospital. I told him that if this is what labor felt like, then I was just fine with having him right there in my mom's bathtub, but that what I really thought was that it must get a lot worse than this, and when it does, then I will know it's time to go!<br />
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My sisters were headed out to do some shopping at Tempe Marketplace and since I wanted to do some walking to hopefully get things going, I decided to come along. Marcus, of course joined too.<br />
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The sisters shopped, but Marcus and I just kept walking and walking. I was feeling the contractions much more and didn't feel like browsing and sharing pleasant conversations--haha. He kept asking me, "Can we go now?" "How about now?" Eventually he stopped asking, but his quiet frustration was almost worse. By that evening, the contractions seemed to spread out, which was really discouraging, but I thought, at least I'll be able to get a good nights rest...<br />
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At 3AM I woke up with STRONG contractions. I got ready while Marcus slept, because I couldn't sleep and I wanted to make sure they were real and timeable. I couldn't believe how calm I felt as I floated around the house getting things in order. It was like time was going slow and fast all at once and that I was really just watching myself from outside my body. It's hard to explain, but Marcus stayed asleep until I was ready and sure this was the real deal. I whispered that it was time for him to get ready and then we could go. He woke up in total shock--first because it was really happening and second because he couldn't believe he slept through all of it. I tried texting my sister Heidi who flew in from Utah to be with us in the room for delivery as support, but she wasn't responding, so when we took Poppy over to my mom's, I snuck down into the basement and whispered that we were heading over and that we'd text her once we got closer.<br />
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Of course, she couldn't sleep after that and ended up at the hospital not long after us.<br />
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When we got to the hospital, the contractions were much more uncomfortable. It took a little while to get checked in. They had me in a little side room to monitor and decide if they'd admit me. When they checked me, I was just a little above a 4 and they said I could go home if I wanted. I was so discouraged and shocked! Why would they send me home!? When the nurse saw my shock, she said she'd go ask the doctor. Then she came back and said I could stay, but would be put in a room they usually just use for storage because they were full. I told them I didn't mind a bit, but that I didn't want to go to my room yet, I wanted to keep walking. They said that was fine. Just then, my sister, Heidi showed up. She snapped a few pictures of us walking the hallways and then settled in our room and waited for us to come there.<br />
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After walking for sometime, I decided to go on with my plan to labor in the laboring tub they have at Banner Gateway. The nurse filled the tub and I got in my swimsuit. The room was quiet and dim, but the water was just luke-warm--not exactly the jacuzzi spa I was hoping for, but it still felt nice to be away from the medical room and with two people I loved in a calming space. At first I laid there, focusing on my breathing, but after about 45 minutes the water was cold, I was in serious pain and I couldn't tell if my uncontrollable shaking was from my dropping body temps or my nervousness, so I decided to get out and dry off.<br />
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To the room to robe-up, use the bathroom and get settled in my very large storage/delivery room. I met some of the nurses, gave them copies of my birth plan and settled in to get checked. At this point I was between a 7 and an 8. Things were getting pretty terrible, but I wanted to wait a little longer. I had grown up with absolutely terrible menstrual pains (read <a href="http://writingrainbows.blogspot.com/2011/01/it-all-would-have-been-really.html">here</a>), some GYNs speculate that I have endometriosis, and my entire pregnancy I was wondering if labor would be anything like that pain.<br />
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Well, it was--pretty much exactly like that, which was partly terrible, because it's probably the worst pain I've ever experience, but it was partly comforting, because it was something I had experienced, and survived. Although, usually with the generous help of my best girl, Midol!<br />
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(I should clarify that the contractions felt like terrible period cramps, the extreme pressure in your nether regions, were much more stressful and unfamiliar...)<br />
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I had told Marcus that I would go without the epidural as long as I wasn't passing out or throwing up (two things that happen to me during my worst periods). I didn't want that to be my memory of delivering my baby. After an hour or so, the nurse checked me and I was at a 9. They kept asking me if I was ready for the epidural (even though my birth plan mentioned several times, that I would ask if I needed it, and I didn't want to be offered, but what can you do?).<br />
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A few minutes after being checked I started shaking bad and throwing up and that's when I knew it was time. My anesthesiologist, Buck, was right out in the hall, ready and waiting. He works with Marcus regularly and Marcus was glad I got him because he knows he's good. I leaned over, trying not to shake too bad. He said I was super easy and it was done in a jiffy. Before getting it, I told him to do the lowest possible dose and he agreed. Within 5 minutes of getting it, I was professing my love for him. And within 10 minutes I was fast asleep. I think I slept for around an hour. I could still feel my contractions when i woke up and the nurse kept asking if I wanted to up my dose and I kept telling her I liked that I could feel them--the edge was taken way off, but I still knew what was going on. I could also feel when I flexed my stomach muscles and could move my feet and legs. I was so happy and wouldn't let the nurse come near the button that upped my dose--it was like she didn't believe me that I wanted to feel something!<br />
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Another nurse came in and checked me and told me it was time to start "practice pushing" they broke my water and I did my first practice push. One or two of those and the doc on call was there telling me it was for reals now. I pushed and I pushed and I pushed and everyone kept telling me how awesome I was pushing and I knew I was doing awesome because I could feel all the muscles I was engaging, but where the heck was my baby!? The contractions were right on top of each other, I had literally no time to take a breath between pushes and I thought the veins on my head were truly going to burst (and so did Marcus). Again and again and again, they kept telling me to keep going, keep pushing. I was so so tired, but I refused to show it because I was so scared the doc was going to say I was too tired and would have to go in for a C-Section. That was my worst nightmare, that and an episiotomy...<br />
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After about 45 minutes of hard back to back pushing, the doc said I was doing everything right, but the baby wasn't coming down. I was too tiny and he was wedged behind a muscle that wasn't budging. She said she needed to do an episiotomy. She then proceeded to tell us how dumb we were for thinking a tear would heal better than a cut. I had done a lot of research on the subject and except in the rare case you're going to tear all the way up, then <a href="http://www.babycenter.com/0_all-about-episiotomy_165.bc">a natural tear always heals better than a clean cut</a>. I was so mad at how she was belittling us. I told her we'd keep trying, but eventually she said she needed to do it and I was too tired to fight it and she promised that as soon as she did, he'd pop right out! I begrudgingly consented, hanging on the promise of him popping right out... <b>He did not.</b> I kept pushing and he was still stuck. Then I tore and tore some more and finally she said the hair was out. It was a lot of hair and it was dark. Then I felt the pressure of him coming the rest of the way and then he was on my chest and <span style="font-size: large;">it was glorious.</span><br />
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He was swollen and pink and healthy and fat and he was adorable. I proudly proclaimed, "We did it, we beat the odds, we had a cute newborn!" And everyone laughed and agreed. Marcus cut the cord once it stopped pulsing and we cried and cried as we looked at our wide awake, super aware little baby boy...Simon.<br />
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After they weighed him (7 lbs 12.5 oz) and got his foot prints, we tried nursing and he took right to it. I was so tired and so happy. He was the sweetest little person and I COULD NOT BELIEVE it was all real. Besides the fact that I pretty much hated the on-call doctor and swore if I ever ran into her on the street, I'd punch her in the face. I absolutely loved my labor and delivery. I've never felt so loved and adored by Marcus and I've never felt so strong and triumphant and I've never loved anything so much in all my life. It was truly glorious. I look forward to nothing about pregnancy. I can candidly say that I hated everything about it other than watching him move inside me. But I look forward to everything about labor and delivery. It was so hard and so tiring and so exhausting and so painful, but it was so empowering and I loved it so much.<br />
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Recovery was a whole other story that I will share some other time. But all I can say, is that it's worth it.<br />
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<b><i>Pinky, pinky promise.</i></b><br />
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Simon's swim lessons, friend BBQ pool parties and family reunions at the lake + an overwhelmed mother of two attention-seeking toddler boys who doesn't have a lot of time to keep up on her shaving desires, don't mix super well--but who wants to miss out on all the water fun? Especially when 115 degrees is the norm?? Not me!<br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Overall, I'd say I'm a pretty low-</span>maintenance<span style="font-family: inherit;"> lady, but the idea of not having to worry about shaving the bikini line for a few weeks straight, sounded like a pretty nice perk this summer. I decided to take <a href="https://clvr.li/2LeCFH0">Waxing The City</a> up on their offer to try out a modified bikini wax. (You can try one too--your first service is 50% off!)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Now I'm kind of a prude when it comes to being naked in front of stranger- haha, I'm going out on a limb here in assuming I'm not alone in that way of thinking. So I was secretly hoping since I was getting a modified bikini wax I wouldn't have to bare it all...I was wrong 😅. BUT my waxer was so chill and didn't make me feel weird at all. Of course, they truly don't care--they chose this profession and have seen it all, apparently they've done over half a million Brazilian! We chit-chatted about life, her engagement, and how it's kind of weird that we all care about body hair anyways. She educated me a little on waxing, but wasn't pushy or salesy at all. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: inherit;">The process stings a bit, but was overall so much better than my first experience at a different salon, where they used much bigger strips of wax and the end result was bloody and bruised hair follicles! </span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: inherit;">At <a href="https://clvr.li/2LeCFH0">Waxing The City</a>, their goal is customer comfort above all--not speed. One wouldn't assume an hour laying naked in front of stranger while they ripped tiny hairs off my body would be relaxing, but I guess that shows you how un-relaxing taking care of two little crazy (cute) boys is! 😆</span><br />
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At the Bagley house we have a few traditional recipes we make every year for both Thanksgiving and Christmas Dinner--when it's our year to spend one of those holidays at the Nielson's, I always make sure my mom saves me a taste because holidays don't feel compete without getting my fill. One is my mom's sausage, cornbread dressing. It's so good that this year, I made it to bring to the Nielson dinner and all the brother-in-laws couldn't stop raving about it. I have a feeling it's going to become part of their tradition too.<br />
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The second is my mom's Cranberry+Cutie Sauce. It's more like a fruit salad, but it's what we use for our cranberry sauce, because, well, once you try it, you'll realize all other cranberry sauces are inferior. Marcus even asked me to make that and bring it to the Nielson's this year too.<br />
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The thing is, we always make up a huge batch so we can snack on it for the rest of the week, but I had an idea on how we could mix it up and use our leftovers to create something new! As they say, <i>variety is the spice of life</i> :)<br />
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One of my favorite summer desserts is fruit pizza--it's a sugar cookie crust with strawberries, blueberries, kiwi, pineapples and oranges. So I thought it would be fun to create a winter version--a cranberry+cutie tart!<br />
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You start off with the sugar cookie crust--use any soft sugar cookie recipe you like--I even used zest from the Cuties in my dough.<br />
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Depending on the size of tart you want, you can form it in large muffin tins, small pie tins or a full size pie! I like a pretty thick crust, so form it about 3/4 inch. Bake until just golden. Let it fully cool, then fill in with about 1/2 inch of the cream cheese, whipped cream filling. Lastly, you top that off with your cranberry+cutie sauce.<br />
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We use the Zyliss food slicer to cut up the pears and apples, but you can do it by hand if you don't have one. Blend up the cranberries in a food processor, nice and fine. Then chop up the pecans with a large knife, or lightly blend in a food processor. Dice up the cuties-- the more cuties the better! Really, the cuties bring such a refreshing, juicy pop to the tart. It was taste tested around the family and all agreed it was a winner!<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Let me know if you give it a try and how you like it. I'd love to hear some of you favorite holiday recipes too!</span><br />
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Before I had Simon I had gotten all the emails and read all the lists on what you needed to pack in your hospital bag and what things you needed at home. I thought I was set, and I figured if there was anything I was missing once he arrived, I'd just pop out of the house and pick it up from the store. Well none of those lists prepared me for the excruciating healing process my body was going to be experiencing the months after delivery. Granted, I had a pretty traumatic situation, and I know some women who are just bouncing around a few days after delivery, like nothing happened, but my advice would be to assume you may not be those women and you may be like me. Unable to get out of bed without your husband hoisting you out. Taking 5 minutes to carefully and gently maneuver your way down the stairs. Carrying your donut pillow/seat with you in the car, to restaurants, to you in-laws and everywhere in between. It was not pretty and it was a very humbling/humiliating time and I feel like a lot of that was because I just had NO IDEA it could be like that--and for so long.</div>
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No matter how wonderfully you recover, your body just went through a hell of a lot. And you'll probably never feel cooler in your life, than when you go through all that and they hand you that amazing and perfect baby at the end. But gosh darn it, your body still has a hell of a lot to do after and so here's an extensive list to make it a little less hard, a little more comfortable, and maybe make you feel a little less awkward talking about those rips and tears and dreaded hemorrhoids that are a lot more common than people are comfortable mentioning.</div>
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<b>I put out a mass question on my IG stories last week and I think I had over 100 answers from woman of things they needed or wish they would have had--here were the most common answers!</b></div>
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<li><b><i>For Healing:</i></b></li>
<li>Witch Hazel Pads--Like Tucks</li>
<li>Peri-bottles in every bathroom (The hospital has them, beg to get sent home with an extra one)</li>
<li>Padcicles (Also from the hospital, these are frozen pads that sooth your poor, sore vagina--hoard these!)</li>
<li>Hemorrhoid Cream--yup, even if you avoided them through pregnancy, there's a very good chance you'll get the joy of experiencing them from all that hard pushing :/</li>
<li>Dermaplast--bluelid (Also from the hospital--ask for extra!)</li>
<li><a href="https://api.shopstyle.com/action/apiVisitRetailer?id=458832912&pid=uid6129-1884873-33">Earth Angels Mama Spray</a> (a natural option)</li>
<li>Capsulized Placenta (didn't try this, but I've heard amazing stories regarding milk supply and mental health)</li>
<li>Mesh Undies from hospital (just keep requesting more while you're there, so you don't ruin all your underwear when you get home!)</li>
<li>Adult Diapers--Depends fit/flex diapers or Depends silhouttes (The pads shift around, so once you're home, I highly suggest just suckin' it up and wearing adult diapers while the discharge is heavy)</li>
<li>Maternity undies (I really want to try <a href="https://www.shethinx.com/products/hi-waist-panties">Thinx</a> brand for when the bleeding isn't so heavy)</li>
<li><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Kieba-Hemorrhoid-Treatment-Hemorrhoids-Pregnancy/dp/B01A5CRM6W/ref=sr_1_3_a_it?ie=UTF8&qid=1485203598&sr=8-3&keywords=donut+pillow">Donut seat/pillow</a> (the swelling, the stitches and the hemmorhoids do not make a comfortable seat, so these keep that area free of pressure, plus you'll look so fancy, requiring a personal pillow everywhere you go!)</li>
<li>Stool Softener/Digestive Support</li>
<li><a href="https://www.tushy.me/">Tushy Bidet</a> (if you're really lucky, those hemorrhoids won't go away for a long time and this is a toilet attachment that keeps things hygienic and irritation free. Europeans have been using these for a looooong time, I'm not sure why we've been so slow to adapt, but I have one, and I attest that they are very cool.)</li>
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<li><b><i>For Breast Feeding/Pumping:</i></b></li>
<li>Warming Pads and freezer packs for sore breasts</li>
<li><a href="https://tubbytodd.com/collections/mama/products/mama-nursing-salve">Nipple Cream</a></li>
<li>Hands-Free bra if pumping</li>
<li>Nursing Basket with Easy snacks and new toys for other siblings (I thought this was such a cool idea, you just pull it out when toddler needs a distraction while you nurse)</li>
<li>Nursing Pads--<a href="https://api.shopstyle.com/action/apiVisitRetailer?id=448143582&pid=uid6129-1884873-33">Lansinoh</a> Brand is my favorite!</li>
<li>Snacks for mama (that can be opened one-handed and aren't loud to chew)</li>
<li>Dry Shampoo</li>
<li><a href="https://api.shopstyle.com/action/apiVisitRetailer?id=533000594&pid=uid6129-1884873-33">Nursing Pillow </a>(your back and neck will experience a whole new level of soreness from nursing, you need all the support you can get!)</li>
<li>Milk Catcher (while you nurse on one side, the other breast will just drip and drip and if you're like me, SPRAY!, so these will catch the extra milk so it doesn't go to waste)</li>
<li>Burp Clothes (both for spit up and for wiping up the milk that drips from your boobs)</li>
<li>Water Bottle that keeps water cold in every room (gotta stay hydrated to keep your milk supply up!)</li>
<li>Comfy nursing chair</li>
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<li><b><i>For Changing:</i></b></li>
<li>Puppy Potty Pads (for boy moms especially--for the first month, S would pee EVERY SINGLE TIME we opened his diaper. We started keeping stacks of potty pads around where we'd change him, we'd throw one under him so when he started to wiz, we could throw a corner over him and avoid the major clean up. I always stick some of these in shower gifts if they're having a boy)</li>
<li>Night Lights</li>
<li>So many diapers</li>
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<li><b><i>For Dressing:</i></b></li>
<li>Compression Belt </li>
<li><a href="https://api.shopstyle.com/action/apiVisitRetailer?id=465025240&pid=uid6129-1884873-33">Maternity Leggings</a> (have these and LOVE them)</li>
<li><a href="https://api.shopstyle.com/action/apiVisitRetailer?id=613527122&pid=uid6129-1884873-33">A robe</a> or <a href="https://shopplainjane.com/">Plain Jane dress</a> (something you can feel cute in for visitors, but still easily nurse in)</li>
<li><a href="https://api.shopstyle.com/action/apiVisitRetailer?id=461718299&pid=uid6129-1884873-33">Slippers</a> without backs (no bending over required)</li>
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<li><i><b>Extras:</b></i></li>
<li>Pre-Written Thank you notes</li>
<li>Frozen Breakfast Burritos/waffles/overnight oats (you get lots of dinners brought in, but not a lot of breakfast options, so something to think about!)</li>
<li>Fresh fruit and veggies (Most of the dinners that were brought to me were delicious, but rich and creamy with not a lot of fresh stuff, so I was majorly craving just a big bowl of cut of fruit or veggies and dip!)</li>
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Comment anything we missed! Happy healing!</div>
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Do you know how much i love having an online community of friends--a group of women from all over the country/world to reach out to for advice and to share things I've learned or am learning with? It's pretty darn amazing, really.<br />
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For a long time I've been dealing with really dry skin (on my face specifically). It manifests itself in flaky skin, lately around my hairline, but in the past, around my nose. Not only is it not good as far as wrinkles, to have ultra dry skin, but it also makes it hard to wear makeup without it accentuating the problem areas.<br />
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So I hoped on IG stories and asked all of you for non-toxic, preferable natural products and solutions you have had success with! I got so many great responses and a lot of other women saying they wanted to hear the suggestions themselves because it's something they're dealing with as well!<br />
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Since asking, I've added a few things to my routine. I'm currently using the Everything Oil by Crude for washing my face, which I like, but don't find it quite moisturizing enough on it's own. But someone said they love using the Crude Bloom oil, after they wash with the Crude Everything Oil. Maybe I'll give it a try.<br />
I also started using Apricot Kernel Oil at night, it's much much less absorbent than the Argan oil I was using, which was dry before I finished applying it, which makes me feel like it's moisturizing better. It's a little much for under makeup, so for the morning I'm trying out the <a href="http://www.ulta.com/boost-your-radiance-reparative-rosehip-seed-facial-oil?productId=xlsImpprod15311039">Julep Radiance Oil</a> (available at Ulta 'til the end of the month).<br />
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So here, my friends, are all of the suggestions I received! Thanks so much for your help!<br />
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You can click on the images to shop the oils, and don't forget to the check out the rest of the list below.<br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">*Someone made the wise suggestion of getting a sample of the Josie Maran Argan Oil at Sephora. I always forget that you can do that!</span><br />
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Several people mentioned that they love anything and everything by <a href="https://api.shopstyle.com/action/apiVisitRetailer?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.beautycounter.com%2Fskin-care%2Foils%2Fhydrating-face-oil.html&pid=uid6129-1884873-33">BeautyCounter</a><br />
Here are some cute small facial oil businesses:<br />
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<li>BabesandBabiesCo <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/449356562/babes-beauty-oil?ref=shop_home_active_1">Beauty Oil</a></li>
<li>H is for Love <a href="https://www.hforlove.com/product/nectar-nourishing-face-oil/">Nectar Nourishing Oil</a> & <a href="https://www.hforlove.com/product/bara-balm-facial-emollient/">Bara Balm</a> --Their branding 😍</li>
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Here are some homemade oil combos that were suggested:<br />
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<li>coconut oil+tea trea+vitamin E oil</li>
<li>20 drops geranium, 20 drops elemi, 10 drops frankincense in a bottle of leven rose</li>
<li>frankincense + fractionated coconut oil</li>
<li>Using Apple Cider Vinegar as a toner</li>
<li>Eating a Tablespoon of coconut oil everyday, she said her favorites are Nutriva and Dr Bronners</li>
<li>my (*cough*least*) favorite suggestion--DRINK MORE WATER!</li>
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Citrus season in Arizona, hands-down, is my favorite time of year. It runs from December to April, which means not only am I eating and smelling one of my favorite tastes and smells on earth, but I also get to do it while enjoying our perfect Winter and Spring time temps!</div>
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Last year we were on a major natural kick (we still are, but most of it has become habit now, so it seems less relevant). So I decided to make all my own Christmas ornaments. I used popcorn, cranberries, and all types of citrus and I loved how it turned out so much I might have cried when we took down our sweet little tree. The citrus garland hanging on the stairs however, stayed up all year! I didn't see any reason to take down something so lovely.</div>
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So while these dehydrated citrus slices make excellent Christmas decor, I won't judge you if I walk in your house in May and see them still hanging around--you'll be in good company.</div>
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To make them, you simple pick out what citrus you'd like to use--pink grapefruit and oranges turn out best in my experience, but I've included lemons and limes in the past as well.</div>
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You then want to cut slices, not too thick or it will take a looooong time to dehydrate, but not too thin or else they'll burn (and you'll end up with some dark brown ones, like I got this year on accident--i didn't hate them though...) I'd say no more than half and inch, probably a little thinner. Pat the slices gently with a towel or napkin to absorb some of the excess moisture. Turn on your over to a low temperate around 125<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">°. </span><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: inherit;">Arrange the slices onto cooling racks and put the cooling racks on cookie sheets--I </span><span style="color: #222222;">recommend</span><span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"> putting similar sized slices together so if your grapefruit take longer than you lemons, you can just removed one tray. Check on them every hour and you can flip them half way, especially if you're not using cooling racks. The house will smell so insane, you'll want to scream for all your neighbors to come take a wiff, so they can share in the </span>euphoria<span style="font-family: inherit;"> that is drying citrus.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222;"><span style="background-color: white;">The slices should look like the majority of the moisture is gone, but not be brown (unless you want some brown ones). When you take them out, let them cool on the racks. They will still be a little tacky, but will continue to dry for the next few days. Feel free to make ornaments or a garland or window charms, whatever your heart fancies, as soon as they're cooled. They look especially beautiful hanging somewhere where they can be backlight by a window, so their colors shine through--you don't have to wait til they're bone dry to create with them!</span></span></div>
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<br />Ashley Bagley Nielsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11360269416092470381noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5954482051461034152.post-76136400743195002672016-12-13T04:30:00.000-07:002016-12-13T04:30:23.479-07:00Christmas Donuts {A New Nielson Tradition}If I'm being honest, there is nothing inheritantly "Christmas-y" about these donuts, as you'll soon realize. There was just something so fun about turning on the Christmas tunes a few days after thanksgiving, opening all the windows and doors and trying out this new recipe with Marcus in the kitchen while Simon and his cousin Lucy played and laughed on the back porch. It made me want to make them at least once a year (although they were so good we already talked about opening up our own gourmet doughnut shop on Main St, so maybe it will be more often than that--haha). Hopefully I remember that beautiful morning memory forever and keep this tradition going.<br />
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Here's the recipe, give it a go!<br />
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<b>Ashley Nielson's Christmas Doughnuts//</b><br />
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<b>1/4 cup scalded milk</b><br />
<b>1 cup room temperature water</b><br />
<b>1 Tablespoon sugar</b><br />
<b>1 Tablespoon yeast</b><br />
<b>--set this mixture aside for about 7 minutes</b><br />
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<b>3 cups flour</b><br />
<b>1 1/2 tsp. baking powder</b><br />
<b>2 Tablespoons sugar</b><br />
<b>1 1/2 tsp. salt</b><br />
<b>--sift together and cut in 1/4 cup cold butter with a pastry blender or fork</b><br />
<b>--add liquid yeast mix</b><br />
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<b>Melt butter and add powdered sugar to taste, dip or brush on donuts while warm</b><br />
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(We tried cinnamon donuts and powdered sugar donuts, but everyone's favorite were the glazed)<br />
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What are some of you fondest Holiday Memories?Ashley Bagley Nielsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11360269416092470381noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5954482051461034152.post-69091039089143437072016-11-03T05:00:00.000-07:002016-11-04T10:04:24.153-07:00Minimalist's Baby Registry with The Baby Cubby<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Since finding out we're expecting boy number two, I've been asking myself what items we'll actually really need. He's due around the same time of year as Simon, so most of the newborn clothes we have should work just fine for him. But a part of me is itching to "prepare" or "nest" so I thought just a FEW new items wouldn't hurt, right?! Of course when I started pursuing<a href="http://www.babycubby.com/"> the baby cubby's</a> beautifully curated website, a "few" turned into a little more than I was expecting and my wishlist got a little out of hand! Oops! Promise I won't buy it all...<br />
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It's pretty rare to find a shop that has so many things you connect with and is free of all the...junk you don't! That's exactly what I found at <a href="http://www.babycubby.com/">the baby cubby</a>, probably because the cubby team is made up of real parents, who know, test and use these products themselves. They know they're the best and safest available, plus they offer free shipping and price matching--EVEN AMAZON! I don't know about you, but I love supporting small businesses over Amazon whenever I can, and when they're price matching, why wouldn't you?<br />
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Here is a group of my very favorites, some are tried and true by me and Simon (like <a href="http://www.babycubby.com/tubby-todd-lavender-gift-set-lotion-and-wash.html">Tubby Todd</a> Natural Wash & Lotion and the machine washable <a href="http://www.babycubby.com/lorena-canals-washable-rug-diamonds.html">Lorena Canal Rugs</a>) and some are new goodies I hope to try out on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/ashleyanielson/">#babyboynumber2</a> come February-- (I got my eye on you, <a href="http://www.babycubby.com/dockatot-deluxe-dock-baby-lounger-sleep-positioner-pristine-white.html">DockATot</a>!)<br />
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I'd love to hear some of your favorite baby items or things you learned about buying for your second child! Did you feel like you didn't get to nest as much?<br />
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Reason's I love this cookie--just cooled from the oven they have this very thin layer of crisp, like a perfectly toasted marshmallow, that up until now has been very hard for me to achieve without the use of Crisco, which I refuse to use. The inside is still a little but gooey while they're still warm, which is delicious, but also rich, so it keeps you from eating the whole patch right away. Because of said gooeyness, they are still perfect the next day and if you can resist the following day after that. They no longer have that crisp skin, but they're still soft and satisfying and now way too easy to eat 3...4 at a time. I also recently tried this Guittard brand chocolate chip after having some troubles with my normal Tollhouse choice and really like them a lot more!<br />
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Both this recipe (a vintage Betty Crocker recipe and that choc. chip brand were recommended to me by friends on SnapChat! Woot woot--love that app more and more each day :))<br />
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Ingredients:<br />
3/4 cup sugar<br />
3/4 cup brown sugar<br />
1 cup softened butter<br />
1 teaspoon vanilla<br />
1 egg<br />
2 1/4 cup all purpose flour<br />
1 teaspoon baking soda<br />
1/2 teaspoon salt<br />
3/4 cup semi-sweet Guittard brand chocolate chips<br />
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Heat oven to 375°<br />
Mix sugars, butter, vanilla and egg in mixer<br />
Combine flour, baking soda and salt in a separate bowl<br />
Mix in flour mixture to sugar mixture, Stir in chocolate chips.<br />
Place rounded Tablespoon sized balls 2 inches apart on cookie sheet and bake for 8-10 minutes until golden brown. Centers will be soft. Cool on pan slightly, then cool on rack.<br />
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*This is my take on this original recipe found <a href="http://www.bettycrocker.com/recipes/ultimate-chocolate-chip-cookies/77c14e03-d8b0-4844-846d-f19304f61c57">here</a>Ashley Bagley Nielsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11360269416092470381noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5954482051461034152.post-48244819310507495452016-06-10T05:00:00.000-07:002016-06-10T05:00:09.285-07:00Involuntarily Falling in Love with Volunteer Park//Downtown Seattle Day Four<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Our last day in Washington, we got ready early and hit up Pike Place again, since the first day everything inside the actual market had already closed. It was just as beautiful as I remembered from last time we were there (and just as crowded too). There are stalls and stalls of giant, colorful flowers for insanely low prices and more fruit and vegetables than you can...shake a stick at--<i>did i just become my mom right there?</i><br />
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It's basically paradise, especially when you get to Sosio's Produce and there are several workers cutting up fresh fruit and insisting you try all their sweet goods. There wasn't one thing I didn't want to buy, but we settles for a bag of tree ripened rainier cherries that blew our socks off! The bag was empty in about 3 minutes...<br />
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We made it to the end of the market just in time to see a rowdy fish throw. It was so much more exciting than I would have imagined, I'm glad I got to witness it this time around.<br />
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After our stroll through the marketplace, we went across the street for some Pain au Chocolat (chocolate croissants) from the French bakery and who was gonna stop us?--A grilled cheese from Beechers!<br />
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We had a few more hours to kill before we had to head to the airport, so we finally hit up Volunteer Park Conservatory, which I had been dreaming about seeing for years. IT DID NOT DISAPPOINT!<br />
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The greenhouse was built around 1912 and is more charming than you can even dream up. I've always been a sucker for greenhouses, but this one may have ruined all other greenhouses in my past and future.<br />
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Simon was being a real treasure (after not napping for 4 days), so we spent the rest of the time letting him run around the beautiful grassy park, doing whatever would keep him happy. It wasn't the worst.<br />
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He ended up making friends with a little boy just a couple weeks older than him, and the boys parent's recommended we grab lunch at Volunteer Park Cafe, just a couple blocks walk away. It was a cute little place on the corner and we split a chicken sandwich. It was really tasty and I regret not getting the baguette with fresh made strawberry preserves--seriously what was i thinking!? If you go, please get it and report back.<br />
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We had a great trip, but I was very excited to get home and back on a napping/sleeping schedule with Simon. In case you were wondering, traveling with a toddler is very very exhausting. Living with a toddler is exhausting, but traveling with one, takes it to a whole new level.<br />
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Until next time, Washington. It was real.<br />
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Day three is Washington was such a good day! We met up with Marcus' brother and had a picnic overlooking the Puget Sound. We spent most of the time down by the water, throwing rocks in with Simon. He couldn't have stayed there doing that for hours and hours and hours!<br />
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On our way back to town, we pulled over at Snowgoose Produce, near Mount Vernon, for a gigantic ice-cream cone of local creamy goodness (Cash Only). It was definitely one of the prettiest farmer's markets I've ever been to. It was one of the highlights of the trip FOR SURE! That whole Skagit Valley is absolutely breathtaking, and my kind of beauty for sure! We drove past a stunning nursery/greenhouse that I still regret not insisting on stopping at--next time we will.<br />
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Then back to Lizzy's where we soaked up the prettiest golden hour in her backyard that's littered in these beautiful flowers and bunnies too! It's pretty easy to see why Liz loves her newish life in the PNW :)<br />
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I've been dreaming about strawberry picking for years. So as soon as we booked our flights I began my search to see if it was the right season--lucky us, most of the U-Pick Strawberry Farms opened the day before we arrived! It was fate, I tell you--My Berry God-Mother was watching over me.<br />
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After waking up and taking part in Lizzy's Traditional Sunday Morning Family Feast (she's a chef and host extraordinaire, we were so lucky!) we drove around in the rain and took in some of Woodinville's beautiful sites, where I saw my first Peony growing in the ground, like a real live flower, y'all! Then down through Snohomish to see the historical homes and out through the countryside of Fobes Hill, where we pulled over and had a nice chat with the cows. Simon did most of the talking and really charmed them with little flowers he so graciously insisted that they smell.<br />
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The strawberry fields of <a href="https://remlingerfarms.com/">Remlinger Farms</a> in Carnation, WA were muddy from weekend rain, but the berries were deep red all the way through, unlike anything you ever find at the grocery store. They were oh so good and Simon, who usually refused to eat strawberries, would hardly let any of them make it into our crate. He was a true mess, but it was the very best mess. There are few things I enjoy more than fruit picking (and eating), and sharing that love with Simon makes it all the better.<br />
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The rain started coming down, so we grabbed a few more berries and paid our bill (cash only, FYI), and headed for the car, where we met a beautiful fawn, as you may have seen on my SnapChat (ashleyanielson), then hit the road to meet up with family for dinner and meet our new little nephew, just about a week old!Ashley Bagley Nielsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11360269416092470381noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5954482051461034152.post-6184012377196650172016-06-07T05:30:00.000-07:002016-06-07T05:30:18.293-07:00I'm mostly here for the cheese//Seattle Day One<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Marcus text me Tuesday and told me he had Memorial Day off--with his schedule that meant a 4-day weekend. We had been talking about taking a trip for months, so we both hopped online and started searching flights for all our favorite destinations.<br />
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We both were dying to go back to Tennessee and look at some properties we had found on Zillow, but the last minute flights there were too high. We then thought it would be great to visit our friends in Texas, but there was flooding. We then remembered all the beautiful pictures Marcus' sister, <a href="http://www.lizzywrite.com/">Elizabeth</a>, had been been posting of her home in Seattle, plus a brand new nephew to meet up there, we decided that was the place! So with a decent price flight and some travel credit, our flights were booked.<br />
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It was definitely the most last minute out of state travel decision we'd ever made, but it was exciting to be so spontaneous. As parents, sometimes it feels like you lose that freedom, but in that moment, we looked Parenthood in the eyes and showed 'em who's boss! I'm so grateful to have married someone who has a love for traveling as deep as my own (and to have family who is willing to take us all in!)<br />
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Simon did pretty well on the flight and we got in town just in time to stop by Pike Place Market to grab some <a href="http://www.beechershandmadecheese.com/">Beecher's</a> Mac 'n Cheese and of course a few samples of the Flagship Cheese (SOOOOOO GOOOD!) Plus we always have to stop in at Bavarian Meats for some real German chocolates.<br />
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It was misty and gloomy and perfectly "Seattle."<br />
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<br />Ashley Bagley Nielsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11360269416092470381noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5954482051461034152.post-49209753759973039662016-05-23T05:00:00.000-07:002016-05-23T05:00:26.196-07:00Santa Monica Dreamin'Just as I was itchin' to get out of Arizona and my sister in law, from Oregon, text me about meeting up with them in California for Spring Break--I immediately text Marcus about getting a day off work so we could make it a long weekend!<br />
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We had the best time, soaking in the breezy ocean weather and loving all the coastal vegetation. It was the first time any of them had met Simon and he loved all the attention he got from his Oregon cousins!<br />
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They're moving to California at the end of the Summer and so we can't wait for many more meet ups!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">I loved the colors in this painting so much. Wouldn't it be so cool to have the money to commission beautiful pieces like this of your family?!</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Simon got a little tired and just kept laying down in the middle of the museum...super clean, I'm sure. <br />His Squad Goals Tee is from <a href="https://www.say.com/collections/all">@SayKids</a>, Bloomers from <a href="http://www.billieblooms.com/shop/alex">BillieBlooms</a>, Moccs from <a href="http://www.littlepineoutfitters.com/collections/baby-moccasins">Little Pine Outfitters</a> and Suspenders from <a href="https://www.etsy.com/transaction/1116890956">TrendyTies</a></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">"Uncle Jason" (my brother) taking art very seriously...</span></td></tr>
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We stayed at the <a href="http://www.hoteloceanasantamonica.com/los-angeles-hotels?_ga=1.240137219.1878451724.1463979190">Oceana Beach Club</a> in a family suite. </div>
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Sleep, you precious, precious ruby. It has always been a gem in my book, but becoming a mom has made me realize how much I took that treasure for granted.<br />
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It took Simon over a year to sleep through the night and there are still times (like three times this week *TEARS*) that he wakes up and will only be consoled by me. We had a hand-me-down mattress that was a high-end brand, but had lost it's luster and was sinking in the middle--we also had a memory-foam topper that drove me crazy. Memory-foam always makes me feel like I'm laying in quicksand or getting eaten by my bed--it's like it sucks you in and then you're stuck!<br />
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Anyways, what I'm trying to say is that we weren't happy with our bed and when you're a parent and sleep is of the utmost importance, you gotta <i>"look at yourself, then make the change!"</i> as MJ put it.<br />
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I'm a part of this wive's group on facebook and had been hearing all these great things about <a href="http://bit.ly/1TPcx79">Tuft & Needle mattresses</a> and I knew they had a showroom in Phoenix, so we made the drive downtown to check it out.<br />
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Their store is so freaking gorgeous and they take you into these mini bedrooms and let you lay on the beds for a few minutes alone then come back and answer any questions you have--NO SALES PEOPLE! They make no commission and don't try and pressure you in the slightest which is nice for easily guilted people like me (AVOID AWKWARDNESS AT ALL COSTS).<br />
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We fell in love with the company for many reasons--they're chill, they're made right over in California, they don't have all the nasty chemicals in them that many mattress companies do, you have 100 nights to sleep on it and if you don't love it, you get 100% of your money back and they help you donate the unwanted mattress to a local organization (SO NICE), there's a 10 year warranty if it feels soggy before then they'll send you a new one, their price-point can not be beat, plus they come in this pretty little box, delivered right to your door, you plop it on your bed, cut it open and BOOM--new, beautiful, crisp white bed!<br />
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They say to give it a week to reach it's full comfort level (it's been compressed to it needs to uncompress completely), but honestly we're on week three with it and I feel like it's even more comfy this week than it was last week, so I don't know--to me it just keeps gettin' better.<br />
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Our overall review is that Marcus loves it and I like it, I had been waking up with a lot of back pain with our old mattress and I never have that problem with the <a href="http://bit.ly/1TPcx79">Tuft & Needle</a> mattress, so that is much appreciated, but it is quite firm--something I like in a mattress, but if you're a side sleepy, which I am about 50% of the time, it can be a little firm on your shoulders and hips--one bonus about this is that it is slowly turning me more into a back sleeper which is supposedly better for both your posture (you're not hunched over all night) and your face (<a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/03/20/sleeping-wrinkles_n_1364925.html">wrinkles</a> and <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/07/31/pillowcase-acne-beauty-myth_n_4372709.html">acne</a> come, in part, from smashing your face on a pillow!) Right now I'd rate it an 8 out of 10, but once they release their pillows that they had in the showrooms, I'm pretty sure that will bump it up to a 9 or a 10 because those pillows were a 28 out of 10, those few minutes I got to spend with one under my head changed my life and when they told me they were still in testing phases and I couldn't take one home with me, I questioned all my belief in the goodness of this earth, because I had finally found pillow perfection and I couldn't have it.<br />
<i>Dramatic, much?</i><br />
<b>They're that good.</b><br />
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Weather's heating up and I'm quickly falling back in love with airy skirts! Here's an easy Spring/Summer outfit to keep you cool and feeling pretty.</div>
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Wearing:<br />
<a href="https://api.shopstyle.com/action/apiVisitRetailer?id=506739629&pid=uid6129-1884873-33">Hat</a>//Forever21 (<a href="https://api.shopstyle.com/action/apiVisitRetailer?id=506739629&pid=uid6129-1884873-33">here</a>)<br />
Shirt//Forever21 (old--similar <a href="https://api.shopstyle.com/action/apiVisitRetailer?id=508536723&pid=uid6129-1884873-33">here</a> and <a href="https://api.shopstyle.com/action/apiVisitRetailer?id=471974202&pid=uid6129-1884873-33">here</a>)<br />
<a href="https://api.shopstyle.com/action/apiVisitRetailer?id=437325182&pid=uid6129-1884873-33">Arrow Necklace</a>//Stella & Dot (<a href="https://api.shopstyle.com/action/apiVisitRetailer?id=437325182&pid=uid6129-1884873-33">here</a>)<br />
Skirt//Old Navy (old--similar <a href="https://api.shopstyle.com/action/apiVisitRetailer?id=515331699&pid=uid6129-1884873-33">here</a>)<br />
Huarache Sandals//Franchesca's (old--similar <a href="https://api.shopstyle.com/action/apiVisitRetailer?id=473085889&pid=uid6129-1884873-33">here</a> & <a href="https://api.shopstyle.com/action/apiVisitRetailer?id=500607470&pid=uid6129-1884873-33">here</a>)Ashley Bagley Nielsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11360269416092470381noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5954482051461034152.post-65952705175454599292016-04-20T22:16:00.000-07:002016-04-20T22:16:45.866-07:00Picnic with Stitched<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I've already begun stressing about how I'm going to survive as a mother when summer hits here in Arizona. Simon and I are both happiest when we're outside exploring nature and enjoying God's creations, but when it's 115+ degrees, it's not even safe to spend more than a few minutes outside (besides the fact that it's completely miserable). But I'm trying my best to enjoy the time we still have before summer gets real. <a href="http://bit.ly/shop_stitched">Stitched</a>, a new custom design quilt company let me try out their service and I designed this pretty little picnic blanket, so we made the most of the cool evening temps and had a picnic on our back patio, both Simon and Poppy thought it was pretty cool and when they're happy, I'm happy :) I think this blanket will be getting a lot of use!</div>
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If you like the quilt I designed or have a design idea of your own, be sure and check out their <a href="http://bit.ly/shop_stitched"><b>kickstarter here</b></a> and see how you can customize your own.</div>
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<b><i>And please share tips how surviving the heat with a kid!</i></b></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">custom puzzle from <b><a href="http://thisandthatetc.bigcartel.com/">this & that etc</a>.</b>//Simon's linen romper found <a href="https://api.shopstyle.com/action/apiVisitRetailer?id=511258261&pid=uid6129-1884873-33">here</a>, moccs found <a href="http://www.littlepineoutfitters.com/collections/frontpage/products/baja-moccasins">here</a></span></td></tr>
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<br />Ashley Bagley Nielsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11360269416092470381noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5954482051461034152.post-25857203388489621072016-04-06T05:00:00.000-07:002016-04-06T05:00:27.723-07:00Angels<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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If you're anything like me, you've had a hard time finding religious pieces to hang in your home that you can make an emotional connection with. While I think there are plenty of beautiful Christian artist, it's rare that I connect with one and think, "I'd love to see that piece everyday, hanging in my home." And then the few times I have thought that, I didn't know how to find the piece or if I could afford such a work! </div>
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A few years ago I learned of the artist <a href="http://www.latterdayhome.com/collections/brian-kershisnik">Brian Kershisnik</a>. I fell in love with his style but didn't think I could actually have any of his art, assuming that it was super expensive. His common usage of hosts of angels made me so happy, as I believe we have ancestors watching out for us, rooting for us, and lifting us up in hard times. </div>
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In comes the discovery of <a href="http://www.latterdayhome.com/"><b>Latter-Day Home</b></a>. A modern curator of unique religious art that speaks to me and is totally affordable! </div>
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I ended up being able to partner up with them to help them style up some of both Brian Kershisnik's art (<a href="http://www.latterdayhome.com/collections/brian-kershisnik/products/b-kershisnik-angels">Angels</a> and <a href="http://www.latterdayhome.com/collections/brian-kershisnik/products/b-kershisnik-she-will-find-what-is-lost-framed-print-no-glass">She Will Find What is Lost</a>) as well as this beautiful picture of Christ by <a href="http://www.latterdayhome.com/collections/j-kirk-richards/products/j-kirk-richards-cristo-clxii">J. Kirk Richards</a>. And they were so generous and offered my followers a giveaway for both you and a friend, so be sure and check on my <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BDqTwCbCoz9/?taken-by=ashleyanielson">instagram, here</a>-- and hurry, I'm picking the winner this week! </div>
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I hope you're as happy as I was to learn about <a href="http://www.latterdayhome.com/">this beautiful shop</a>. Good luck on the <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BDqTwCbCoz9/?taken-by=ashleyanielson">giveaway</a>!</div>
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Happy Spring everyone! We're already hitting temps in the 90s, so it feels like most people's summers round here! I'm not complaining! Spring or as I like to call it, Unicorn Season is my all time favorite here in Arizona. Everything is flowered up and I'm spending as much time as I can outdoors with my little explorer, Simon. I don't know what I'm going to do when it gets to hot to sit out in the grass all day, it's where he's happiest, and in turn, where I'm happiest too! Guess we'll have to plan lots of trips to cooler weather! Where do you live and when's the best place to be there?!</div>
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I always remember people saying, "the first year of marriage is the hardest."</div>
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Marriage came very naturally to Marcus and I. It was just like one day we got to have a really fun sleep over after wanting to have a really fun sleep over for a long time and then we spent the next year living with our best friend and it was just kind of awesome. </div>
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Was it perfect? Did we ever get annoyed or disappointing in each other, I'm sure we did, but overall, I did not share the "first year is the hardest" sentiment. The following 4 years were similar to the first. Yes, some of the newlywed novelty had worn off and there were more annoyance and disappointments, but still I did not find marriage to be something I'd tack in the difficult category. </div>
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<b>Then we had a baby.</b></div>
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The first few weeks were physically..."challenging" just really doesn't encompass it, they were excruciating. My body was traumatized by delivery and I was so exhausted from sleep deprivation, I didn't know how I would ever function again. Marcus was wonderful and seeing him care for me and for our new sweet baby boy was overwhelming. I don't think I've ever felt more loved or loved him more. But time went on and I began to heal and could take care of myself again. He was back at work and while physically things were getting somewhat easier, emotionally they were not so fun. </div>
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I felt a little crazy because I was obsessed with my baby and I was so proud that my body was functioning so well to produce tons of healthy milk that Simon loved, but I was nursing around 20 times a day. Basically all day and all night I had a baby connected to me and I was losing my mind. I accomplished nothing. I was rarely getting ready, we almost never ate at home, I never worked out, I think we went on 2 or mayyyybe 3 dates without Simon in 12 months. E<span style="background-color: white;">ven though Marcus tried to be helpful, I wanted and needed him to do more. I didn't know how he could do more, but I needed him to figure it out, the problem was Simon relied on me for food, comfort, and sleep. He could do none of those things without me. <span style="font-size: x-small;">(He was exclusively BF for around 9 months, he didn't take a paci and he hated to be put down, no bouncy or swing we tried worked, we co-slept until he could crawl and he'd only sleep attached to me. Once we moved him to a crib, he still would only nurse to sleep...)</span> And so deep down the emotional side of me felt mad that I didn't have any time to myself. I was mad at Marcus for not sharing equal responsibility. I was mad at my mom for not being one of those really involved grandmas. I was even mad at Simon sometimes for being a high-needs baby. All the while, the logical side of me knew that the way I wanted to raise Simon for his first year, didn't really allow any of those people to do anything much differently.</span></div>
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So, while I'm sure you're hoping I am going tell you all the things YOU can do differently to not experience what I did or what I'll do differently next time around, here's the conclusion I will give you instead. Motherhood is hard. The first year is hard. And...</div>
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It all passes.</div>
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Your baby turns one. </div>
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They start sleeping through the night or close to it.</div>
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They start sleeping in their own bed instead of yours (Simon around 8 months).</div>
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They stop needed to nurse so frequently.</div>
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They start being able to play in the shower while you take a quick one most days.</div>
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They start being able to sit and play with blocks or look through board books while you quickly swipe on some makeup (at least a couple times a week to remind yourself that you can still look pretty if you really want to.)</div>
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Serious Cold and Flu season ends and you get brave enough to bring them to the gym kids care so you can be alone for an hour and take a fun work out class--and it feels amazing.</div>
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They learn to walk and interact with other kids and so you can sit outside and neighborhood friends will come by and entertain them for a few minutes so you don't have to, and it feels good, even if it's just for 3 minutes. </div>
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They still may not say a word, but they learn to point and make noises that mean something and it's really fun.</div>
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They've been cute the whole time, but somehow they get even cuter.</div>
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They'll still drive you crazy. Sometimes you'll still feel mad. Sometimes you'll still want more alone time than you get. Sometimes your husband still won't be as helpful as you wish and sometimes you'll still be a little too much of a control freak. But you find ways to connect again, and getting more sleep allows you to reason a little better and be grateful that in that whole year they didn't complain about the fact that you ate out almost every night or that you didn't get ready as often as you once did, and turns out you still really like the person you married.</div>
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Motherhood is still hard. It is so hard.</div>
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But life gets better. And right when it gets better, something will come up and it will get hard again, but this time you'll have had a little stretch of better and you can do this.</div>
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That's the biggest conclusion I've come to after a year of parenting.</div>
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<b>You can do this.</b></div>
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<i>And it keeps getting better.</i></div>
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Ashley Bagley Nielsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11360269416092470381noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5954482051461034152.post-56194433488945534102016-03-01T05:00:00.000-07:002016-03-01T05:00:21.576-07:00My Spirit Outfit<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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When <a href="https://www.facebook.com/knwphoto/">Kirsten</a>, my long time virtual friend and <a href="https://www.instagram.com/knwphoto/">amazing photographer</a> contacted me telling me she'd be in Arizona for a weekend and had a few hours to kill on my birthday weekend and offered to shoot our family, I thought I must be dreaming! It was so fun to get all dressed up and spend time in one of my favorite places ever (i'm obsessed with <a href="http://writingrainbows.blogspot.com/2013/04/day-date-to-nursery.html">PLANT</a> <a href="http://writingrainbows.blogspot.com/2012/07/doing-whatever-we-felt-like.html">NURSERY</a>!) with people I love all while meeting an online friend, who I loved even more IRL! We're hoping to get up to Northern California to meet her new pup and explore her gorgeous area! I'll be sharing (lots, sorry) of our family photos too, but first an outfit post, because it's been ages and I got a lot of questions about this dress when I posted peeks a while ago.</div>
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<b><i>Feather Earring//buy similar <a href="http://api.shopstyle.com/action/apiVisitRetailer?id=488529133&pid=uid6129-1884873-33">here</a> </i></b></div>
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<b><i>Nail Color//buy <a href="http://api.shopstyle.com/action/apiVisitRetailer?id=464712557&pid=uid6129-1884873-33">here</a></i></b></div>
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<br />Ashley Bagley Nielsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11360269416092470381noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5954482051461034152.post-24647613443771628372016-02-26T09:55:00.001-07:002016-02-26T10:50:41.497-07:00Bold 1950s Party Dresses<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: start;">Marcus' co-worker has a 1950s themed event to attend and was at a loss for what to wear. Since vintage themed outfit shopping is pretty much my jam, he text me and asked if I could help. The next three posts are what I came up with. Now </span><span style="text-align: start;">I</span><span style="text-align: start;"> wish<b><span style="font-size: large;"> I</span></b> was attending a 1950s event!</span><br />
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