Help a family

There was a fire at a family home on the North Fork. They lost everything including their dog.  They have two three year old boys in need of clothes, toys and books. If you are able to help please email me at heidimagner@hotmail.com and I will help organize drop offs.

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2016 Resolutions

2016 is my chance to step it up a notch. I'm not pregnant and will be done breastfeeding in less than a month. That means I will have a whole lot more energy than last year and with a baby sleeping through the night now, I have some sanity restored.  Here is how I'm going to go big:

✔️ Take a minimum of two girls only trips. Give my littles some special Alaskan Assasin time and get away! Reconnect with my bests and be me. Explore new places, foods and shops. Share our stories and bask in the happiness that my girlfriends bring me.

✔️ Take a minimum of two trips with the Alaskan Assassin. We celebrate our 10th anniversary this year and 14 years all together. That big studly man is all mine and I want to enjoy him without the everyday distractions of life.

✔️ Get some special one on one time with my littles. Maybe a spa night a week with Roo. Perhaps a big kids movie night once a week. Family home evenings with board games, chapter books and home made snacks. Sometimes I'm so routined that I'm hurrying through dinner, baths and books so that they are in bed by 7:00. I need to chill. Enjoy their little stories about the day. Tickle their backs and whisper sweet nothings in their ears. These ages are so precious, I don't want to rush them away because of the time on the clock.

✔️ Cook dinner 6 nights a week. Eeeeeew, this one will be rough. The Alaskan Assassin made a comment back in 2015 that the eggs I made for breakfast had no love in them. I cracked those suckers into the pan, cooked them on high as fast as I could and plopped them on them on the plate without adding cheese or veggies. Cooking is the worst, but I love my family and want them to be healthy. I need to take the time to plan and cook. Not just reheat...

✔️ Get to the gym! Shay Bae Bae can handle herself alone in the daycare room for an hour while I take the group classes I enjoy. Running isn't going to get my butt back to where I want it. I gotta get it done this year.

✔️ Be the kind of partner I want the Alaskan Assassin to be to me. Be patient, kind and playful. Don't take offense so easily. Reach out more throughout the day and let him know I'm thinking about him. Let the crazy shiz that happened with the littles during the day go and don't spend the hours after their bedtime harping on it. Enjoy each other!

✔️ Give myself  8 extra minutes to get the littles in the car before school. There is no need to freak out and scream like a crazy lady when a shoe is missing, his socks feel too tight, her shoes don't match her dress and where are those damn coats?! Perhaps organizing the mudroom would help this as well...

After the Party it's the After Party

It hurts me to share this with you because it means you might buy some of my goods. I want to be a great blogger though, so here it is. Lily Pulitzer has her after party sale starting today. Stores open 10-6:00 or online 8:00-midnight. That's not even 24 hours people! Do you want some pro tips? Yes I am a pro.  A discount diva, to be more precise. The virtual line to get into the sale takes forever, so shop through the app. If you don't have an apple product, you'll have to use the website... When you arrive at the site you will be placed on a virtual line. This means you cannot even see what is on sale until your queue is up. Could be hours. Pull it up on your computer and don't X out of the window. Once you get put through to the sale, hurry the heck up! Just because you put something in your cart, does not mean it is yours. You have to totally complete the check out to reserve it. So grab your favorite things and hurry up and check out. You might have to check out a few times if you are scared something will sell out before you find everything you want. But new this year is the rule that once you check out, you are put back on the virtual waiting list. Ugh. These deals are amazing and spring break and Easter are approaching. Good luck to all (especially Shay and Riley).

The dresses have some good stretch for 20 weeks pregnant ladies!

Sunday Best

And then God said, "Let there be light." This holiday vacation came at the best possible time for us. The Felon wouldn't have been at school anyways because of a never ending cold and ear infection that started Christmas Eve and was then spread to the rest of us. The Alaskan Assassin got two 3 day weekends to help us all rest and heal. The weather has been gray so I don't feel like we missed anything and part of me really enjoyed how we all slowed down. Then this morning the sun appeared and we all are ready to return to the outside world. Hello January.

Nordstrom's Half Yearly Sale Picks

Nordstrom is having it's half yearly sale and here are my top ten picks:

1.) turquoise long beaded tassel necklace $29


2.)Kendra Scott Dylan Necklace $40.20


3.)Faux Leather Leggings $23.98


4.)New balance Vazee Pace running shoe $54.96


5.) Burberry Nadie fringe bootie $497.49

6.) Joe's flawless hello skinny jeans $113.40


7.) O'neill Beacon Fringe Hem lace dress $56.28


8.) Eberjey Dylan Lace cover-up shorts $52


9.) Free people be my baby soft lace bra $22.80


10.) Free People Emma's embroidered Swing Dress $73.98

Happy 2016