My Favorite Things

My Kind of Green – Beautifying Home & Garden with HedgeScapes

May 10, 2018 by Laura Tucker Leave a Comment

I received product as compensation in exchange for my honest review. However, all opinions expressed are 100% my own. I only promote things that I truly love!

Since moving into our new home 6 months ago, we’ve been without any landscaping or greenery in our yard whatsoever. Truthfully, we were waiting until the last frost of the season to come and go before we decided to start laying sod, but the months that we went with just staring at a red clay yard were starting to make me feel a little gloomy. I’ve always felt that landscaping was a very important element to a home. In high school, I actually took a class called Landscape and Turf Management, where I learned all about different types of plants and grasses to use to change the aesthetic of a home. An appealing landscape adds value and curb appeal to a property, so it’s certainly an element of necessity that you don’t want to skimp on!

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Why Thirty-One is Making my Summer Amazing + HUGE $10 Special & GIVEAWAY!

May 8, 2018 by Laura Tucker Leave a Comment

I received product as compensation for this post in exchange for my honest review. All opinions expressed within are 100% my own. I love Thirty-One products and know you will, too!

The month of May is always such a busy (but amazing) time of year. Mother’s Day rolls around, graduation ceremonies are taking place, school lets out for summer vacation, and for my personal family, we’re celebrating a birthday AND an anniversary all in the same month! Though our schedules can get a little hectic this month, it’s all gravy! I know that summer is well on it’s way, and that means we can finally pack up the car and head down to the surf and the sand for a little rest and relaxation before the newest member of the family gets here in early August!

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The Simple Joys of Sharing Chocolate & a Smile + GIVEAWAY!

April 19, 2018 by Laura Tucker 1 Comment

This post was sponsored by Nabisco as part of an Influencer Activation for Influence Central and all opinions expressed in my post are my own.

There’s just something so special about hearing a small child giggle with excitement over the simple joys in life. As I am approaching my third trimester of my second pregnancy, I am trying to soak up and treasure all of these moments with my little girl before her sister enters this world, and earlier this week we embraced the simple joys of spreading out a blanket in the yard and digging into our new favorite treat – OREO Chocolate King Size Candy Bars from Walmart!

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Stress Free Easter Outfit Shopping for the Cutest Shoes Around!

March 29, 2018 by Laura Tucker 2 Comments

This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of Sponsored by Payless ShoeSource for IZEA. All opinions are 100% mine.

The Easter season is one of my family’s favorite times of the year to celebrate. In addition to celebrating the meaning of Easter, we also love to pick out a new outfit for us to wear to church each year that reflects the changing of the season and is bright and colorful, just like Spring always proves to be! Unfortunately, it seems to be a common problem that the annual outfit selection process proves to be easier said than done, especially when dealing with a rather opinionated toddler who is a mini fashionista in training!

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Quality & Affordable Farmhouse Signs from Charlie Dawn & Co

March 26, 2018 by Laura Tucker Leave a Comment

I received product from Charlie Dawn Co in exchange for my honest review. However, all opinions expressed are 100% my own. I only promote what I truly love!

Since moving into our brand new home back in late November, I’ve slowly but surely been collecting a few fun farmhouse pieces to fill our living spaces with that gorgeous rustic charm that I’ve absolutely fallen head over heels in love with. The moment I set out on my quest to find farmhouse decor to fit my style and my budget, it quickly became very evident to me that pretty things can cost a pretty penny, and it didn’t take long before I started to feel a little defeated in my quest to fill my house with all things farmhouse-chic. I mean, I just wanted it to look like Joanna Gaines is my bff and she popped over to help me spruce up the place…is that so much to ask?!

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How I’m Loving the Air I’m In as a Sensitive Sniffer + GIVEAWAY!

March 21, 2018 by Laura Tucker 29 Comments

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Ah, the joys of pregnancy. The morning sickness, the ever-expanding waistline, the random food aversions and cravings, and the unusual superhuman power to be able to smell things from what seems like a mile away. Pregnancy can be so strange, can’t it? I mean, WHY do I have to have such a sensitive nose to things that would’ve normally never bothered me? And WHY do I want to eat nothing but nachos and macaroni and cheese all the time? I’m slowly accepting that there are just some things in life that I’ll never understand, but over the last few days I’ve been rejoicing over one product in particular that has made me much more comfortable in my own home, and it’s been such a breath of fresh air!

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The Evolution of my Shower Routine (And Why It’s SO Much Better!)

March 2, 2018 by Laura Tucker Leave a Comment

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There was a time in my life where my shower routine was anything but “routine.” I showered at whatever time of day I pleased, and I stayed in the warmness of those steamy tub walls for as long as I wanted to. There was even a point in my life where I was sometimes able to take relaxing bubble baths to help me rest and unwind after a long, hard day. I could listen to music while I soaked and tuned out all of the stresses of the world for as long as I was in the bath, and it was absolutely blissful! At that point in my life, not only was my shower routine one of obvious necessity for cleanliness, but it was also a form of sacred “me time” that I was in complete control over. Man, those were the days!

Since becoming a mom, those days have long sailed away. I’ve become completely aware that I likely won’t have such an extravagant shower routine again until all of my children have left the nest, but in so many ways I can’t help but think that my new shower routine is actually much better than it was all of those years ago! Do I get to take lengthy showers whenever I feel like it? Absolutely not. Do I have uninterrupted time to bathe without a little one poking their head in the curtain to ask me a hundred questions? Not a chance. Do I get to rest and relax in a hot bubble bath and tune out the world? Only in my dreams!

But yet, even on the days where my shower time is hurried and interrupted, I still am able to give myself a bit of “me time” before moving on to the new things in my life that truly matter the most!

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Game Day Sweet & Salty Snack Bar

January 21, 2018 by Laura Tucker 1 Comment

This post was sponsored by Funky Chunky® as part of an Influencer Activation for Influence Central and all opinions expressed in my post are my own.

It’s no secret that there’s something sacred about game days and football here in the south. We love to celebrate big during game days, and we especially like to show up and show out during championship games, playoffs and bowl games! We’re still living it up big after a majorly successful year of collegiate football here in the great state of Alabama, but now we’re switching gears and are huddling up for The Big Game at the professional level coming up in February!

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Valentine’s Day Pillow Covers to Fall in Love With!

January 5, 2018 by Laura Tucker 1 Comment

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Once the Christmas decor is taken down from the shelves in stores, heart shaped boxes of chocolate, stuffed animals and candy hearts immediately start taking their place in preparation for Valentine’s Day. In previous years I’ve never decorated much for Valentine’s Day, but it’s mostly because I’ve never found much Valentine-y decor that I actually liked. A few years ago I posted a roundup of a few of my favorite Valentine’s Day Farmhouse Decor finds that I scored on Amazon (my favorite place to shop) and this year I was really pleasantly surprised at their selection of pillow covers!

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How I’m Kicking my Cough and Sore Throat to the Curb

January 2, 2018 by Laura Tucker Leave a Comment

This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of Ricola Dual Action Honey. All opinions are 100% mine.

This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of Ricola Dual Action Honey. All opinions are 100% mine.

We’ve been moved into our home for exactly 6 days now. I use the term “moved in” pretty loosely, seeing as how so much of our stuff is still in boxes and is very slowly beginning to be opened. We moved into our brand new home that we’ve been building for a full year exactly 2 days before family came over to stay the night for the Thanksgiving holiday. It was such a joyous time to get to host my family in our home that we’re so very proud of, but there’s no denying that it was pretty stressful, and my body felt like it was moving non-stop day in and day out!

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