Take It From Tina

As the seasons change, the leaves begin to fall in my backyard. I try to remind my forgetful self to snag a dang jacket now as I depart from the house and to stock up on more tea than normal. That's right, fall has arrived. But amidst everyone's holy obsession with all things #PSL (I admit, I am one!) there is something extra special I am grateful for this year. My son. A year ago today, my husband and I announced we were expecting.  I remember how beautiful that season was and today is no different. The joy of pregnancy is something no one can take away you. The inexplicable treasure that you have growing inside makes those days (and nights) locked into your bathroom with sickness oh so worth it. Our journey to conception was a dreary one: full of tears, constant change, and doctors visits. Lots of doctors visits. But the result was worth it. It seemed like only yesterday our dear friends, Nick and Alyx were over to the house helping take our announcement pho...

Well Friday officially meant Fall had arrived! I had every intention of following through with my resolution of FINALLY starting my lifestyle and motherhood blog on the first day of the new season, but a nasty cold hit through the Werner House like a pile of bricks and let's just say mopping up my four month old son's vomit off our bedroom floor and consuming nothing but throat coat tea and cough drops for the last 48 hours was ALL my body could take. Thus, I resume.  I am a late 20 something momma based out of the Pacific Northwest with my husband and son. I am a full time Marketing and Development Director at a local YMCA where I get to use my passion and skill sets to impact the community I live in on a regular basis. At times, life on social media often appears to be free from relationship struggles, financial hardship, emotional turbulence, under eye circles, and carbs. My goal is to try and share portions of my life through what drives me the most: cooking, crafting, ...