I’m Autumn… Wife, mother, friend, budget enthusiast, tennis fanatic, family chef & baker, Iowa Hawkeye fan, military spouse, the list goes on and on… And there is nothing I’d rather be. I’ve been married to my best friend since 2009…
Always the One
He says something little. Something that may seem insignificant if a passerby were to hear. To her though, to her it means so much more. And then within mere seconds, she’s gone, lost in a waterfall of tears. But these…
Where ARE Those Pants I Love So Much? Living in a Clutter-Free Closet
Quick! In 5 words or less, how do you feel when you open your closet doors each day. Go! So? What was it? Oh my gawd! Overwhelmed. What do I wear? If youʼre one of the lucky few who can stand…
Life, in iPhone Photos
Welcome to our tradition here on Fresh Mommy Blog… on Wednesdays, when I try to be wordless, I’m just going to dump the previous week’s photos from my phone. A little piece of where we’ve been and what we’ve been…
#PROJECTdecor:: Fall Circle Felt Garland
This weekend we woke to the sound of nothing… literally. Fans shut off, electronics powered down and street lamps all lost their darkness-piercing glow to a neighborhood power outage. As it turns out, a quiet candlelit morning before the sun…
#PROJECTdecor:: DIY Corner Ladder Bookshelf
While we had tools out in the garage and were making a hot and sweaty mess of ourselves while sanding down rough edged pallets for the kid’s pallet beds recently, we decided to get on a project I’d had in…

