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Feathers and Stripes

Boston mom blogger | motherhood, baby + kids, family travel, + home

baking with your toddler - and other activities you can do at home!

motherhood · April 11, 2020

Toddler Activities At Home (Buy Nothing!)

Like many parents around the world, we are at home with our toddler. We have changed our schedules a bit so that each of us works about a half day each day, swapping parenting duties. On a good day, there’s…

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navy blue and white kids bathroom

home, renovation · April 9, 2020

Navy Blue and White Kids’ Bathroom

One of the rooms that I have unexpectedly fallen in love with (before it’s even fully done) is the navy blue and white bathroom. It’s the only bathroom we had upstairs for years, except now it’s gut-renovated – and now…

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motherhood, pregnancy · March 30, 2020

Big News! Announcing Baby on the Way!

I have been keeping a secret… We are due this summer with Baby 2! Baby on the way! We took a nice long drive this weekend along the shore and decided to take some baby announcement photos on the beach. I…

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#StayHome

life · March 21, 2020

#StayHome + What You Can Do To Help

This past week was a tough week. I won’t lie, it felt like a month. #StayHome We’re on day 9 of staying at home and only going out when completely necessary – meaning 1 trip (so far) to the grocery…

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mom and baby, coffee maker

life · March 18, 2020

27 Things to do when you’re stuck at home

Social distancing day 6 over here… I’m used to working from home, but I’m definitely not used to avoiding coffee shops and stores and playgrounds! Yesterday I had to just drive around town for a few minutes so I felt…

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labor day sales computer list

life · March 13, 2020

How to Work From Home (And Be Productive)

About two years ago I changed my day job, going from working in a corporate office 9-5 to mostly working from home. Today I’m sharing my top tips for working from home – and seriously getting work done.   My…

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make apple pie

life · March 9, 2020

Changes for Sustainable Living

For the past couple of years we have been making small changes to our daily lives. You could say some are for health, but mostly we are making these changes for the good of the planet. Some of these sustainable…

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The cutest toddler dresses that are also affordable!

family · March 2, 2020

Cute Toddler Clothing Brand

I found the cutest toddler clothing brand a few months ago, and I just had to share their spring dresses. The terry cover up, the matching dress-and-sweater set, the peter pan collar, the seersucker… I love all of the details!…

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home · February 26, 2020

Pantry Organization: Toddler Snacks

A while ago I read a book around Montessori parenting: That is, letting little kids make choices to help them learn. (That’s probably the most basic definition of Montessori from someone who is definitely not an expert!) As E is…

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personal · February 10, 2020

Where I’ve Been Lately

My original title for this post was “Where I’ve Been Lately AKA Jesus Take the Wheel” so that should give you some indication of how the past few weeks have been. After we got over a pretty nasty case of…

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TV Shows to Watch

life · February 1, 2020

3 Shows to Binge Watch

In the evenings you can usually find me on the couch, laptop open and TV on. (Any other home bodies out there?) There are a few shows I’ve been watching that I would highly recommend. Let me know if you’ve…

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white and navy blue kitchen renovation

home, renovation · January 27, 2020

Our Kitchen Renovation

I asked on Instagram Stories what you all wanted to see first from our home renovation, and the kitchen was the clear winner. (I won’t lie, I was a little bummed – I wanted to start with the closets! hah!)…

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About Alyssa


Hi, I’m Alyssa. Mom of three, wife, dog mom, blogger. Here I share tips and tricks on motherhood, focusing on baby gear reviews and the best stuff for kids, family travel, and home organization.

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