Happy first day of May! Mother’s Day is less than two weeks away (Sunday, May 12th), and if you’re anything like me (last minute shopper here!), you probably need to start getting gifts to celebrate all the amazing moms in your life. I’m totally shopping for my own awesome mom and m-i-l as I’m making my gift guide, and am making sure Mr. Lilac sees this post.

Valentine's Day is only days away, so I've put together a little gift guide of all things hearts, pinks, and reds that have caught my eye. So treat yourself, or a gal pal! Some of these items will make it to you by the 14th, but if not, most are available for in-store pickup! If you'd rather give your gal pals a subscription service, I have two great ideas for you! 1: For the wine lover! The Oh! La La! Box from Vine Oh! is packed with goodness. Your subscription box will include two bottles of

The holidays will be here before we know it! Can't decide what to get your mom, sister, neighbor, bestie, etc.? No need to stress - I'll be keeping a running list here for all the gifts she'll love in a variety of price ranges! For the wine lover, you'll want to send them the Oh! Ho! Ho! box from Vine Oh!, which is part of a quarterly subscription box program that allows you to send this treat to yourself (you'll so want to) or change up the address each quarter so you can send each box as a

As we all tend to spend a little more time in the home over the cold winter months, I wanted to put together a tech/gadget gift guide for the home to make that time more enjoyable. Only problem – I don’t know too much about tech – so I consulted my brother-in-law who already had a huge wish list started. I added in some of the cooking items (not sure if that really counts as tech?!) but anything that assists in making a home cooked meal easy and fun is a win in my book. Oh, I also added the

Can you believe Mother’s Day is next Sunday?! Do you have a gift to celebrate your mom?Mr. Lilac has been asking me what I’d like, and this is what I’ve asked for:A night of uninterrupted sleep...and by night I’m talking a full 8 hours of sleeping, plus some time lazing in bed. I can’t really see the sleep thing happening since Baby A still likes to rise and shine pretty early. But I know I can count on a fantastic breakfast in bed – it’s his Mother’s Day tradition. J has already told me how