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  • New House, Beginning Again

    August 22, 2019

  • Refresh, Garage Part 2

    December 9, 2017

  • Painted, Exterior Part 2

    December 7, 2017

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  • Garden Farewell, 2018

    January 5, 2019

  • Spring, 17

    May 24, 2017

  • Save the Honey Bees

    January 25, 2017

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  • April 18, (40 Months)

    April 23, 2019

  • December 18, Wallis 3 Years Old!

    January 2, 2019

  • November 18, Wallis (35 months)

    November 25, 2018

About Me

Born in Kenya to missionary parents • An introvert that feels extroverted responsibilities • Small business owner turned marketing director • Amateur flower gardener and bee keeper • Animal lover with a bias for bulldogs • Old home renovator • Married to my best decision • Mother to my greatest accomplishment • hellotiffanyking@gmail.com

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New House, Beginning Again

August 22, 2019

April 18, (40 Months)

April 23, 2019

Garden Farewell, 2018

January 5, 2019

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  • Pretty sure putting the lights on this wee tree is her favorite part of Christmas decorating. Also, a Nutcracker for each of her years...I mean she was born on Christmas after all 🎅🌲 #wednesdayswithwallis #merrymerry #itsbeginningtolookalotlikechristmas #cantbelieveshesalmost4
  • This clip isn’t anything special but it holds significance for me. On top of everything else we’ve gone through this year, my parents after 42 years of marriage, decided to separate several months ago. It has been both debilitating and relieving. - My mom asked about having Thanksgiving and I replied, “why, I don’t feel thankful, this year has been absolute shit, I feel angry and sad” and she said, “ok” slowly backing out of the room 😅 but my mom loves Thanksgiving and I love her, so we did it, our first holiday with almost divorced parents. My dad was working so that did help with planning. I did the cooking, and my mom came to our place. - As the afternoon was turning into evening and I knew my mom would need to leave soon, I looked up and watched her coloring with Wallis, and realized we made it. We had officially crossed into the time after, no longer before or even present, but the after of what will be moving forward. - Life has turns that produce the most echoing of heartache, but we move forward despite it all, and despite it all, I am thankful, but I am also sad and angry...and that’s ok. - Holidays do not have to be only one thing, and gratitude does not have to run on a continuum, there is always space for grief. ❤️ #happythanksgiving #divorcedparents #gratitude
  • It has been the most stressful six weeks of my life - since week 2, Loris has been pretty inconsolable, crying every night for 3 hours, fussing most of the day, arching her back at every feeding, spitting up, getting constant hiccups, and we could never put her down, not even at night. She would actually curl her body up in pain. It’s been so awful to witness, and we’ve felt so helpless trying to find a solution. - When we found mucus and blood in her stool and she was losing weight - the pediatrician told me I needed to go dairy and soy free (which I have since) but until I was positive my milk had no dairy or soy, Loris would have to go on a specialized hydrolyzed formula to heal her intestines, and would need meds for reflux. - And things slightly improved, but then blood in her stool returned, and she was crying in pain again...meaning that she was allergic to even the most hydrolyzed formula, so then they put Loris on a medical grade formula and scheduled us an appt with a GI Specialist. - The GI doc said Loris has “allergic colitis” and that I could freeze my pumped milk as he hoped Loris would out grow her allergies, and I could use my milk again. - I cried for 2 days over the disappointment of it all, but then Loris has started to get better on the medical formula and reflux meds. She’s not screaming, has started sleeping better and eating...she’s even been smiling. There’s no denying that the formula is desperately needed for her to heal. She still has issues with gas pain that keep her up a lot at night but hopefully that will resolve soon. - I’m still pumping and freezing my milk with hope I can reintroduce it to her later, and even though I’m on this crazy diet she still needs to heal first. Nothing ever goes how you hope it will. Truthfully I feel pretty resentful about it all, BUT the most important thing is that Loris is happy and healthy, and that will look different for each baby. We are not out of the woods yet, but I am SO grateful we’re starting to get there. Happy 6 weeks Loris! - P.s. This is Loris’ birth announcement, swipe to see Wallis at 6 weeks 🥰 #ladyloris #6weeksold #sweetbabygirl #girlmama #cameramama
  • She’s going to lunch with Grandma today (which means ice cream) and can hardly wait...though still hates to wear her socks on her feet 🤪🥰 #almost4 #wednesdayswithwallis #loveherso
  • I really didn’t know what to expect when it came to Wallis becoming a big sister. I have genuinely been amazed at how much she loves her. She doesn’t have to, we don’t put any pressure on her when it comes to Loris, because we do want it to be natural. Wallis is the one that announces that she is the “big sis” she is the one that runs and gives Loris a kiss on her head every chance she gets. Wallis loves when Loris goes poop and runs to get her little stool, so she can watch as one of us changes the diaper and comment on how big it is. 😬 She loves to help with giving Loris a bath to the point where I have to ask her to move over because she’s so involved in every step I can barely move. She calls Loris, “the baby” and let’s her dad know when she doesn’t think he’s holding her safe enough. She also works hard to keep the dogs away from licking Loris’ hands and trying to climb into her seat while she’s in it. 🙄 Even these pumpkin pajamas were her idea. 🧡 The biggest issue since Loris arrived is that Wallis has suddenly decided to be VERY LOUD ALL THE TIME, something we never had an issue with before. So we do spend a good part of the day asking her to lower her voice, but given that a friend of mine's child started pooping on the floor when her new sibling arrived...I’m good with this reaction. 💩🙊 🧡 Loris is not well, something we are working tirelessly to figure out and fix. It has been a very difficult and extremely stressful time, and Wallis is handling it the best she can. Every night I lay in bed and think about her and how it was three and now it is four, and this four is so much more than any of us ever imagined and yet, there she is, waking in love for her sister as though the sun always rose this way. She has no idea how much strength she gives me. 🧡👯‍♀️ #wednesdayswithwallis #ladyloris #sisters #matchingsisters #matchingsiblings #hannaandersson #lovethesegirls #3yearsold #6weeksold
  • Loris, two weeks 💕 - I have not worn a shirt in 2 weeks...there’s seriously no point - Loris is constantly eating. I’m totally overwhelmed by it, Wallis was not like this and actually fell asleep during feeds (which was a whole other issue). - Loris also feeds for comfort, and there’s a long list that which she needs comforting...she hates diaper changes, baths, her clothes being changed...etc...so each of these moments also require a comfort feeding. - At Loris’ first doctors appointment the doc made a passing comment about how she had lost an ounce since birth, and I don’t know if Loris heard this as a challenge, but I kid you not, I have a strained neck from carrying her around plus all the feedings. - She doesn’t like pacifiers, so that doesn’t work, which was a godsend with Wallis...it’s incredible how different they are. - The worst though, is from 6 to 9pm every night she cries and cries...and just when we think we’ll go insane from the pain of watching her in distress - she comes out of it and is the sweetest wee glow worm. - Needless to say, Loris’ 2 weeks here have been hard, very hard, and I have spent many a night crying in the shower...but I know from a rough start with Wallis, that the clouds will clear and things will begin to get better. We just have to hang on until then. - Happy 2 weeks Loris...we truly are so happy you’re here. ❤️ #ladyloris #2weeksold #newborn #parentingtruths #honestparenting #flashesofdelight #cameramama #loveherso
  • Today, 13 years loving you. 13 years of gratitude and looking around the room for you. 13 years of projects, joy and sadness, but 13 spent coming through it all with you. We must have done something good. ❤️ #happyanniversary #13years
  • I did something out of character for me, but it was time I finally valued myself enough to do it. - I quit my freelance career for good. I have been doing freelance for nearly 10 years. I started it after finding myself in a spot having sold my first business. - I never planned to do it this long, but got trapped in the changes of life that were happening more rapidly then I could switch career paths. - The thing about freelance work, and I have seen many others in my position talk about this too, you are pretty much invisible, and the expectations put on you are much greater than those put on full-time employees. - There’s an attitude that you’re lucky to have the job, and you better be worth the money. - Most freelancers are multitaskers that bring a variety of skills to their jobs...but they’re not allowed to take credit for any advancements they create for the business they’re working for, BUT are expected to have all the answers if an issue arises for that business. - It’s a very anxious career where you feel your value is tied to how much you can do and how available you are, so you’re always available, always trying to know all the answers, no vacations or days off, you don’t want to be replaced! - It’s also the only career where you have to constantly remind your employer to actually pay you. - Since it’s a remote career, you feel more like a robot than a human being, most of the reason I even have this Instagram account is to remind my employers that I’m a human being. - Of course, there are great aspects to being a freelancer, I got to work and take care of Wallis, which has been the most insane experience, but one I was so grateful to have. - But something happened recently that I couldn’t talk myself out of, I couldn’t push myself to accept that this is how I should be treated, maybe it’s the postpartum hormones, but I was done. Done feeling less than, and overlooked. - I have no idea what will happen next, and of course we’re not at all financially prepared for me to quit, so I’ve had some major freak out moments, but for now...I’m just going to be an exhausted mom with dirty hair, chubby face, and gratitude for this life. ❤️
  • Before Loris was born I had read (on someone’s IG post, already a bad start) that when their second child was born they really gave themselves time to heal and stayed in bed with the baby for 2 weeks. - I thought that sounded amazing and told Andrew I wanted to do that, plus one of those huge cookies from the mall kids use to get for their birthdays in the 80s/90s. - Well bad news, I haven’t sat down (except to pump)once, I’m living off of 45 mins of sleep in 3 days due to Loris loving to stay up all night|/sleep all day and worst of all, there’s no cookie the size of my head anywhere! 😩 - I had such a long labor and then I pushed for 2 hours that I really messed my body up, so technically I should be laying down but how? Andrew and I are both at capacity...though I have to say when so much goes wrong, you really do find peace in just letting go. - I am not nearly as depressed or manic as I was the first time around. Even with breastfeeding (which is not going well) I’ve been letting it go as it should and pumping my way through. Which has actually given me that one on one time with Loris that I craved with Wallis, but was a bit too caught up in getting all the new baby stuff right. I guess the blessing of the “been here before.” - There’s quite a bit of unfortunate issues in my immediate family right now, so I am celebrating and mourning at the same time. I have felt like a buoy trying to anchor myself to what was for months now...but this morning, I looked up to see my newly family of four sitting on the bed and realized here is my anchor, here lies my greatest joy, and love, and damn if that’s not worth 45 minutes of sleep. I am so deeply grateful for this new chapter and the place I am in this life right now. 🥰 #ladyloris #3daysold #newborn #exhaustedbuthappy
  • And just like that, with the light of October....our new little girl, Loris arrived. Weighing 8 pounds 14 oz 💪 - Two girls now, one born on my favorite holiday and another, my favorite season...what other secrets did my womb give up? 😉 #shesfinallyhere #ladyloris #2daysold #newborn
  • Our baby girl’s room, kind of like the rest of our house, is pretty bare. But given that it took — putting in hardwood floors, repainting everything, custom shades, a new light, and wallpaper to even get here...I feel pretty good about where it’s at. Swipe to see the BEFORE. 💙 Wallis makes me laugh, because she’s been apart of all the changes we’ve made to the house and seeing it before...she keeps entering all the rooms saying, “you’re doing something real different here mama, and I love it” Ha! Who is this kid? #babyroom #babiesroom #beforeandafterinteriors
  • We are finally out of my parents and in our new house! I am so grateful to my parents for letting us stay with them the last 5 months (we thought it would only be 3) but also, never again. We will be recovering from that for years 😅 - So as you know, after we were forced to sell our dream home, we were again backed into a corner due to a bad market, and had to buy one of those “production homes” which is an odd experience because you are technically building a house, but really have almost no control over anything. You pick a package which is based on price and you have to go with whatever is in that package. So I didn’t get to pick lighting, countertops, cabinets, flooring, paint, tile, etc...it was whatever came with our package. Which I found depressing and felt zero connection to this home. - HOWEVER, now that we have moved in we’ve already made some bigger changes that are really helping me feel more at home. We pulled up and donated all the carpet that the house came with, and put in real hardwood floors. We started wallpapering, painting the whites we prefer, and have even made a few lighting changes. There’s still quite a bit on our wish list to change, but even this progress has lifted my spirits! - We sold most of our furniture before moving, so there’s not much in the house but I thought it would be interesting to show you how the house comes vs. some of the changes we’ve made. This is a glimpse at Wallis’ new room, BEFORE/IN PROGRESS. She told me she wanted a pink and white room. I did my best to accommodate. 😉🌷🌷🌷 ##toddlerbedroom #beforeandafter #kidsbedroom #kidsbedroomdecor #toddlersroom

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