Maptote is the coolest company! They make the most creative little tote bags and accessories with unique maps and designs on them. I first discovered the bags when I was a student at Georgetown and they made a Georgetown bag for the J. Crew store. I use it all the time. (Styled most recently here and I love using it for fun little trips like going to the beach.)
I can’t even begin to tell you how excited I am to announce the bag I collaborated with Maptote on. We brainstormed a bunch of ideas and I absolutely love the way it turned out. Total prepster essentials.
The bag is actually the perfect size for just about everything. Use the bag to run quick errands, as a gym bag, pack your lunch in, as your everyday handbag, to carry library books. The best part? It can fit a laptop!
Oh I absolutely love this!! Congrats on the opportunity 🙂 I think this will be perfect for going to the gym at school because you don't want to have to carry something large around campus! Love the design.
I love these thin canvas tote bags for running around. They're so easy to fold up and throw in a backpack or purse. Cute design–it's perfectly College Prepster!
Love love love the tote! Pretty much includes all that would be in mine if I got one! Your hair looks perfect. The braid is so cute! -Ashlee Preperella
Such a neat bag, and idea!! How Prepster is that??? I love it. You look so good in blue. I do enjoy your blog so much. Just thought I'd take the time to tell you. Thanks for the giveaway opportunity also.
Not really in the mood to be in photos right now, but I keep telling myself I’ll want to look back on these moments and remember them. (Right?!) when I look at these photos in 10, 20, 30 years…
I hope I remember Jack “rescuing” Rory from a windy tent, not how I stood in front of my closet with tears in my eyes.
I hope I remember watching Jack roll down hills and play hop scotch and scoot down the sidewalk with his besties, not that I caught a glimpse of my reflection and didn’t recognize myself.
I hope I remember sitting outside with my friend happily watching our kids play (while watching the minutes until bedtime tick by), and not that I spent too much time zooming in and examining every new wrinkle on my face.
I hope I remember the pure joy of these early warm days with my little family whom I love so much 🤍
The weather is warming up and I’m feeling slightly more comfortable in my skin every day ☀️ Here’s what I wore last week as a mom of two. I have a two and a half year old toddler and a two month old so I need outfits I feel good in, can chase a little guy around in, AND that I can breastfeed easily while wearing. 🔗 Leave a comment with “OUTFITS” to get links to every outfit I wore!
This room is so very special 🤍 The little cars sprinkled everywhere (watch your step!). A tiny sock, never two, peeled off and tucked somewhere hidden away. Piles of books that grow almost as quickly as the little boy who sleeps here. Outgrown pants and shoes to grow into mingling in the closet. Often messy, and a little cluttered, but a little boy lives here. 🚘☀️🐶📚🧸
(Rory is still in our room, but eventually the boys will share. I can picture their little twin beds already!)
About ten days ago, I noticed that today’s forecast was looking WARM. I told Mike, “We’re walking into town and sitting outside and I’m getting a beer. Put it on your calendar.” It ended up being warmer than forecasted (almost eighty degrees!) and let me tell you, it delivered. Today felt like the beginning of The Season™: dinners al fresco, beers/fries/ice creams, and late bedtimes. Indulging in it all because the kids are only getting older and we’re the grownups (somehow) and we get to make the rules ✌🏻
Dress is @tuckernuck & sweater is @kiltecollection
@pennylinndesigns and I hosted a “learn to needlepoint” class this past weekend and it was everything ✨ Needlepoint has been such a bright spot in my life over the past five years- and it’s gotten me through some difficult times. Because it’s helped me so much, sharing this hobby with others has turned into a mini life mission of mine. To sit in a room (my beautiful office space designed by @clare.sull!) with pro stitchers and needlepoint newbies alike was one of my dreams come true. I loved seeing women chatting, meeting, and bonding over this beautiful craft 🪡 Honestly, the needlepoint world is (sadly) filled with a lot of gatekeeping and competitiveness; this weekend proved that it doesn’t have to- and shouldn’t- be this way! It’s for EVERYONE. Whether you’ve never picked up a canvas in your life or you’re working on heirloom stockings for your family, there’s room for everyone at this table.
📍 Leave a comment saying “needlepoint” and I’ll send you my go-to resources for getting started with needlepoint!
Motherhood is pure JOY to me– nothing makes me happier than being with my boys! I wear my @haverhillcollection personalized jewelry every day as a symbol of my love for them– it’s a constant reminder for me of my greatest purpose. To celebrate my first Mother’s Day with TWO boys, I sent in my Haverhill necklace to add Rory’s birthstone and initial alongside Jack’s! I also got a second bracelet to stack with Jack’s. Love that this personalized jewelry can be altered as our family grows. Haverhill’s jewelry is designed to be lived in (perfect for busy moms!) made from solid 14k gold with high-quality birthstones so I never have to take it off to exercise, shower, or sleep. Use code MOTHERSDAY15 for 15% off!
We got a mama-approved family photo of the four of us 👏🏻 I wasn’t really paying attention to our calendar while in the end of pregnancy/newborn bubble and realized quite late that Jack had some time off from daycare and preschool this week. Mike and I quickly decided to book a last minute trip to Florida to visit my family and enjoy the warm weather ☀️
Oh I absolutely love this!! Congrats on the opportunity 🙂 I think this will be perfect for going to the gym at school because you don't want to have to carry something large around campus! Love the design.
Annie Belle
I love these thin canvas tote bags for running around. They're so easy to fold up and throw in a backpack or purse. Cute design–it's perfectly College Prepster!
Love, Gigi
Dolce and Gabriella
You *need* to do a tutorial or something for all of these fabulous braids you're wearing. I'm so envious!
Katherine // Pinkbook
I second this! -Audrey | Brunch at Audrey's
This is so cute! I'll never forget an item again 🙂 -Audrey | Brunch at Audrey's
What a cute design! I love, love, LOVE this! Thanks for the giveaway:)
xx-
Cathleen
Classy Cathleen
That tote is so cute and this is such a great giveaway!
Lauren,
http://www.atouchofsoutherngrace.com/
Great design, they are all things you would find in my tote bag!
-Alex
http://www.monstermisa.blogspot.com
Love love love the tote! Pretty much includes all that would be in mine if I got one! Your hair looks perfect. The braid is so cute!
-Ashlee
Preperella
Such a neat bag, and idea!! How Prepster is that??? I love it. You look so good in blue. I do enjoy your blog so much. Just thought I'd take the time to tell you. Thanks for the giveaway opportunity also.
Love this tote! What a fun collaboration!
Hunter
Prep on a Budget
This is such a great design! It totally captures the aesthetic of the College Prepster brand.
Alyssa | Keep It Simple
What a fabulous tote! Love the design.
xo Devon Alana
http://www.devonalanadesign.com
Love the design!! 🙂
Such a cute design and we all know totes ALWAYS come in handy!
Emma
http://www.cheeky-trails.com