Grace & Civ

Baby Beau's Birth Story

I love hearing other women’s birth stories. They are all diverse and worth honoring. So today, in honor of Beau's first birthday, I'm sharing his birth story. When I found out I was expecting again, I was overjoyed – but I had a lot of anxious energy around the birth.

My Charleston Faves

As the end of our time in Charleston is in sight (sigh), I thought I would share some of my favorite places in the Holy City.

Work. Live. Charleston. Repeat.

My friend Caitlin recently asked me to share how I create balance in this crazy life – and what I realized is that I'm not always good at it.

An Independence Day, Of Sorts

One of the biggest challenges Chris and I anticipated facing during our bicoastal summer experiment was having to spend time apart

Hello, Charleston (and My Swanky Bachelor Lifestyle)

Since moving into a new home in Charleston, we’ve entered into a fantasy life – but it’s not our fantasy. It’s a that of a successful bachelor in his early 30s. Let me explain

Grandmaster Dash Is Three

Dashiell turns three today – and this is the first birthday that feels like it truly belongs to him

ZOMG, We're About to Move

We're less than a week out from moving to Charleston for the summer, and the excitement that has been building for months has been replaced by overwhelm

Welcome to My Blog

In summer of 2012, two weeks before my wedding, I packed up the articles of my carefree twenty-something life in sizzling Charleston, South Carolina