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Motherhood 12 Comments

New Baby = DeSpains Need a New Car

First of all, THANK YOU for the comments you all left yesterday on my post. I wasn’t expecting the feedback I received AT ALL. In fact, I was moreso expecting complete crickets due to my sheer rambling (that I thought might come across as confusing and unorganized; I’m not saying it wasn’t.) 😉 As a writer, it’s really neat when… Keep Reading

Blogging 18 Comments

A Pivot Point

If you and I were sitting down in my living room cross-legged on the couch, sipping coffee, wearing lounge clothes, and chatting about life, there’s a good chance I might open up to you and tell you about the crossroads I’ve been feeling with my blog the last month or two. So welcome to my living room! Let’s have a… Keep Reading

ETSing · Military Life 5 Comments

One Giant Post Answering Questions about Post-Army Life (Friendship, Finances, Etc.)

Happy Monday! I hope you had an enjoyable weekend! Today I’m excited to write this post in real time and candidly answer your flood of questions I received on Instagram last week about post-Army life. About a week ago, I had a kind reader email me requesting another post with more of my thoughts about our transition now that we’re… Keep Reading

Interviews 4 Comments

All About Urgent Care: Readers’ Questions Answered

I love the occasionally journalistic side of blogging which allows me to investigate, question, and deliver – and that’s exactly what I’m bringing to you today! Recently I opened the floor for questions on Instagram regarding urgent care, a healthcare option that’s becoming more and more popular due to its convenience for families. Then, I selected just a few as… Keep Reading

Family Matters 4 Comments

Rewriting the Future for Children with ACEs: What You Should Know

On a list of traits that describe me, “relational” and “tender-hearted” are two terms that are about as close to the top of that list as they could be. I love my people and prioritize relationships, sometimes almost to a fault because of how tender-hearted I can be. Personality tests have described me over and over again as someone who… Keep Reading

Holidays · Pregnancy · Slice of Life 10 Comments

Slice of Life: January 4th, 2019

Well hello there! Happy New Year! I almost feel led to reintroduce myself in this space because the Erica you’ve been getting on this blog the last seven-ish weeks didn’t quite feel like myself! The hormones from the first trimester sent me into a tizzy in a way that felt very unfamiliar and uncontrollable, but I continued to pray that… Keep Reading

Year in Review 3 Comments

Top 5 Posts on Whimsical September in 2018

I often use Google Analytics to track this website’s traffic, and on that account I’ve set up a custom report that tells me how much traffic each blog post is receiving. This report makes figuring out my most popular blog posts quite easy, and every year I look forward to diving into this report! There are always a few posts… Keep Reading

Alabama · How To 1 Comment

How to Sell Things on Facebook Marketplace and Make Extra Cash

This post will walk you through the step-by-step process for how to sell things on Facebook Marketplace. I hope you find it helpful! Thank you Facebook Marketplace for sponsoring this post. When we moved from Kansas to Alabama last spring, I had an overwhelming amount of household and baby items that I wanted to sell. I didn’t sell anything prior… Keep Reading

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Meet Erica

Hi! I’m Erica, and I absolutely adore sharing my life on this website with you!

I come here almost daily to blab about all of the things related to being a regular wife and mother in today’s ever-evolving society. I share about our new home, what’s on our kitchen table, what we’re hanging in our closets, where we’re traveling to next, my crazy 5 a.m. work outs, how I make time for girlfriends, our faith, and much more. We always have a lot of balls in the air and somewhat thrive on the chaos.

I believe in the power of story-telling as a form of inspiration and entertainment, so I’m here to do both! I was born and raised in north Alabama and recently re-planted roots here again after my husband transitioned out of the Army (he is now in the Reserve and it’s going so well!) I’m a super proud mom to three little girls (ages 7, 5, and 1) who seem to be the stars of the show around here (for good reason – they’re pretty great!)

I’m so glad you found me and are here reading! I hope we can get to know each other here on the blog as well as Facebook and/or Instagram. xoxo

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