Little Lessons by Chelsea

from wearing a sweatshirt 👉🏻 8” of snow in 48 hours..

a nowhere to be snow day is the best.. but this morning, that wasn’t in the cards. first came shoveling and then a trip downtown to update my headshots (after 14+ years, it was time). even pulled my 2005 ugg boots out of the archives for the trek.

here’s to a productive day before 9:30AM 🙌🏻😂❄️

this season wasn’t about doing more—it was about being present. soaking in the faces, the laughter, the moments that go way too fast.

we kept things smaller this christmas so we could be flexible and make space for what mattered most. it wasn’t the biggest or most festive, not even our “usual” — but it was perfect in its own way.. intimate, cozy, and full of what truly matters.

📷 this was taken on christmas eve, and I swear I can still hear their giggles when I look at it.

it really is the little things.. 🤍

there’s something so magical about stepping into a world filled with tropical, luscious, flowering plants.. but even more so when it’s cold + grey outside 🌿 — on a recent trip to omaha, I snuck over to their botanical gardens — absolutely beautiful and so good for the soul✨

did you know? many botanical garden memberships are reciprocal — my Greater Des Moines Botanical Garden membership got me into omaha at no charge 🙌🏻

can’t wait to come back — and definitely in the warmer months with the boys so we can explore all of their outdoor gardens 🤍☀️

JANUARY 👉🏻 NOVEMBER — look at this little plant baby go! 🌱 I sure don’t know what I’m doing, but I keep trying + get so dang excited when it grows.

I propagated clippings from a big, full pothos and got brave enough to plant them nearly 12 months ago in this sweet highland cow pot. she’s thriving 🥹

don’t ask about my fiddle leaf fig that was making a valiant comeback until it took a direct hit during an intense game of brotherly dodgeball .. I’m fine.. 😫