Hellobee

We talk a lot about toddlerhood and all of the struggles that come along with it. Terrible Twos. Threenagers. Most of what we associate toddlers with are negative images – tantrums and tears, whining and frustration. I can’t say I haven’t fallen into that habit as well – Jackson’s behavior is hard sometimes, and the tantrums and […]

I don’t know about you, but as a working mom with two young kids and a father with worsening Alzheimer’s, I sometimes feel as if I’m spinning a hundred plates in the air, and if one thing shifts in the precarious balance I’m maintaining moment to moment, everything will surely come crashing down all at once. […]

As I wrote awhile back, I’ve been making an effort to be a conscious consumer. I also wrote not long ago I am attempting to “streamline my life.” Both of these new efforts involve buying less stuff: simplifying my wardrobe, adding to it less frequently, choosing “quality over quantity.” When I began searching for alternative places […]

Today’s real nursery comes from Nadia, an Peruvian architect currently living in NYC with her 4 year old and 10 year old. Name: Liam, 15 months Location: Lima, Peru I had so much fun creating this room for my sweet nephew. The room itself is small so we went for a simple, uncluttered, serene but modern space. My […]

I have put together a few myself and for Hellobee. They seem to be all the rage on Pinterest, am I right? As usual, something that should be super simple comes across as pretty complicated, so I thought I would take a few minutes and just break down the whole big idea around Capsule Wardrobes/Wardrobe […]

Ever since Kristin wrote her series on living a simpler life, we’ve been trying to embrace decluttering. So once we decided to move to El Nido, we decided to get rid of as much of our belongings as we could, and then put the rest in storage. That’s what Mr. Bee’s parents did when they first […]

Amazon is offering an Amazon Prime Sale today only until 11:59pm PST. Yearly membership is regularly $99, but for new members only it’s $67. We’ve had Amazon Prime since it first launched in 2005, and they keep adding new features that makes our membership worthwhile. 2-day shipping, 20% off diapers through Amazon Mom, Subscribe and Save for 15% off many […]