#YouAreaGoodMama.

Fabulous blog post I came across. Read it here. To my cousin, who is raising 3 children all born in different decades, working a million hours, traveling for said work, volunteering, and running a household-you are a good mama. To my lifelong girl in Boca, raising a son in a crazy South Florida world, without her best friend-you are a good mama. To my own Mama, working every day to support herself and be a strong woman for her grandbaby-and daughter-who needs her so much-you are a good mama.

And to myself, who is still trying to figure it all out and probably will be forever-you are a good mama. Gabe is really, really good at telling me this-often and with meaning. I need to learn to believe him.

Care Card.

it's that glorious time of year again!!! Care Card is a local charity event that us Junior League dropouts are still hanging on to with pride. You purchase the card for $60 (price increase this year!), which then entitles you to 20% off at about 600 shops & services around the valley. Your donation goes to UMOM again this year. They provide temporary to semi-permanent shelters to homeless families. It's a great organization that I have worked with in the past and truly, truly believe in. Here's how I'm spending a Care Card Day: Breakfast at Arcadia Farms with the ladies to plot out our shopping, drive over to Mesa to pop into Found for some pillows. Then I'm headed to Central Phoenix to pick up those highly coveted silk floral arrangements from The French Bee my mom and I love so much. I'll swing by the Biltmore for a fur vest from Calypso St. Barth and lululemon (for obvious reasons.) Next you'll find me schlepping it up to North Scottsdale where I'll hit up Splendid, Peek Kids, and Restoration Hardware where clearly I NEED ALL NEW LINENS-sheets and towels. I'll swing by Tru Food for a green juice then make my way to Bungalow, the mothership of all things beautiful for the home. They have a swanky Care Card party I've been waiting for all year. While sipping my champagne and picking out my custom wingback chairs, I'll text Gabe to remind him to call Jimmy Choo to place my holiday gift order. Reality is, I'm just going to buy Gabe some work shoes at Cole Haan, Sloane some educational toys at BabyStop, and that green juice at Tru Food. But a girl can dream, right? It's still the best $60 I'll spend all week. The Board of Visitors has a beautiful mission and someday soon (like the first week the baby girl goes to school-er, maybe the second week), I'll be back out in the Valley doing my thing. (NOT RUMMAGE-wink, wink!)

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Jenny's Etsy Thursday.

1. A little birthday flair for the upcoming big #sloanestock2013. 2. Harvey bought this adorable skirt for his little sister. 3. Haven't been able to get this lyric out of my head lately. Sums up my thoughts Sloane exactly. 4. So rad! harvey couldn't climb up into this mid-century dog house, lucky for gabe.