Hey guys!
So I wanted to dive into a little bit more information about the last two years and what's been going on in my life! After graduating college, Daniel and I moved in together in 2018 with both our dogs. We rented a cute little duplex south of the boulevard in Woodland Hills! It was absolutely perfect, for us and our relationship really seemed to thrive there. We had beautiful bay windows that we would sit and look out as we would watch people walk by in the mornings. It was a family-friendly neighborhood and we became regular walkers with the dogs! I think being in such a warm environment helped us to connect and grow so well in our first home together. Our landlords were an absolute godsend.
We were both working in production but I enjoyed being home with my family so much more than being at work in an office or on set for 12 hour + days. So I decided I wanted to start my own business. I started a clothing boutique, Hutton Nicole ( which I will get more into in another blog). Being home and running my business was a dream! Except it didn't always pay my bills, so I continued to work in Production, doing casting. Daniel had a very steady job at this point and in the late summer of 2019 he proposed to me.
We were planning a wedding for 2021, it would have been this year. But, SURPRISE- I found out I was pregnant! We talked it over with our families and both decided we should plan the wedding before it's too late and we never get to do one. So that's exactly what we did. I planned a wedding in 2 months, we had our wedding on December 14th, 2019.
Three months later, our lives were turned upside down when the pandemic hit. My husband's job reduced their hours significantly and transitioned to work from home. My job transitioned smoothly to WFH until production stopped altogether and we were both left unemployed by mid 2020. The timing couldn't have been more perfect, our baby was due any day. We had been planning to take time off for her birth anyway so we were going to apply for Paid Family Leave. Irie Mae was born on June 4th, 2020. Ironically, the week I went into labor, Los Angeles had a mandated curfew in place due to the protesting and riots for the BLM movement. I went into labor around 4am so by the time we left for the hospital we were in the clear, thankfully! It was an eventful week to be born, to say the least. 1
Her birth was also in the midst of the pandemic so only Daniel and I were allowed at the hospital. We had such an intimate experience together as a family. Coming home was definitely different as well because I wanted to show off my baby and let family meet her but we couldn't with Covid. The first six months of her life were fairly isolated. Just us and our parents in her life. Around 5 months PP the industry started to pick back up and I took a few jobs working from home. Our moms would come over and help me out during the day. I tried to work on set again but the transition back after having a baby and during a pandemic was not the right fit for me. I decided I would only take any work from home jobs, going forward.
By the end of 2020, we spent our weekends touring houses with an extremely active 6 month old. We fell in love with several houses. We bid on 7 houses before we found our home. At the beginning of 2021, we successfully became first time home owners! We are now Chatsworth locals and we love the calmness that we feel here. The mountain views are breathtaking and the sound of the train is so peaceful to me. Daniel says it wakes him up. Having my own home is all I really ever wanted as a kid, just a stable environment to discover the things I really like to do. Being in this new environment has awoken me to a whole new version of myself. I am now a mother, a housewife, and a business owner. I know that I want to work from home and take care of my family. I know there are days when I fall short, and despite working all day- Daniel will still come home and help me, or cook us dinner. Because that's the type of relationship we have. I love that I can count on him in some of my toughest moments. He is really such a kind soul and I am so lucky to be married to him. And Irie is such a firecracker. I feel like if I don't start documenting our life more then I will absolutely regret it one day.
So in addition to my family life that I want to share with you all -
I definitely plan on getting some of the boutique content back out and starting fresh with it all, now that I have a proper office space to work that isn't in the babies room! I have also been working on a lot of Home DIY projects- renovations, restorations, etc and I really wanted somewhere to be able to show you guys the work and what goes into it.
So while I rediscover myself as a full on adult, I figure it needs some documenting this time around.
I hope that in reading and following along with this blog, you feel more connected with my family, and maybe even a little more inspired. XO
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