Essential Extras

In a Perfect World: Review and Giveaway

Posted by Jess on Jun 14, 2013 in Essential Extras, Essentially Jess | 31 comments

In a perfect world, my day would look like this: We all wake up at about 7:30. The kids are happy and content and we all snuggle on the couch for the first fifteen minutes of the day. Finally we rouse ourselves for breakfast and getting ready for school, an event that is easy and fre from drama and constant reminders. My hair would always look perfect, and my makeup flawless. Or scrap that; in a perfect world I would look so good I wouldn’t ever need makeup. Upon arriving home from...

The Mandatory 2012 Recap Post

Posted by Jess on Jan 4, 2013 in Essential Blogging, Essential Extras | 20 comments

So I’ve finally got through all of this weeks IBOT posts, and the theme was defintiely the new year. So many people have goals and resolutions and plans, and I’ve got nothing. In fact it got kind of sad the amount of times I wrote in the comment section “I actually haven’t made any plans….’ Like some kind of seriously misguided person. Seeing as though I am anything but, I have decided to rectify this situation immediately, by first assesing what actually...

A Space of His Own

Posted by Jess on Dec 20, 2012 in Essential Extras | 30 comments

This is a sponsored post for Tidy Books When I was pregnant with Miss Ava, most well meaning people remarked that we would certainly be hoping for another boy. With two sisters already, Bailey would certainly be worse for wear with another member of the X Chromosome. To be honest, we never really had a preference. It would have been lovely to have had another little boy, but the day I found out it was a girl, I was completely overjoyed. I love having girls. Boatman was likewise happy; having...

My Week According to Instagram- The Simple Things

Posted by Jess on Dec 15, 2012 in Essential Extras, Essentially Emo, Essentially Family | 14 comments

I’ve been AWOL from My Week According to IG the last two weeks. It’s been crazy busy here in Jess Land, and to be honest I’m feeling a little fatigued and flat. Looking at these pics though, it’s a good reminder there are lots of beautiful, simple things to be thankful for. Pancakes. Whose not thankful for pancakes? Girls who let me practice on their hair. This was the first time I’ve done fishtails, and I think they turned out pretty darn well! Good friends. And...

Get The Juice

Posted by Jess on Nov 28, 2012 in Essential Extras | 56 comments

Since trying not to drink so much (an attempt that is easier on some days than others), I’ve been a little lost for beverages. I know that water is the best thing that you can have, and honestly, I love water. It’s just that sometimes it gets a little….. boring. I love soft drink. Pepsi Max, Diet Coke or the odd ginger beer. It’s a nice change from the boringness that is water. Unfortunately after googling the detriments of Nutri-Sweet, Boatman has suggested (in a...

A Public Service Announcement

Posted by Jess on Nov 13, 2012 in Essential Extras, Essentially Essential, Essentially IBOT, Essentially Random | 99 comments

Hello and welcome to IBOT! I’m glad you could join me today, cause I have some extremely important information to convey. What I’m about to tell you, will not only change your lives, but give a whole new meaning to PMT. If you’re a gentleman, no doubt you are thinking about scrolling to the bottom just to add your link, or possibly, heaven forbid, leave the page altogether. Please don’t. This information is for your own good. Trust me. I’ve been watching this DVD...