enJOY it

an archived personal and craft blog from Elise Blaha Cripe.

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  • I have been an Olive & June customer since March 2021 and an Olive & June ambassador for just over a year. I LOVE the polish so much. My code ELISEC20 saves you 20% off a mani or pedi system. Links in this post are affiliate which means if you make a purchase through them,…

  • I have been making this favorite things list for EIGHT YEARS. Here is the first one when I was TWENTY-SIX. The gist is I try to share a number of "things" that were new to me/made me happy/bettered my life/etc over the year. I am turning 36 next week. Here are 35 things I found…

  • For the month of May, I participated in "Me Made May" a DIY clothing challenge hosted by Zoe. (You can read more about this challenge and FAQs here.) This was my third time through the challenge. (You can read about my experience doing this in 2018 right here and in 2019 here.) Just like last…

  • I took a break for two years from writing these posts, but I am so happy to be back sharing 33 things that I have recently discovered and loved. I like to share a list of favorite things around my birthday and I often find that when I go back and read past lists SO…

  • For the past few years I have spent a lot of time thinking about my wardrobe (remember when I did a capsule wardrobe?), pairing down what I own, learning about where my clothing is made and paying more attention to the garments I feel good in and how much use I can get from my…

  • Once a year, around my birthday, I do a round-up of the (corresponding to my age) things that made the year great. I try to think about the new stuff I discovered that I really loved. I try to think about the things that in five, ten, twenty years, I might still love or appreciate.…

  • Today is my 31st birthday! My 31st trip around the sun was the biggest year of my life. Hands down. I found out I was pregnant with Piper on Saturday, 2/21, the day before I turned 30. I launched GTWB on March 31 and hustled (and hustled) until 6am on January 27 when I sold…

  • cheering on Ellerie and Piper and their new sleeping habits. Ellerie has successfully transitioned to her toddler bed and Piper is sleeping through the night most nights. I probably just jinxed myself by typing it out, but I don't even care. If we got there once, we'll get there again. Next step, getting them in…

  • products above: my top, the wrap, Piper's pants are from Target, the quilt, the banner, the framed art. typing this on my phone with a sleeping baby on my chest. enjoying the newborn phase so very much. Reasons: 1. this is our last baby and I know this time is fleeting. 2. Piper is a…

  • photo is from 35 weeks, but ear-to-ear grin is the same. I had a doctor's appointment this morning to check on this sweet baby girl and things are looking good. Well, all we really know is that her heartbeat is strong and she's head down… but at this point, that's as good as it gets.…