Brigette
Brigette lives in North Liberty with her husband Brian, energetic daughter Kate (October 2014) and their two cats, Penny and Olive. Originally from the Chicago suburbs, Brigette came to Iowa City to attend the journalism school at the University of Iowa, fell in love with the area, and decided she couldn’t leave. After meeting Brian while working at the same Iowa City restaurant in college, they got married in August 2015 in the heart of downtown. She works full time in project management and as an employee of the Core Fitness Kids Club while finishing her MBA at Upper Iowa University. In her free time, she drags Kate out garage sale-ing, tries to keep up with her reading list and runs, lives for Hawkeye football season, enjoys a good meal on a patio, runs her Bachelor/Bachelorette bracket with her family and friends, and of course, chases her daughter around the pool and the park.
Awesome (and Affordable!) Birthday Gift Ideas for Classmates
Now that it’s the start of school again, it’s also (maybe) the start of school-friend birthday season again. The kids are always excited about the party, but it often brings up a conundrum for...
Back to School: Shop These Affordable Kids Brands During Iowa’s Tax Free Weekend
I’m a huge supporter of buying my daughter’s clothes consignment when I am able, but, as she’s grown older this has become more challenging. That's why I'm going to take advantage of Iowa's tax...
8 Reasons Why My Husband Is The Best Dad Ever
In honor of Father’s Day, and after an extra-long year of pandemic parenting together, I want to talk about all the reasons why my husband is not a goofy, bumbling caricature dad like you...
Why I Am Enjoying My Second Pregnancy More Than My First
I’m currently pregnant with my second daughter, due at the end of August. My other daughter will turn 7 this fall, so it’s been awhile since I've experienced pregnancy — but I still remember...
2021 Citywide Garage Sales in the Iowa City Area
My favorite season is back! It’s garage sale season! Read on below for dates for citywide garage sales in the Iowa City area. Happy shopping!
Citywide Garage Sales in the Iowa City Area
Third Weekend of...
Read, Watch, Buy: Recommendations From A Year in Quarantine
Prior to March 2020, I kept my days and evenings pretty full. Between an office job, school pickup, and evening activities, by the time the day was winding down I pretty much had an...
Try These Tasty Air Fryer Side Dishes
Quarantine has been the year of the kitchen gadget for our family.
We recently got an Instant Pot and have found so many great recipes that we love. We’ve also had an air fryer for...
Fun Weekend Meals at Home
Before the pandemic started, I had a bad habit of keeping the kitchen closed down too much once the weekend hit. By Thursday afternoon, I was already thinking about what restaurant I wanted to...
Last-Minute Holiday Shopping: Consumable Gift Ideas
Last minute shoppers: do you have some difficult gift recipients left on your list?
Are you stuck on what to get them and nervous you might select something they won’t want? Or that they’ll then...
What COVID-19 taught me about simplifying my life
I spent the end of 2019 and the beginning of 2020 feeling really overwhelmed. By Thursday of each week I was pretty much running on fumes. I knew something had to change and I...