Apologies and New Beginnings: A Whole Lotta Gratefulness for 2024!

by Chelsea Moye | December 31, 2023 | How We're Growing, Our Everyday Life, Our Projects, Our Shenanigans, Our Struggles, What We're Doing, What We're Working On | 0 Comments

Hey y'all! It's been a hot minute since I last poured my thoughts into this digital space, and boy, have I missed it! Now, before y'all start grabbing your pitchforks and calling for my blogging retirement, let me just say, I'm genuinely sorry for disappearing on...

A Quick Update on Jaycee

by Chelsea Moye | July 3, 2023 | Our Friends and Family | 0 Comments

Allow me to provide you with a brief update regarding Jaycee. There have been minimal changes in her condition since the last visit. (Thank heavens! 🙌) Although her heart appears to be experiencing slightly more strain, it is not yet a cause for concern. The tumor has...

June 2023 Reading Roundup

by Chelsea Moye | June 26, 2023 | Our Favorites, Our Hobbies, Our Passions, Our Top Picks: Shop What We Recommend, What We're Reading | 0 Comments

What We’re Reading: June 2023 Audiobook Round-Up Couples Audiobook Listens: Sizzling Sixteen Smokin’ Seventeen Explosive Eighteen Notorious Nineteen Takedown Twenty Top Secret Twenty-One Tricky Twenty-Two Turbo Twenty-three Hardcore Twenty-Four Look Alive Twenty-Five...

Happening in Bay Minette – 19 June 2023

by Chelsea Moye | June 19, 2023 | Where We Live | 0 Comments

I am experiencing some hardcore burnout after finishing the initial draft of my Olivia Marwood pen name's submission for the Regency Summer Scandals anthology, so all I have for my faithful blog readers today is a short peek at what's going on in Bay Minette tonight....

Jaycee’s Terrible Teratoma

by Chelsea Moye | June 15, 2023 | Our Friends and Family, Our Projects, Our Struggles, What We're Working On | 0 Comments

Guys, this fundraiser is to help my AMAZING sister-in-law and my unborn niece Jaycee. During a recent ultrasound at 22 weeks gestation, they found that Jaycee has a sacrococcygeal teratoma (SCT). SCT is a type of tumor that forms at the base of the spine. SCT occurs...

Review: Takedown Twenty by Janet Evanovich

by Chelsea Moye | June 12, 2023 | Our Top Picks: Shop What We Recommend, What We're Loving, What We're Reading, What We're Reviewing | 0 Comments

What We're Reading: Takedown Twenty by Janet Evanovich on Audible Lake and I have started a really fun tradition of listening to Audible audiobooks together while we do our food delivery job. I honestly can't believe I haven't taken the time to talk about this before...

Couples At-Home Hair Experiments

by Chelsea Moye | June 9, 2023 | Our Everyday Life, Our Favorites, Our Lifestyles, Our Projects, Our Shenanigans, Our Top Picks: Shop What We Recommend, Our Triumphs, What We're Doing, What We're Learning, What We're Loving, What We're Trying | 0 Comments

From Depression Hair to Mermaid Green Flair I asked my husband—Lake—to cut roughly eight inches of sad, matted, dry breakage off my hair, then bleach and dye my tips with at-home bleach and hair color kits. Here's how it worked out! I want to note that he's not a...

Side Effect: Lack of Feeling or Emotion

by Chelsea Moye | June 9, 2023 | Chelsea's Health Journey, How We're Feeling, Our Struggles, What We're Learning, What We're Talking About, What We're Thinking, What We're Trying | 0 Comments

Photo by Mathew MacQuarrie on Unsplash Today I want to talk to you about one of the Topamax side effects that’s impacted me the most over the past few months: lack of feeling or emotion. I’ve always been an intensely emotional person. Whatever I feel, I feel it BIG,...

Tapering Off Topamax

by Chelsea Moye | June 8, 2023 | Chelsea's Health Journey, How We're Feeling, Our Struggles, What We're Trying | 0 Comments

Why I'm Stopping My Topamax Today I wanted to take some time to talk to you about why I've made the decision to come off my daily migraine management medication, Topamax. Prior to my total thyroidectomy surgery back in January, the Topamax seemed to be working pretty...

Digital Scrapbooking… Sort Of

by Chelsea Moye | October 23, 2022 | Our Friends and Family, Our Hobbies, Our Passions, Our Projects, Our Struggles, What We're Doing, What We're Trying | 0 Comments

https://www.tumblr.com/preciouslilriverman/173535618071 I started this project before my son was born. I wanted to do a sort of digital scrapbook on our blog, on Instagram, on Facebook, on Tumblr, and in email, something like a big, digital patchwork quilt of images,...

2022 Prime Day Deals – Favorites & Recommendations!

by Chelsea Moye | July 3, 2022 | Our Favorites, Our Top Picks: Shop What We Recommend | 0 Comments

In our house, we LOVE Amazon Prime, and we're looking forward to the 2022 Prime Day Deals coming up this month! I'll be sharing my favorite Prime Day deals in this post, which means I'll be updating it daily between now and July 12-13, so check back often for our...

Escaping Her Past | Romantic Suspense on Kindle Vella

by Chelsea Moye | May 7, 2022 | Chelsea's Writing, Our Passions, Our Projects, What We're Working On | 0 Comments

For some reason, I always feel a little strange talking about my other projects outside this blog, but I had a realization today. This is MY personal blog, so it's okay if I share about any part of my life that's important to me and on my mind. There used to be some...

Cruise Packing List – Printable Freebie!

by Chelsea Moye | May 6, 2022 | Our Projects, What We're Doing | 0 Comments

If you're anything like me, you love checklists, planners, journals, and basically anything that makes you feel like you're getting your life together. I like to keep things organized when I can, which is a struggle for me as a person with ADHD. I created this...

We’re Vlogging Via Facebook Reels and TikTok now!

by Chelsea Moye | April 10, 2022 | What We're Doing | 0 Comments

Daily Updates & Random Facts With RiverWe decided it might be fun (and a little easier for our short-form content) to vlog about it on Facebook Reels and TikTok! We'll try to update you daily with links to the Reels and/or TikTok videos. Don't worry, though! We'll...

Review: Reacher – Season 1 on Amazon Prime

by Chelsea Moye | March 6, 2022 | Our Favorites, Our Top Picks: Shop What We Recommend, What We're Loving, What We're Reviewing, What We're Watching | 0 Comments

Disclaimer: This blog post contains affiliate links. I may earn a small commission to fund my coffee drinking habit if you use these links to make a purchase. You will not be charged extra, and you’ll keep me supplied in caffeine. It’s a win for everyone, really....

My Favorite Precious Moments

by Chelsea Moye | February 28, 2022 | How We're Feeling, Our Everyday Life, Our Favorites, Our Friends and Family, What We're Thinking | 0 Comments

As a person with very big dreams and ambitions — a person who wants to make a full-time living from her writing — I often forget to slow down and enjoy being in the moment with the people in my life. I’m almost always steeped in anxiety about what I should be doing...

A Prescription for Frustration #1

by Chelsea Moye | February 24, 2022 | Chelsea's Health Journey, How We're Feeling, Our Everyday Life, Our Struggles, What We're Trying | 0 Comments

Photo by Christopher Campbell on Unsplash Right now, I feel like I'm drowning in a sea of frustration. Due to income changes, our insurance changed this year from an affordable Health Insurance Marketplace plan to Alabama Medicaid. This change has, frankly, felt like...

Consistently Inconsistent – How My Mental Health Affects My Blogging (Or Lack Thereof)

by Chelsea Moye | January 18, 2022 | How We're Feeling, Our Hobbies, Our Lifestyles, Our Projects, Our Struggles, What We're Talking About, What We're Thinking | 0 Comments

How My Mental Health Affects My Blogging Output (Or Lack Thereof) (Photo by Marcel Strauß on Unsplash) One thing you’ll notice about my posting on the We're the Moyes blog — if you look at the dates on the posts and also the gaps between them — is that the only thing...

The Sounds of Happiness

by Chelsea Moye | November 6, 2021 | How We're Feeling, What We're Thinking | 0 Comments

I’m still trying to figure out exactly what I want this blog to be and what I want to share here. This month is a month where we Americans, as a culture, reflect on what we’re grateful for. Today, I find myself grateful for the things in my life that spark joy. More...

Easy & Affordable Hufflepuff Student Halloween Costume

by Chelsea Moye | October 22, 2021 | Halloween, Our Hobbies, Our Holidays, Our Lifestyles, Our Projects, What We're Doing, What We're Trying | 0 Comments

So, I might be 32 years old, but I'm still kind of obsessed with Harry Potter, and my Hufflepuff pride is STRONG. I wanted a cute, inexpensive, and EASY Hufflepuff student costume for Halloween this year. This his how I made that happen.What I Bought Yellow Plaid...

Preschool: Week 2 – How It’s Going

by Chelsea Moye | August 25, 2021 | How We're Feeling, How We're Growing, Our Everyday Life, What We're Learning | 0 Comments

We’re in the middle of the second week of River being in preschool, so I wanted to give those of you who are interested in how that’s going a quick update. First of all, we love the preschool we chose. HUGE shout-out to Kinder-Kastle. They have been so patient and...

First Day of Preschool Is Tomorrow

by Chelsea Moye | August 17, 2021 | How We're Feeling, How We're Growing, Our Everyday Life, Our Friends and Family, Our Struggles, What We're Doing, What We're Learning | 0 Comments

I can’t believe my baby is growing up so fast. River starts preschool tomorrow morning, and this mamma’s heart is not ready. Is any mom ever ready for this? I’m sure the staff at the preschool will be fantastic. of that, I have no doubt. I just don’t know how to wrap...

Review: Disney’s Jungle Cruise

by Chelsea Moye | August 15, 2021 | What We're Loving, What We're Reviewing, What We're Watching | 0 Comments

Jungle Cruise might be my new favorite Disney movie of all time. Bold statement, right? I'm being completely serious, though. Lake and I met my mom and dad (Betty and David Clemmons) to see Jungle Cruise at the theater on a quiet Monday night. We didn't take River...

My Love/Hate Relationship With Admin Week

by Chelsea Moye | July 26, 2021 | How We're Feeling, How We're Growing, Our Lifestyles, Our Struggles, What We're Doing, What We're Learning, What We're Trying, What We're Working On | 0 Comments

It's admin week in my house! I have a love/hate relationship with the concept of admin week, and with implementing it as a time management tool. So, what is admin week, you ask? It's the one week out of the month that I dedicate to hyper-focusing on the administrative...

On the Road Again

by Chelsea Moye | July 18, 2021 | How We're Growing, Our Lifestyles, What We're Doing, What We're Loving, What We're Working On, Where We're Going | 0 Comments

For those of you who know us, you know that we enjoy traveling and everything it brings to the table. We've been getting asked a lot about how we can afford it on a fairly tight budget, so we wanted to share a little bit about how we manage it. For those of you who...

Moving Old Content Over & Adding New Content

by Chelsea Moye | July 18, 2021 | How We're Growing, What We're Doing | 0 Comments

So, I intended to move all our old content over to the new domain (this site) before I started posting new content to this blog, but I've come to realize that's not going to happen. Moving the old content over to here and trying to do a better job of organizing it...

Minimizing & Eliminating Clutter

by Chelsea Moye | February 2, 2017 | What We're Trying | 0 Comments

As a part of getting our house baby-ready, I’m in the process of eliminating clutter and minimizing. I know it doesn’t sound like a huge deal, but that’s only true if you don’t know me. I’m a borderline hoarder because I attach way too much emotional importance to...

Adulting Without a Manual: Laundry

by Chelsea Moye | January 30, 2017 | Our Everyday Life, Our Struggles, What We're Learning, What We're Trying | 0 Comments

I have a confession to make, y’all. As you know, I’m deeply ADD, and this occasionally manifests itself in apparent laziness and/or carelessness. (I get easily overwhelmed by excess stimuli.) Anyway, the way that this connects to laundry is that I’ve never really been...

What’s Going On?

by Chelsea Moye | January 29, 2017 | How We're Feeling, How We're Growing, Our Everyday Life, Our Struggles, What We're Doing, What We're Loving, What We're Working On | 0 Comments

I think it’s pretty obvious by now that I struggle with consistency in all areas of my life, especially blogging. So, I’ll be taking this post to catch you up on what’s been happening lately, and what’s currently going on in our lives. What’s been happening? We found...

Random Pregnancy Question

by Chelsea Moye | October 8, 2016 | How We're Feeling, What We're Talking About | 0 Comments

Photo by Laårk Boshoff on Unsplash Okay, guys. Now that the news is out, I have about a billion questions regarding pregnancy, etc. So, I’m thinking of throwing out one question a day into the universe and seeing what kind of answers I can get back. Today’s Pregnancy...

Holy Smokes!

by Chelsea Moye | October 7, 2016 | How We're Feeling, Our Friends and Family, What We're Loving | 0 Comments

That’s right, guys. Lake and I are having a baby in May! I’m both ecstatic and overwhelmed at this news. It almost feels surreal. I keep hearing the beginning of “Bohemian Rhapsody” in my head every time I think about it. “Is this the real life?Is this just fantasy?”...

Beginning My New Ending

by Chelsea Moye | July 27, 2016 | What We're Trying | 0 Comments

“Nobody can go back and start a new beginning, but anyone can start today and make a new ending.” -Maria Robinson As you can tell by the dates of my posts over the course of this blog’s existence, I’ve had a lot of false starts, stumbles, unplanned hiatuses, and a...

Accidental Housewife

by Chelsea Moye | April 1, 2016 | Our Struggles | 1 Comment

I never really intended to be a “housewife,” as it were. It was not part of the plan, but I’ve been a terrible one ever since I got laid off in January. I am a genuinely disorganized, chaotic person, and I’m afraid it’s showing in my housekeeping skills…or lack...

Puppy Troubles

by Chelsea Moye | March 18, 2016 | Our Pets, Our Struggles | 0 Comments

Okay, so first note is that I’m not writing this first thing in the morning. I promise I have a good reason for that, though. I’m cleaning my Mom’s house today for extra cash, and I also brought my puppy over here to socialize him with my parents’ dog because he got...

I Hate the Time Change!!!

by Chelsea Moye | March 17, 2016 | Our Everyday Life | 0 Comments

Is anybody else struggling with it? I know I am. I was JUST getting into a good sleep schedule when we had to spring our clocks forward an hour. Since the time change, I’ve found myself utterly exhausted and worn out! I’ve been letting it throw me completely off my...

Six Flags!

by Chelsea Moye | March 12, 2016 | What We're Reviewing, Where We're Going | 0 Comments

Being an adult is a lot like being a kid, just with more freedom. Today, Lake and I are adulting without a manual at Six Flags over Georgia. Stay tuned for more! So, I wondered if the season passes we bought were really going to be worth it. I can already say that...

What is this blog about?

by Chelsea Moye | March 9, 2016 | Who We Are | 1 Comment

Good question! I decided to start writing this blog because of a conversation I recently had with a friend of mine, Chelsea W.This conversation inspired me to create a blog chronicling the adventures Lake and I have together trying to “adult without a manual.” Even...

Panini Pete’s – Downtown Mobile – 3/6/16

by Chelsea Moye | March 7, 2016 | What We're Eating, What We're Reviewing | 0 Comments

We decided to come to Mobile with our friends Tori and Luke for a fun day out. We went to the flea market (my very first experience at one), and I loved it. Can't wait to go back. There's so much cool stuff you wouldn't see at a regular store. I especially loved a lot...

Enjoying Sprint Cars at Deep South Speedway

by Chelsea Moye | March 5, 2016 | What We're Doing, What We're Reviewing | 0 Comments

Couldn't resist taking some shots of the sun setting over Deep South Speedway today. Gotta love dirt track racing! Since the track is under new management again, I'm very tempted to write a review of our experience at the track. You can check out my breakdown of the...

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