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APPLE PODCASTS | SPOTIFY | GOOGLE PODCASTS Do you feel stuck and want something more? When Ruthie was about ten months old, I (Nicole) was a full-time, stay at home mom. The PPD fog began to lift, and I started to wonder, “What am I going to do next? Will I watch Netflix at naptime […]

Listen, we all want to be the best parents in the world, but parenting is exhausting. It’s impossible to be a perfect parent and do it 100% right all the time, and THAT’S OK! But, eight years of parenting and four young children deep, we’ve come up with some go-to parenting hacks that make it […]

Well, July was a big month. We packed up our family and moved from Columbus, OH to Denver, CO. We are absolutely obsessed and loving it here. It feels like we’re finally getting in a rhythm and all THREE girls are starting school. We did plenty of online shopping as we got settled in Denver, […]

We have always had a love for traveling and most believe “once you have kids the fun stops”, we weren’t going to listen and let that cliche slow us down. After traveling many times with many kids, these are our travel must haves. So since the start with Amelia, we have made it a priority […]

Ok, obviously there’s no shortage of things on your plate. It feels impossible to figure out how to juggle it all. You have dishes, laundry, entertaining your kids, starting a business, communicating with clients, and dates with your spouse?! How does one person, or even two people manage it all and even begin to stay […]

We have a joke that we can’t sit still for more than 5 minutes without deciding to start a new business. We have started and run multiple businesses over our 8 years together and we’ve definitely learned some things along the way. But, as we’ve started new businesses, we’ve found that there are 3 strategies […]

So there’s a lot of talk about all the stuff you need when you’re prepping for a baby. But there’s not a lot out there about how to prepare yourself, your marriage, or your LIFE for a baby.  We all know that having a baby is a HUGE life change! We all know that having […]

Mark may be easily mistaken for a background player in the shadows of “The Pasternacks,” but he is our secret weapon. He has been at the helm of multiple successful businesses, beginning with a booming Skittles enterprise at age seven. Ever the salesman, Mark persuaded me (Nicole) to move to a new city and start […]

It’s been awhile since we introduced ourselves. So we thought we’d take a moment, get a little sappy, and share our story. The Beginning We met through Marks older brothers. Mark SWORE he wouldn’t date Nicole. But the following weekend we ended up on 5 accidental first dates. We went on a REAL date a […]