Life with Mar

Arizona fashion and lifestyle blog by Marlene Srdic

#ZonaAve Project: Grey and Gold Kitchen Inspo

Kitchen Faucet: Wayfair. Pot Filler: Wayfair. Hardware: Wayfair. Sink: Wayfair. Cabinet Color: Sherwin Williams Uncertain Grey (50%) + Benjamin Moore Stardew (50%) Finally, I'm ready to start sharing pics and progress on our #ZonaAve project! If you have no clue what I'm talking about, check out my "Home" tab under my Instagram stories. We're currently renovating another home, and when I say renovating I mean completely gutted and re-done. Instead of flipping it, the intention is to turn it ... View the Post

Mila’s Flamingo First Birthday Party

Hey, friends! I'm FINALLY sharing all of the details of Mila's flamingo first birthday party! We celebrated her first birthday this August and I settled on a girly and summery flamingo theme! For everyone that asked, I ultimately chose to have Sebastian's party and hers on separate weekends. (They were born a day apart.) This made it easier for party planning and all-around sanity. We also chose to host her party at the ... View the Post

How We Do Summer Fun with a Baby in AZ

Thank you Maxi-Cosi for sponsoring this post. Keep your little adventurers comfy, safe & stylish with the Maxi-Cosi Magellan 5-in-1 car seat! Now that Mila is turning one, there’s a whole new world out there for her to explore! It’s definitely a lot more limiting when they’re napping around the clock, so I’m excited to get out and about with her. Of course, summer fun with a baby in AZ is no easy feat—it’s crazy hot! And we need more to do than just time at the pool. If your little one ... View the Post

4 Ways to Beat Burnout When You’re Feeling Blah

Top: Chelsea 28. Jeans: Vigoss. Shoes: Sam Edelman I'm feeling burned out. Do you ever just feel life burned out? I work full-time, plus this blog, plus a few clients I still have from G&G. I also have my family. And friends. Then there are events. The house we are renovating. The two back-to-back birthday parties I'm planning because my kids were born a day apart.... PHEW! It's time to come up for air. When I'm feeling like this, I usually have a few go-tos to unplug. I'd love to hear some ... View the Post

My Diaper Station Essentials for a Small Space

Disclosure: This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #DiaperGenieForTheWin #ForBetterBeginnings #CollectiveBias When we bought this house, I had no idea we'd live here long enough to have babies here. So my home office ended up becoming the nursery! Knowing full well it was a pretty small space to work with, I had to create some diaper station essentials for a small space. Babies are tiny, they don't need as much space ... View the Post

Our Entryway Makeover, Check Out This Transformation!

Table | Basket | Throw | Boots | Flowers/Vase/Art all Home Goods Hi, friends! I'm a little embarrassed to say it took me years to finally get around to this entryway makeover, but I did it! Decorating and furnishing an entire house is SO much work. I always hated our entryway--the bar we had there wasn't the right size for the space--but I could never seem to find a nice console table I liked! I also had guilt; I liked the bar, but I had nowhere to put it. So it sat around in the wrong place ... View the Post

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