As life has gone the last few years, a lot has changed in my world.

Amongst the chaos of COVID, I have gotten divorced, became a single mom of my two beautiful girls, broken my right ankle so badly I was on crutches for three months, moved from Florida to Tennessee, and most recently – accepted a promotion at work.

To say my life has been busy is an understatement. My life has had so many changes my head is still spinning. But through all the constant change and absolute chaos, I have still been relying on my writing to get me through every moment of my life – the good, the bad, and all the lessons in between.

With that said, I have recently been inspired to start focusing more on things that make my soul happy, which for me, is writing about my life experiences so I can share them with all of you.

However, with this new season comes a new website – www.partofjordansworld.com – which will be live soon.

My new blog will still contain all of my usual content; travel, motherhood, dating… all the things A Blonde’s Point of View had to offer, just with a 30-year-old attitude and even more hilarious life stories to share.

I thank you for reading along with me for the last 10 years of my life, and I am hoping you follow me for the next 10…as I can guarantee they are going to be even more wonderful.

Looking forward to closing this chapter, and beginning a new one.

xx,

Jordan

The current trend sweeping social media is the “Decade Challenge” or “10 year challenge”, so of course I couldn’t help but join the bandwagon.

Looking back at pictures of my 20-year-old self (2009), it’s hard not to think how much I have learned since then.

2009 was the year I moved back home from the college I was attending due to a hurt shoulder which kept me from competing in my sport (Diving).

It was also the year I thought going back to my natural hair color, brown, was a good life choice. Don’t worry, I realized my mistake and by the end of 2009 I had started getting back to blonde.

Since then I have loved, lost, and learned thousands of valuable lessons that make me who I am today, in 2019.

In the last 10 years I have earned my BA & MA.

Lived in London.

Had jobs in radio, teaching and administration.

Made many new friends, and also lost some along the journey.

I have fallen in love, and had my heart completely broken.

My favorite part of this decade? I’ve been blessed with two beautiful daughters who motivate me to be my BEST.

While 2019 has proven to be one of my toughest, life changing years yet… I have learned so much about myself.

What I deserve. What I need. What I want.

Looking forward to see what adventures and blessings the next decade brings.

As some of you saw, I went to NYC this weekend for a little momcation to visit my sister. We had an absolutely BLAST, so I wanted to share what all we did in the short span of 2 days.

Day 1:

• Got some delicious oatmeal from OatMeals. I got S’mores and it was SO GOOD! Highly recommend for a breakfast treat before hitting the sites!
• Next stop — we walked over the Perry Street to see where Carrie Bradshaw’s apartment was in SATC. Did I cry in excitement? Maybe. This was such a cool thing to check out, since who doesn’t love the show and know of this iconic apartment?!
• After taking a million pics at the apartments, we started walking and enjoying all the sites — we walked through West Village, Washington Square Park, Union Square, Flatiron, and Bryant Park.
• At some point during our miles of walking, did make a quick stop into the Museum of Sex. Can’t walk past that without having a cheeky look.
• Seeing we had tome time before dinner, we popped into a little pub and treated ourselves to a Cosmo. Can’t be in NYC and pass up the opportunity to have a Comso!
• For dinner we went to the rooftop of Eataly to a restaurant called SERRA by Birreria. It was basically every white girls Fall dream. It was head-to-toe decorated in Fall and the menu did not disappoint! I enjoyed beet risotto for dinner and ordered a spiked apple cider to drink. This cider was literally the best thing I have EVER TASTED. You were able to pick what liquor was put in it — I chose a hazelnut liqueur and it did not disappoint. I am pretty sure I will be dreaming of that cider for the rest of my life.
• After dinner we made our way to Times Square to see Frozen on Broadway. Easily one of my top musicals. If you get the chance, definitely go see it!
• Being exhausted from the 28,000 steps we did earlier in the day, we grabbed a slice of NY pizza on the way to the train station and headed home.

Day 2: 

• We slept in a little bit on Saturday, which was nice! Once we got moving we made our way by Uber into the city for brunch (The Uber driver nearly killed us a few times…but it’s fine.)
• For brunch we went to PS450. The bartender instantly handed us a BOTTLE of champagne and some orange juice, letting the mimosa-fest begin! We were starving so quickly ordered food — I picked the chicken and waffle sandwich. IT WAS HEAVEN. I don’t think I have ever had something so delicious in my life (apart from Day 1’s spiked cider). We spent two hours enjoying our brunch and chatting with the bartender, who even gave us a shot* in celebration of my momcation.
• Two bottle of champagne later — we decided to start walking towards Central Park. We walked through the park taking tons of pictures. The Fall colors of the trees were absolutely stunning.
• After Central Park we channeled our inner Gossip Girls and walked to the Upper East Side and sat on the steps of The Met. A nice stranger even took a picture of us together. We felt pretty fancy.
• Since we were already feeling fancy, we decided to walk to Midtown and browse the SJP store. OH MY GOSH I NEED HER SHOES. If you have never checked out Sarah Jessica Parker’s shoe line, you are missing out. They are beautiful! I’m going to start saving up NOW, as her shoes are all around $400 a pair. Sigh, one day.
• We were absolutely exhausted come 5p, so we changed up the plans and went back to my sister’s apartment and ordered in food and watched SATC//Gossip Girl. I don’t remember the last time I was able to watch a movie without a child interrupting me, so a relaxing night in was SO AMAZING.

*The shot I mentioned above was tequila. I hate tequila, but you can’t say no to a free shot. Especially when the bartender is commending you for your momcation. So, I did the shot and the bartender laughed at the face I made, clearly I am NOT a shot girl. haha. 

Day 3:

• We slept in some again and then went to grab breakfast before heading to the airport. We went to City Diner in Jersey City and enjoyed all the good breakfast foods! They have a massive menu and the food was soooo yummy!
• After breakfast my sister took my to the airport, where I grabbed my flight and went back home.

This weekend was something I needed more than I realized. I enjoyed letting my hair down some. I did my hair and make up each morning, looked super cute, and actually had pictures taken of myself. 

I think all moms need a weekend to themselves on occasion.

For me, two days was just enough time to enjoy myself, but even with enjoying myself I still missing my kids. I am happy to now be back home with them and enjoyed so many cuddles and kisses from them since I have been back.

Guess now I will need to start planning my next momcation… hmm, where to go next?

My, oh my! It has been a LONG time since I have been active on my blog.

That being said, I think this would be a good time to catch you up on, well, me.

Hello, my name is Jordan. I just turned the big 3-0 this summer. It truly was not as bad as people would have you to believe, and honestly, I feel like my 30’s will be great!

My two little girls are growing up faster than I would like to admit. Aurora will be 4 next month, and Violet is 18 months old and really starting to come into her own.

Earlier this year I changed jobs and am now working for PwC as an Administrative Assistant. I am able to flex my time and I work from home. It is truly the happiest I have been while working since my carefree life guarding days.

This year I have been focusing on self love. After having my second daughter, I really had a hard time loving myself — physically and mentally. I had a really hard time adjusting to my new “mom bod”, as well as having a bit of an identity crisis.

I started working out (thanks to my flexible hours with my new job) and WOW has that made a difference! Along with eating healthy and trying to make sure I take time to connect with friends and be more than just a mom, I am slowly feeling a bit more like myself.

With that being said, that is why I am starting back up blogging. I miss the creative outlet and will be trying to put my life experiences back into words to share with all of you.

I hope you are ready! 😉

We did it! Peanut is officially a whole year old!

Part of me is excited, while the other part wants to cry, because my baby is growing up so fast!

Height and weight: Peanut weighs 22 pounds, 5 ounces which is less than we thought! She is standing (almost) at 28 1/4 inches tall.

Aurora is in the 75% for height, weight and head circumference!

Noises and sounds: Aurora is getting better at actually meaning when she says “dada” or “mummu” which is exciting! She also attempts to copy noises and words we make!

She also found her head voice (anyone who is musical will know what I mean) she can now hit all the high notes her little heart desires.

Milestones: We are officially pulling up on everything and walking ourselves along the coach, or whatever else we can. Aurora has fun pulling things off shelves with her new-found standing.

Aurora also has 7 teeth now. 4 on top, 3 on the bottom 🙂

Favorite things: Aurora loves all the usual things, but recently she loves bath time (more than normal), brushing her teeth with mummy, lots and lots of cuddles, and playing with doggies and her friends.

Dislikes: Anyone telling her what to do seems to cause some drama. Also, trying to get her to sleep when she wants to be awake is struggle. Silly baby! Naps are a good thing!

Fun Things: Since we are officially one, that means we got to do a smash cake photo shoot with Aurora. We went with Princess Aurora themed and had a blast letting her attack a cake and and cover herself in blue icing.

This weekend we are throwing her a TMNT birthday party, masks included. It is outside at a little park on the water and it is going to be lots of fun I’m sure.

For her birthday, we bought her a Rockabye rocker. It is a purple dragon named Puff. She loves it! It sings a few songs and she is getting the hang of rocking it. Her feet don’t touch so we have to help her get on Puff…but she loves it all the same!

Mummy and Daddy’s favorite moments:

Mummy’s favourite moment…well…there are just too many to count. I loved watching her unwrap her dragon rocker, crawl to me in the middle of the night for cuddles, watching her reaction after trying icing for the first time, and I cried a little seeing her all dressed up and looking beautiful for her photos.

Daddy’s favourite moment was when Aurora unwrapped Puff (the purple dragon rocker) and rode it for the first time. The look on her face was priceless. You could see the genuine happiness on her face. Daddy also loves that spending Fridays at home with the peanut, and all the cuddles she gives him throughout the day.

I just can’t believe how quickly that last year has gone. Our sweet baby went from this fragile little newborn to a beautiful, loving, cheeky little toddler in the blink of an eye.

We can’t wait to see what new adventures our life with Aurora holds. To many more firsts, tons more laughs, some tears and a million more cuddles…

Happy 1st Birthday, Aurora. ❤

How is it my tiny human will be a year old in just one short month?! Please excuse me while I cry to myself for a moment…

Height and weight: Not sure about height as we wont get that measurement till her 12 month check up. However, the little chunk is weighing in at around 23 pounds!

Clothing: I am working on transitioning Aurora to move normal outfits, not just onesies. She is still a bit tiny for 12 month clothing…but quickly filling in those gaps.

We are also starting to work on shoe wearing…little miss does NOT like things on her feet.

Food: This little lady eats ALL THE FOOD! Kale? Strawberries? Cookies? Anything you eat she will want to eat too! So looking forward to her smash cake photos for her 1st birthday! They will be epic!
Noises and sounds: Aurora is still very opinionated and enjoys hearing herself talk. No real words…but will try to copy sound you say or sing. It is pretty adorable!

Milestones: Aurora is beginning to pull herself up to her knees, then feet on things! Walking will happen soon I am sure! Her crawl is like a bear-type crawl…butt in the air and crawling on her feet instead of her knees.

Aurora also has one top tooth…with three more top teeth following! So much fun…bring on all the teeth!

Favorite things: Aurora loves her new piano toy…this little girl loves music! Aurora also loves doggies, her own and any others we see out and about! Aurora also loves playing with her friends and making new friends.

Dislikes: Leave it to my child to hate pumpkins and hay. And when I say hate…I should say loathe. Aurora had a complete melt down when I sat her in hay and was not happy sitting too close to any pumpkin.I suppose when something is as round and as big as you it can be kind of scary..?

Fun Things: Aurora is now officially eating her own kids meals at restaurants. After eating a good portion of mummy and daddy’s food, we decided it was time. This little piggy can put down 4 chicken nuggets and a fruit cup…and STILL WANT MILK! Glad I don’t have to worry about her being too picky. 😉

Mummy and Daddy’s favorite moments: Mummy and Daddy have too many favourite moments this month to pick. We love seeing Aurora develop into a toddler, seeing her try new foods, and especially enjoy the moments she has where all she wants is to sit with us and cuddle.

Our little peanut is growing up so fast! I can’t believe in just one short month we will have a 1-year-old! Until then, we are just enjoying every day with Aurora’s bright, slightly cheeky, loving personality. ❤