Real Life with Royal + Reese

Overcoming Postpartum

From the moment we found out I was pregnant with her to the moment she was placed in my arms, we were happy, scared, excited, shocked, and every...

Best Self Tanner

Earlier this year, I had written a piece on why I chose to quit tanning. * Spoiler alert, it was because I had gotten so burnt in a tanning bed, I ...

My Two Best Pieces of Advice

Before I sat down to write this piece, I thought about it for awhile. I pondered, what IS the best advice I had ever been given? Now that I’m sitti...

Dating is Tough

To say that I’m fluent in this subject would be the understatement of the century. You’ve heard of them: Match, Farmer’s Only, EHarmony, Tinder, Bu...

Making Memories

I remember watching my mom make a dessert or some type of cold salad in the kitchen the night before. I’d go to bed and barely be able to contain m...

Loving Our Ladies

Growing up, I never understood the importance of close gal pals. Honestly, I just never got it because I was a tomboy. I loved 4H, four wheelers, o...

Comparison Is The Thief Of Joy

A little before the 1 year mark of our business, we were still only selling kids clothes on Instagram but expanded to designing our own fabric to m...

Grief is a Funny Thing

May 23rd 2019 has been hanging over my head like a dark cloud, waiting for it with dreaded anticipation. I’ve wanted the day to come slowly and ...

R+R Does Self Care

Self Care is defined as the practice of taking action to preserve or improve one's own health. Do you ever just get to a point, where you feel ...

Mother's Day

What better way to honor our mothers than by setting aside an entire day to celebrate them? To be honest, that doesn’t even feel like it’s enough. ...

Why It's Important To Treat Yourself

How many times do you find yourself rushing around to be present at every friends’ birthday dinner? How often do you suggest taking a friend out o...

Do I Really Need To Work?

Personally, Iʼve been asked this question directly, passive aggressively (my personal favorite) and have even thought it myself when Iʼve let “mom ...