A new member will be joining our team.

Hey there!

How’s it been? A lot has changed on our end since we were last in your inbox, so it’s time for an update.

Last year, we spent a lot of time playing tennis. This year, we started a tennis account, @Deuce_Days, to document our journey. A lot of people found our “husband trains wife” series particularly hilarious, and we’re quickly approaching 2000 followers on Instagram. Come join us too if you’re interested in racquet sports like tennis or pickleball!

However, not long after starting @Deuce_Days, we encountered our biggest roadblock on the path to tennis greatness. We eventually made the “shocking” announcement that a new member would be joining our team, and it’s been difficult to get much done since then. We have plenty to prepare to ensure our home is fit to welcome our newest addition.

One of the few pieces of content we managed to put out was a casual, conversation-style video about our thoughts on parenthood.

A lot of people probably assumed we would remain DINKs (dual income, no kids), and we get that many DINKs and SINKs would find our lifestyle without kids more relatable.

So it’s perhaps not surprising to see a handful of comments from people who aren’t thrilled by the news, along with plenty of silent unfollows reflected in the numbers.

Of course, our channel has always been about our life, and our life is going to include a baby soon. So naturally, parenthood content is something that we will have to cover here and there.

We understand parenthood and having children can be a sensitive topic, but what we find a little perplexing, is how strongly some people react to the mere mention of it.

We’re not going to turn into a baby channel overnight(nor ever), but apparently, as we’ve learned, some people absolutely can’t stand the sight of babies. While we can’t say we understand it, we respect it, so consider this an advance warning: there might, at some point, be a drooling baby on our channel. No hard feelings if you’d rather stop following our content to avoid that sight (but you really don’t have to announce it 🙏).

A bit of housekeeping.

We get a ton of comments about where the various products in our home are from, and we used to direct everyone to a webpage where we housed our recommendations. Unfortunately, that site has since gone under, so we’ve moved everything over to our blog instead.

The first two of several planned articles are now up. (They contain affiliate links, which means we earn a small commission if you purchase through our links, at no additional cost to you. If you needed to buy something anyway, it’s a small way to support our work!)

Excuse us as we get back to preparing for everything that’s coming our way. See you again soon!