Shali's Top 5 Must Haves in a Home

1.     Sizable Open Kitchen  – We love to entertain and have game nights with extended family and friends. It’s important that we can cook together in the kitchen, have conversations across the bar, and have an eye on the living room to watch all the little ones while the adults enjoy themselves.

2.     High Ceilings – My husband and I are both tall and enjoy higher ceilings along with unusually tall doors. Not to mention a floor plan that might be smaller on paper really can come to life and feel “just right” when the ceiling is 9ft+.

3.     A Private Entryway – Personally, having lived in apartments, it was a pet peeve when I had visitors or someone stop by, that the door was the center of the living area. There was no privacy. In our current home, it was important we have a hallway that allows for a little privacy and guest having an opportunity to take coats and shoes off.

4.     Large Closet – The bigger the better! My ideal closet would be one that is its own attached bedroom to the Owner’s suite. With a bay window, chair, and tons of shelving and shoe racks.

5.     A Game/Movie Room- My husband likes to play video games, and we LOVE movies. I would envision a movie room with a tv the size of the wall where he can retreat to, to play games as well as double function as a fun movie room with the family. Adding in a popcorn machine and mini fridge for pure entertainment and décor.

Alaina's Top 5 Binge-Worthy Shows

Alaina is our go-to gal for so many things, including suggestions in the San Marco/San Jose area and tv shows you should watch! Binge along with her, then let her know your favorites!

1. The Affair- Starring Joshua Jackson, Maura Tierney, and Dominic West. Where to start? This show keeps you on your toes for FIVE seasons. It drags in season 3 for a minute, but Stick.With.It because the concluding seasons are absolutely riveting.

2. Big Little Lies- Oh SO binge-worthy! All star cast! There’s murder, there’s plot twists, there’s comedy- this show has it all! It’s been adapted from a book series by Liane Moriarty ,so if book binging is also your bag of chips (not mine) then this two-fer is for you, baby!

3. Six Feet Under- I have watched this HBO series in it’s entirety a dozen times at least. It’s a captivating drama about The Fisher Family who lives and works in a funeral home. The depth they go into with character development is really unparalleled. Fun fact: Rolling Stone named this show’s series finale THE BEST OF ALL TIME; you will NEVER experience more closure in a finale than you do with Six Feet Under’s... change my mind.

4. Dawson’s Creek- Listen, this is a binge fest then, now, and forever so blow up an inflatable chair and dive head first into the best 90s teenage drama around. If you haven’t watched this series yet I’m definitely judging you, but fear not there’s still plenty of time to catch up with The Capeside Crew!

5. Workin Moms- Ok so moms reading this review- you’ve gotta watch this Netflix Show. The episodes are short so you’ll fly through the seasons in no time at all! It captures the different seasons of motherhood SO well and really illustrates the struggles of #momlife like no other show really does. You’ll laugh, you’ll cry, you’ll relate over and over again. Mamas, you wanna feel “seen” watch this one for sure! And as always, if you’re feeling alone in motherhood, reach out to me anytime! Helping mamas navigate the foreign waters is my true passion- You’re not alone!