For today’s #mentalhealthmonday I want to embrace positivity. Sam, Lemon, and I spent a beautiful Sunday afternoon at an Addison park engulfed by gorgeous 75 degree wether. It was so serene—the wind wasn’t even blowing! Sam and I had been talking earlier that morning about how despite life’s great difficulties and heartbreaks life is still … Continue reading Positivity
It’s #mentalmonday and I just wanted to remind you that today may feel like it’s kicking you in the pants, but it’s not because you are warrior who knows the value of surrender, submission, and positive thinking! It takes inner strength and endurance to wrestle against our hardest days. When you’re having a bad day, … Continue reading Encouragement
Fall is my favorite. And, I don't care what any of you may believe, I love fall more than anyone anywhere! Don't misunderstand--I'm so glad I'm surrounded by others who love fall like myself--it's just never going to be as much as me. My birthday lands on the first day of fall and its like the official fall kick-off party. The respite from the hellacious temperatures, the annual Monarch Butterfly migration that swirled though my
I have been waiting so long to share this tour with you all. The renovations were minor but the overall effect is spectacular! I get so excited every time I walk into our closet, now. This is my closet? No way! It is so beautiful to look at I purposely leave the closet door open! … Continue reading Master Bedroom Closet Mini Renovation
The last several years I've made a fall playlist and since I have a blog this year I thought I would share it with everyone here! I don't know if it's actually a thing to create a fall playlist but I make
The end of summer is finally are upon us. There were many house renovations and projects and a whole bucket list of summer activities--only half of which were accomplished. I always begin looking
For some time now, I've been seeing these incredible white interiors on Pinterest and I can't get enough. I did a little search and found that these beautiful interiors all have one amazing designer in common--Leanna Ford. She is also part of the duo that makes up the HGTV design team on Restored by the … Continue reading Restored by the Fords
I got so many questions about this makeup look the other day when I posted it to my Instastories that I thought I would write a Back to School Beauty Favorites based on it. Lets face it--the kids might have gone back to school this week but the summer heat isn't going anywhere until late … Continue reading Back to School Beauty Favorites
About three summers ago Sam and I started making summer bucket lists and it is one of the best things we ever started doing--besides making a yearly family goal list. It's a practice that has begun to define our summers! If you've never made a summer bucket list I highly encourage you to do so.
The closet purge. It doesn't matter how well you know your style, every so often it's time to clean everything out. Am I right? It could just be that the seasons have changed and as you un-box your clothes for the new season wardrobe you spot pieces and items that just aren't working for you anymore. Or maybe there are a few things that just don't fit the same as they used to--hello Christmas cookies and those extra holiday carbs. Or maybe
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