Guess what I learned the last ten years of raising a family? Success doesn’t happen on it’s own. Once we got out of that euphoric baby bubble where everything was held together by bursting hearts and bath time lotion, I quickly realized that my family was evolving into INDIVIDUALS, who had quite the scope […]
Of all the household duties, the most important is feeding our family. The actual giving of life. The staple needed to sustain. It is often overlooked as we get overwhelmed just thinking of all the work it takes to plan, purchase, create, and clean up! And have you ever caught yourself scrolling through pinterest for […]
This Christmas marks the third annual wrapping party I’ve hosted and although it began as a way to help ourselves out this time of year by getting our gift wrapping done ahead of time it has evolved into a much prettier package! As the children and I have been reading through a lot of literature […]
Growing up in a small town had it’s sweet advantages… When I was a teenager working at the local dairy queen, the owner, who was also our town mayor of course, hosted a Christmas party for all of us employees. The mayor and his wife were the kindest of people who took good care of […]
The winter holiday season is my favorite to decorate! Ideally I think it’s best to invest in the things that can carry you all through winter rather than only the month of Christmas, but you also want to have a few of those christmas keepsakes keeping things festive and cozy. My style is growing […]
If I had to guess I’d say the majority of men could be perfectly happy with a new pocket knife or the perfect pair of work gloves and us ladies, we’ll welcome anything soft and pretty our way. I wanted to share a couple of great new brands I’ve discovered this year with you and […]
Wrapping up this first season of homeschooling feels good. It has flown by and I can think of so many things that I wish I would have done, or could have done better. However, in the end, I’m just thankful for the opportunity we’ve had to try it out, for the grace of learning as […]
At Thanksgiving I host my husbands side of the family and since I’ve never been able to afford to purchase all the beautiful settings all at once, I started simple and made it tradition to add one nice thing to the table scape each year. I hold myself to it and allow myself some room […]
For the festive season I’ve included some of my favorite looks that dress it up a bit. I’ve included my favorites from this season, but my main goal is to give some ideas for timeless pieces that you want in your wardrobe for the holidays!! I try to purchase a few things each season to […]
