Whenever I am stressed or need to rejuvenate I hide myself away in my home and find ways to get cozy. Sometimes it’s a hot bath and then snuggling under the covers with a book. Or its lighting some candles and watching a period piece on Netflix. It wasn’t until a few years ago that […]
A Year In Review
Happy New Year !! I hope everyone has had some wonderful time off and spent time with family and friends. I took a mini break and unplugged for the week and it was much needed. No I’m back and planning for the new year, but to do so thought some reflection on 2018 should start […]
How I’m Prepping For The Holidays
Thanksgiving is over and things are in full holiday swing over here. This is such a fun month and there are so many things to enjoy and celebrate. Christmas is a holiday filled with much loved traditions for me. Like all traditions there’s a lot of prep work involved. I’m sharing a few ways that […]
30 Facts About Me
I’ve been writing this blog for over two years now and haven’t included many “about me” posts. I think (hope) that most of my posts and Instagram musings give you a sense of who I am but all of us are more complex than our social media presence suggests so I think it would be […]
My Favorite Wedding Photos
October 31 is my wedding anniversary (yes I got married on Halloween!) and I love looking back on photos from that day and reminiscing. For our photos, we went with Erin Hoyt Photography for the big day and it was one of the best “wedding” decisions I made. I remember getting the link to see […]
Fall Weekend Recap
This weekend I checked off one of my my fall bucket list items and went apple picking! It was so much fun so I’m sharing a few pics from the day. Saturday Later in the afternoon we had an Oktoberfest Party to attend in Woodstock, IL so we picked the All Seasons Orchard for our apple picking […]