Today we are celebrating my beautiful mother, “Marme” as we have always called her, on her birthday! I so wish we could be there in person, but I am more grateful than ever for the time we had at Christmas. In looking back, I can’t believe we didn’t take a single picture of the family… Read More
I recently finished up two similar memoirs, both similar in nature: The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls and Educated by Tara Westover. The Glass Castle Of the two, The Glass Castle was my favorite. Before I go too far, it’s hard to call one of these a “favorite”. They aren’t lighthearted enjoyable reads, but I… Read More
I looked for a long time for the perfect thing for our front door in those winter weeks between Christmas and Valentine’s Day before finding this Have Mercy cross a few years ago. I love putting it up at the start of January, and then again for the Easter season. I chose “peace” and requested that the… Read More
My third annual January Junk Out Jamboree is in full swing. I started strong and have already tackled the first five spaces. Like last year, I made a list of 31 areas to clean, purge and organize. I find doing it this way is so much more manageable and motivating. I don’t necessarily go in… Read More
I hope the first Monday of the year is off to a magical start for you! I’ve been a busy bee working on client trips but wanted to take a break to share about our recent meal at Regal Eagle Smokehouse in Epcot. Located in the American Adventure pavilion, you will step inside a smokehouse… Read More
I’ve blogged about how much we love pizzas on the Big Green Egg in the past, but we’ve really honed our methods this year and it quickly became one of our favorite meals! Now, I have tried making our own crust and gave that up. Our very favorite crust hack is to purchase it from… Read More
I binged The Queen’s Gambit on Netflix before the holidays and loved every second. I started it on a lark… not convinced a chess series was for me or that my heart could handle a young girl in an orphanage this time of year. Alas, it was a fantastic series and I highly recommend it!… Read More