Online Watercolor Class for Kids Between the ongoing quarantine, homeschool, and the colder winter weather, we are hungry for indoor entertainment, and this online watercolor class for kids has been a lifesaver! We started using the class in the fall, […]
Cozy Pajama Sets Elevate Bedtime After all that talk on the podcast about creating a loving bedtime routine, I was inundated with questions about pajama sets! You see, I took a bold stance that wearing matching, …
Attic Bedroom Suite The attic bedroom and bathroom in Our Richmond Fixer Upper presented an interesting design challenge. While we planned to wait a year or two to do a full attic renovation, our timeline was moved …
Paint Colors of Our House In the last two years, we have brought all of our interior and exterior dreams for this home to life in our fixer upper, and I wanted to answer an often-asked …
Plum turns seven today! Hooray! It's such a fun age, and we wanted to figure out a fun way to celebrate (in a pandemic-friendly way) so we planned a backyard Build-Your-Own Barbie Birthday Party! Build-Your-Own Barbie …
Family Gift of Experience It's no secret that I love giving gifts of experience to my family for Christmas. Even before Dave and I were married (nearly 15 years ago!) we decided that we wanted our …
Hanukkah is upon us with it's beautiful celebration of lights. I have long loved the beauty and symbols of the candles burning as we celebrate a season of miracles. Natural Branch Menorah DIY This year I thought …
I've always been a voracious reader, and love digging into books from many genres. At the beginning of 2020 I set a personal goal of reading 100 books during the year, and had no idea …
How To Plan Your Ideal Life This month on the Live Free Creative Podcast, each of the four episodes has been part of a miniseries on Planning Your Ideal Life, supported by Golden Coil. Maybe sometimes …
A Different Kind of Thanksgiving Every year I learn a little something new about American History. The past couple years, around Thanksgiving, I have learned more and more about the Untold Story of Thanksgiving, and recognized …
10 Quarantine-Friendly Gifts of Experience Tis' the season of gifting, and in the sea of gift guides for toys and clothes and the latest, greatest technology, I find myself drawn to a few gifts of experience …
Danish Aebleskiver Aebleskiver (ebleskiver or Æbleskiver) are delightful little Danish pancake balls. As a child, my mom would prepare them for breakfast on every holiday: Birthdays, Easter, and Christmas. We always looked forward to these special, …
Have you ever felt like you were running a race you couldn’t win in life? Like there was always something more to buy or to achieve in order for you to feel like you had “made it”?In this book, I share how my heart changed and I began to find real, lasting peace, abundance, and joy through focusing on what matters most and disregarding the rest.
Five lessons with practical tips and exercises to help you feel more in control of your life!