I love February. Both because it’s my birth month, and because I love Valentine’s Day! I had a great friend tell me a couple years ago that she didn’t really care for Valentine’s Day because her husband wasn’t into celebrating, […]
I'm back with another edition of Around Austin! This time I'm sharing two of my very favorite places to visit when I'm down on the East side of downtown, The newly opened Paper + Craft …
I love having fresh flowers around the house. I used to buy one grocery store bouquet each week and arrange it into one big vase for the kitchen table. Lately, I've really loved creating mini-arrangements for …
Let me be honest, I choose my favorite sports teams by the colors of their uniforms rather than their skill, history, or any legitimate factors. While I don't think of myself as a huge sports …
People often ask me how I make money blogging. Although the answer includes a variety of things (bloggers wear many hats), the easiest and most simple way that I have made money blogging is through …
We've hosted a New Year's Day brunch annually since Milo was born, which made our 2016 Pretzel Party our sixth year! The idea began because we weren't able to spend the whole evening out with …
When we built our house two years ago, we only had two weeks to choose all of the interior finishes so that the builder could be efficient once they broke ground. I paid closest attention …
No one ever said that parenting would be easy. Rewarding, thrilling, terrifying, interesting, challenging, wonderful, and important, yes. Easy, no. As I've gotten in the swing of it over the last seven years, I've learned a …
As the year rolled to a close and the new one began, I spent some time reflecting. In a lot of ways 2015 was a seemingly uneventful year. For the first time in what seemed …
Everyone who loves to craft wishes that it could be a little easier. The setting aside time, gathering the correct supplies, finding a great project, and figuring out instructions to hone a new skill. I …
Plum turned two last month, and by fate her birthday fell on a Tuesday. I couldn't pass up the opportunity to throw my favorite little girl a Taco TWOsday birthday party! The party plan was simple …
Baking was a rare event when I was growing up. My mom would make cardamom bread braids every Christmastime to take around to neighbors, and there was always a box of brownie mix in the …
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.