A couple months ago I went through one of those crafter's purge days where I pulled every single thing from my craft and sewing closet and set out to reorganize. After a couple hours of …
November has begun and I'm already feeling the coziness of the holidays at home. We love entertaining regularly, and during this Thanksgiving and Christmas season we have friends coming and going all the time. I had …
I can hardly believe it's already time to start thinking about the upcoming gift-giving season. I'm excited today to share some of my very favorite things that would all make excellent gifts for friends and …
Home is this cozy place that we can build, decorate, and share with each other in meaningful ways. As an adult owning my first home I also recognize our house as a major financial investment. …
Happy Halloween! The first time I asked Plum what she wanted to be for Halloween this year, I expected a non-response that would enable me to choose for her. After all, we only have so many …
It's finally cooling down a bit in the mornings and evenings around here, so we're starting to snuggle up with our cozy throw blankets to have on hand for snuggling up at home. One fun way …
There's nothing quite like a family weekend to get away from the the daily grind. We have made nearby weekend trips a regular part of the culture of our family, and feel so renewed by …
Portland, Oregon is undeniably cool. I've visited several times in my life, but the last time I was there was years ago. Spending a long weekend in town earlier this month was such a fun time …
I love attending conferences. I didn't realize how important they were to my personal and professional development until I took some time to reflect and realized that every good friend I have made in the blogging/social …
Last month I gathered a group of local Austin mamas for the second Munchkin Maker Mamas workshop to learn to make a simple canvas and leather origami wall planter. This series, generously sponsored by Munchkin, is …
I could also title this post "How Facebook Convinced Me to Get A Dog," because in a lot of ways that's what happened. I've always been a turning point sort of person. I'll mull over thoughts …
Eliot turns five-years-old today! As he's grown up, so has his deep love of wearing costumes, jumping on the trampoline, and watching movies. We have a family movie night every Friday, so we switched it up …