I know I’m not the only one whose plans for a spring outdoor update were delayed a bit. While we usually start cleaning, planting, and revamping as soon as the first major yellow pollen wave settles, this year, we kept our essential outing runs dedicated to essentials. Fast forward a Read More
Cinco de Mayo Nacho Bar Fiesta: May Board of the Month
I asked the question on Instagram stories about a week ago and polled everyone to see the most popular guesses for May’s “Board of the Month” theme. Several guessed correctly and among the mentions were: May Day Memorial Day (patriotic) Floral End of School Quarantine … but there’s no board Read More
32 Mother’s Day Gift Ideas & Ways to Love On Mamas At Home
Whenever I put gift ideas together, I always try to include things I love, things I’ve loved giving, and things that can be packaged together in a special way. This Mother’s Day is a little different. 1. It’s my first Mother’s Day of being a mom, and 2. a lot Read More
7 Easy Family Recipes that Can Turn Into a Week’s Worth of Frugal Meals
I’ve sworn by weekly meal planning for years and now, more than ever, I feel like I’ve been training for this time. This time where I’m challenging myself to be extra resourceful, spacing out grocery trips, and still keeping diversity in our dinners. Leftovers are great but there’s something thrilling Read More
Nursery Dresser Organization — What I Store in the Drawers (& What I Don’t)
When we were planning for Eliza, I was overwhelmed with all the baby things — what she actually needed, what she would use, what would be a waste, how much to have of each, etc. Storing it and organizing it all was a whole other unknown. As I’ve shared before, Read More
12 Inexpensive Flush Mount Lights Under $100
I get requests for roundups often but every once in a while, I get a very specific request. Today, I’ve pulled together the result of hours of online scouring over the course of multiple weeks to share one — flush mount lighting under $100. To me, flush mount lights are Read More
Snack Around the Plate
We’re past due for a new Snack Around the Plate so with the primary theme of comforts at home, today I’m talking about everything from my favorite pillow and our front porch rocking chairs to the electronic accessory I don’t want to live without and a roundup of acts of Read More
Eliza’s (Simple) Girly BLUE Nursery Update for Spring
When we planned Eliza’s nursery, we didn’t know if we were planning for a baby girl or a baby boy and it was a no-brainer to decorate and furnish the space in neutrals. Remember the nursery reveal HERE? I was confident that whether we wanted to add pink or blue Read More
Happy Easter! April Board of the Month
This month’s “Board of the Month” is a little bitter sweet. Not surprisingly, April’s theme is Easter; is your priority right now to whip up a display of edible goodness? Maybe? Maybe not? Ok, so yes — this Easter is going to look different for all of us. That doesn’t Read More
Recipe for the Perfect Fried Chicken Tenders
A few weeks ago, I shared Dave whipping up some fried chicken tenders — a family favorite that we admittedly don’t have often enough — in my Instagram stories. I had an overwhelming number of requests of how to make them so today, as promised, Dave is sharing his perfectly Read More
