Do you have a recipe that you get asked to bring to every party you go to? Or you are always assigned to bring the same thing? Well you are talking to the salad girl. Yep that's me. I always get assigned a salad. And typically it is "Brooke bring your broccoli salad". I am proud to say that one of our good friends who isn't a salad eater requests this broccoli salad every time we go to their house. Even my husband will eat this salad and he does not do salads. Actually I take that back- he is "trying" to do salads. But lets be real, this broccoli salad is the only one he ever asks ... Read More
Friday Favorites- starts with EASTER!
We have had Spring Break all week for my girls. We did a little staycation. We went to the Zoo, rode bikes, played at the beach, parks and enjoyed the gorgeous weather. This Easter Sunday it is supposed to be high 70's here in CT and we are thrilled! We have some fun things planned for Easter. Sad to be away from family on Holiday's but looking forward to making some yummy things for my family for Easter dinner and breakfast. I am sharing some Easter Recipes that caught my eye this past week while planning our Easter menu, a new way we tried for coloring our Easter eggs and some other ... Read More
Home Tour- Michelle Janeen and Her Bright White Home
I have a gorgeous home tour for you today! I found Michelle Janeen on Instagram along with 70k other people who drool over every picture she shares of her California Home. It is full of natural California light and fresh clippings from her yard and area. What a dream to have Olive Branches and Eucalyptus free at your finger tips! Come see Michelle Janeen's sweet home she has created for her son and husband and get to know her a little bit better. Michelle Janeen Home Tour- Michelle Janeen about what she is intentional about in her home- Neutral, natural light and bright is the design ... Read More
New Sofa in our Eclectic Beach Style Cape Front Room
We just got a new sofa in our living room. I had so many people say "why are you selling your other blue sofa?" Or I even had one lady message me on Instagram and say "what a luxury to change things so often, most Americans can't do that." Then I felt bad and stupid for wanting to change up our living room and our perfectly fine sofa. Then I thought I shouldn't allow someone who doesn't really know me make me change what I want to do or to feel bad. I do agree it is nice and possibly a "luxury." But if you have a sofa, you too can have that "luxury" of selling what you have and getting ... Read More
Friday Favorites starts with Doormats
I am getting antsy to freshen up our front porch. It has been so rainy here in CT. I told the girls, April showers bring May flowers and they couldn't stop singing it all morning yesterday. It was cute and I am really hoping that all this rain will bring gorgeous flowers to our front yard! I am working with Joss and Main for a little front porch update first part of May. I am excited to get THIS chair for our front porch. And a new doormat, below are my favorite doormats. 1- Hey Good Lookin HERE /// 2- Well Hello There HERE /// 3- Come as you are HERE 4- Hello its me HERE /// 5- You ... Read More
Paleo Coconut Pineapple Easter Cake and Printable Cake Topper
I am joining Annie from Zevy Joy and a talented group of bloggers today to share some Easter inspiration! My daughter made me worried yesterday saying Easter was this coming Sunday! After brief panic I realized...it is not, we have about two weeks. But her little mistake started a fire under me to get Easter baskets put together and make a plan for our Easter Sunday. We go to church every Sunday, but really look forward to church on Easter Sunday. After church when we lived in Utah we would go to brunch on one side of the family then dinner at the other and Easter egg hunts at both. Now we are ... Read More
Built-in Kitchen Banquette Reveal
I am so excited to share our FINISHED Built-in Banquette with you! I shared back on THIS post in January that we really wanted to add a built-in banquette to our tiny kitchen. And I have talked about this banquette a lot since then, can you tell how excited I am about it?! If you have read my blog before this post you already know that we had a cozy little settee in our kitchen that we were using as a banquette. I was REALLY sad to see that settee go. It was comfortable and good looking settee and held a lot of memories. I was willing to part with it to gain some extra seating and ... Read More
Friday Favorites starts with a trip to Target
I went to Target the other day (thankfully the closest Target is about 25 minutes away, so I don't go too often!) I was blown away by all of their pillows. I picked up the black and white stripe outdoor kidney pillow for our banquette and THIS bamboo planter basket. I could have gotten way more! I shared my favorite pillows below... 1- Kidney Stripe Pillow /// 2-Buffalo Check Pillow /// 3-Cream Polka Dot Pillow /// 4-Cream Fringe Kidney Pillow /// 5-Black and White Stripe Pillow /// 6-Ebony Fringe Pillow /// 7-Cream 24" Fringe Pillow I took the above picture the other night ... Read More
Loyalty Rewards with Nesting Well
LOYALTY REWARDS! (FAQs) Already have a Young Living account? I highly recommend purchasing your items on loyalty rewards. It is s free loyalty program that you earn gifts and shop credits with every purchase! I transfer buy. Meaning I no longer buy laundry soap, bar soap, dish soap, shampoo, conditioner, makeup, toothpaste and more at the grocery store, I buy it all from Young Living! I can trust it is toxic-free and infused with essential oils! Here are all the details on Loyalty Rewards- This is a FREE loyalty program. You can get started when joining or anytime ... Read More
New Roman Shades in the Kitchen
When we moved into our house two and a half years ago we remodeled the kitchen a few months after moving in. The kitchen was so depressing to me. I hated being in it. It just felt dark and heavy. We had put off remodeling the kitchen right away because we thought we might do an addition to the kitchen. But we decided to put off the addition and reface the kitchen cabinets and get new appliances and tile. The finishing details were the window treatments. I knew I wanted to do roman shades but just didn't know where anyone local to make Roman Shades that were inside mount. I happened to be ... Read More