I have been making THIS bread about every other day. Last week I prayed for inspiration for who to take the homemade bread to, someone who needed a boost. My prayers were answered and I took it along with a simple dinner to a family in my church. I don't share that to boast, I know there are so many of you doing the same thing every single day. I share that because sometimes we need a reminder to ask God for that direction and also be willing to let others serve YOU! My girls love the bread so we keep a loaf every once in awhile. I like to wrap the freshly baked bread in a tea towel ... Read More
Valentine Day Cookie Exchange- Winner-Swedish Cream Wafers
For 15 years I worked in the same design store. I started when I was 15, I roller bladed to the interview and got the job (I will save the rest of the story for another time). For years we did the same thing on Valentines. We would have a cookie exchange. With a group of talented, creative designers you know it was a good cookie exchange. We had the added pressure of knowing our cookies would be judged by our warehouse moving guys. They were such fun judges- they would come up with awards for everyone, like- "crunchiest" "best packaging" "most unique" so everyone went home winners. But not ... Read More
How to pick the Right Pillows
I just got some new pillows in our family room and I love them! I thought it would be a good time to share my tips for picking the right size pillows for your sofa. I have talked about this before, over a year ago and I know one person did see it because when I went to my friends house this past summer I totally noticed her pillows were on point, she said because she read my pillow tips. I switch my pillows out probably more than the average person. I always keep the inserts and I will give away the casing or sell them if they cost a lot. I do have a set of pillows that I keep- they are just ... Read More
Friday Favorites starts with Sweet Potato Crust
I posted on my Instagram account the other day that I made all our meals for the entire week after a couple episodes of Gilmore Girls (just started that series on Netflix and like it!). I tried something new in my baking craze. I had been wanting to try sweet potato pie crust for some time now. Who am I kidding, if it involves a sweet potato I want to try it. We make a frittata about once a week either for dinner or for breakfast. I love it because it is full of healthy veggies and protein. I liked the idea of making it into a quiche with a crust and honestly it was just as fast to make or ... Read More
Paint Night Birthday Party
Ella just turned 9! What a fun, witty, sassy little thing she is. She wanted to have her Birthday party at our home again this year. The day of her scheduled party she was sick. She was so bummed. Then the day of her re-scheduled party three girls were sick. Personally I thought it was nice to have a smaller group. We had a paint night and it was a big hit, everyone loved the painting! This would be so fun to do with a bunch of girl friends or even with couples. I went to a paint night at a restaurant with some friends and it was a lot of fun- but it would be way more affordable to do ... Read More
Valentine Dinner with a Raclette
Have you ever heard of a Raclette? Or Raclette cheese? Well if no, then you were in the same boat as me. I have heard about a Raclette from three separate people in the past 6 months. I went to bookclub last month and the host served dinner on a Raclette. It was SO much fun! I kept thinking how great this would be for a Valentine dinner. At bookclub we all sat around the table and cooked veggies and sausage over THIS Raclette grill. We discussed the book and cooked. I loved that she passed around a simple salad to start out the meal before all the food was cooked. So I made the same meal ... Read More
Friday Favorites- Starts with Pinterest Top 100
I am back with my favorites from this past week. I keep notes on the random things I come across and enjoyed and thought you would too! First of all Pinterest is the greatest. Gone are the days of ripping out magazine pages and saving them. I was really excited when I heard about this- Pinterest complies all the pins that are trending and they forecast what will be popular in 2017 Pinterest list of "Top Pins for 2017" These were my FAVORITES from that list- "Navy is the new black of home decor" and since navy is my favorite color- this has me (!!!!) (source) They also ... Read More
Trendy Home Decor- That Will Last
I am a big supporter of putting things in your home that YOU love. Sometimes we need some inspiration to know what we DO love. We look to what is trending either online, magazines or shops. I get most my inspiration from Instagram and catalogs. But if you are like me whenever you buy something new you think "I will love this forever...or I hope I do!" I recently came across this an article on "Ten so called Trendy home decor ideas you will never get tired of." I agreed with most of it. Their list included- 1- Mason Jars 2- Chalkboard Paint 3- Subway Tile 4- Open Shelving 5- ... Read More
Banquette Seating- Cha cha cha changes in our Kitchen
January was our two year anniversary of living in our little cape in Connecticut. We were quick to make a lot of changes to the home right when we moved in. I couldn't wait to paint the entire house, rip out the carpet in our upstairs, update both bathrooms and tackle the outdated kitchen. We did all of it within the first few months. I really wanted to add some sort of banquette style seating in our little eat-in kitchen. But I was tired of spending our savings on this house and just wanted to be done with the projects. So I made our settee work and created a little banquette with what we ... Read More
Friday Favorites- Starts with Making your Bed
You know when you come across something great you want to tell your sister, friends and anyone who will listen? Well these are mine. All my favorites this past week that inspire or things I love wrapped up in a quick blog post! I read THIS article this past week "10 things to make you happier at home." And of course it starts with making your bed. Gretchen Rubin, author of The Happiness Project, explains that this three minute task is one of the simplest habits you can adopt to positively impact your happiness. I shared the above photo of my bed on my Instagram last night and ... Read More
