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HomeMade: Writing Your Home Recipe

August 24, 2018August 25, 2018HomeLeave a Comment

Your home has a recipe (whether you know it or not!) The way your home looks and functions is a representation of your unique home recipe, which is made up of your unique list of ingredients. When you're cooking a meal, it is important that you use the right ingredients. You wouldn't try to make banana bread without bananas, but you shouldn't try to put bananas in a pasta dish. It wouldn't turn out the way it should, and it wouldn't taste good. The way your home looks and functions is no different.

HomeMade: Does Your Home Have A Recipe?

July 30, 2018August 25, 2018HomeLeave a Comment

You walk in to Target for toilet paper and mascara. You spend an hour and $15 in the home section but you get to your car and realize you forgot the toilet paper and mascara. (again? crap. maybe next time.) You get home and realize that the thing you bought for your home doesn't really fit with your decor, but it was at Target so it must be trendy... right? Does this sound like you? I know I've been there way too many times. There has to be a better way. I'd like to suggest that a better way exists.

One Woman’s Trash… Is Another Woman’s Chair

June 13, 2018June 13, 2018HomeLeave a Comment

“The Trash Chair” (as we are now calling it) found a home in our kitchen nook today.

Our Guest Room Has New Floors! (Kind of)

April 21, 2018April 21, 2018Design, Home3 Comments

Yesterday, Ben and I took on a project we are now very familiar with. We removed the carpet from our large guest room! The process took about two hours from start to finish. (I've thought about writing a post with instructions and tips for removing carpet, but it is so simple and there are already…

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Sounds of Spring: A Playlist

April 16, 2018April 16, 2018Everything ElseLeave a Comment

To convince myself that it really is Spring, I curated a spring-y Spotify playlist to listen to around the house. It's a little chill. A little spirited. A pinch of folky, and a dash of instrumental.

A Toast Post

April 13, 2018April 15, 2018Everything ElseLeave a Comment

A post about toast.

What a Friend We Have in Cheeses

April 12, 2018Everything Else, HomeLeave a Comment

If you've never put together a cheese board, and the idea of trying weird cheese is intimidating to you, this post is for you.

Simple Budget Binder Printables (2018)

April 2, 2018April 3, 2018Everything Else, Home1 Comment

Today, I shared some photos on my Instagram story about the budget binder Ben and I made last week. We wanted a simple way to keep better track of our finances, and a visual aid to keep track of bills and paychecks. We decided to get a 3-ring binder and make our own thing instead…

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Three Things to Spring Clean That Aren’t Your House

April 2, 2018April 2, 2018Everything Else, Home1 Comment

If you have the desire to hit the reset button after a long winter, but you don't get excited about the idea of deep cleaning your house, I thought of a few things that could probably benefit from a good "scrub".

Some Thoughts About Blogging and My New Favorite Outfit

March 22, 2018StyleLeave a Comment

I try to "stay in my lane" when I write posts for this website. I don't really write about fashion or recipes or other topics that would be considered "lifestyle" content. I think the internet is a bit oversaturated with lifestyle blogs right now. I want to blog about my life- not life about my…

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