Last year, as I was preparing to leave for Europe, what to bring and getting it all packed bordered on obsession. I had been longing to visit Europe as an adult for years and I wanted to get it all...
July 2019 Favorites
I thought I should fit this post in before we get to September! Man, August is just flying by. I remember looking over the three months of summer approaching when we were in May and I felt like it...
tips on decorating cakes with flowers
Before we chat about flowers and cakes, two things... The winner of the mini landscapes is Ann Stuart Cassell! Congrats! And yes, for those asking, I will do more of those minis and have more...
buy for good
Disclosure: This post is sponsored by Who Gives a Crap? I know...hang in there with me. I promise that this is an awesome sponsored post and you'll be glad you stuck around for it. When the e-mail...
Would you like me to buy you something in Lucca?
In just under a month, I will be heading back to Europe! I am so excited! It was such a rejuvenating, inspiring trip and I loved seeing Europe as an adult. (I grew up in Germany, so I got to see...
climbing up weeds
Walking has become one of my best tools for generating ideas. In the past, I sort of felt like walking was an alternative to "real exercise", but since I'm still limited by my shoulder (I'm still...
How I Journal
I've mentioned journaling a few times on Instagram and here on the blog and have received some questions about how I journal. I know there are a lot of "journaling methods" out there and I wouldn't...
ABLE leather backpack & other pretty workhorses
I don't spend a lot of money on clothes or shoes or purses or jewelry. I don't eat out a lot or get expensive coffees every day. I don't get the works done to my hair every eight weeks and I don't...
two years ago today…
Two years ago today, we moved from Biglerville, PA to our current home in Rochester, MN. Can you believe it's been two years?! In some ways, it feels like we've been here longer than that and, in...
mastery & all things worthwhile
Mastery... I've been thinking about that word a lot lately and have been challenged by it as I've been reading books like Essentialism and The Creative Habit. If I had to draw a diagram of my...