Disclosure: This post and giveaway is sponsored by Sleep Number®.  As always, all words and opinions are my own. In almost 19 years of marriage, Jeff and I have been able to find a lot of common ground.  We’re actually pretty good at finding happy mediums.  There is one place, though, where we’ve been stumped and where compromise hasn’t worked… Our mattress. I want a mattress to swallow me up.  He basically wants to sleep on a board.  (Not really, but it feels like that to me.) I’m sure so many couples can relate. So, what we have is a very-comfy-for-me, but too-soft-for-Jeff memory foam mattress that’s been relegated to the guest room and we’re sleeping on another very nice inner-spring mattress that is a compromise.  Jeff sleeps with a pillow between his legs for extra support and I toss and turn regularly to find a comfy spot. We’ve been

In our new church, we are a part of a small group.  At first glance, it seems like a mismatched group of people.  A young couple without kids, a couple with teenagers and one child who just got married, a couple of empty-nesters with five adult kids, and us.  We’re at different stages of life and come from different backgrounds, but it has been such a rich time each week and I am learning a lot from each of the couples. One of the things that stood out to me was when one of the empty-nesters shared that he encourages his kids to always nurture a habit.  When he connects with them, he asks, “How’s your habit?” Immediately, that stuck out to me.  As someone who loves being productive, I like the idea of nurturing a habit (or perhaps a few at a time) that will help me reach larger

We’re a week into 2018, so perhaps it’s a little late for 2017 recap and roundup posts, but I’m going to share those throughout January, mixed in with current posts.  So, today, I’m sharing the top ten most popular posts of 2017 (according to page views on Google Analytics.)  I enjoyed digging into the numbers to see what generated the most interest and a few were surprising! In traditional countdown fashion, we’ll start with number 10… #10 | Studio Transformation | Part 1 Jeff thought I would hate this room, but I could see how amazing it was going to look with paint. I think it’s safe to say I was right. #9 | Settling in I wrote this post when we just moved into our house.  I remember feeling overwhelmed, not just with moving our stuff in and unpacking, but with sharing it on the blog.  While the house was beautiful,

Even though it’s a big part of my business, I will admit to having a love/hate relationship with social media.  It can be impersonal, superficial, and downright ugly at times.  And, honestly, sometimes it’s just too much input from people who don’t really know you.  But, it can also be an amazing community…  A tribe of people connected through a common love or common struggle.  Connecting for support and friendship.  Joining together for a cause. This is an opportunity to make those likes and comments mean something more than a drop in the social media bucket.  This is a chance to have those likes and comments become physical dollars to support charities and non-profit organizations that support individuals who are sick, suffering, struggling, and/or in need. I have partnered with Balsam Hill and their Season of Giving campaign to raise money for a non-profit of my choosing – and I